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  • Any natural resource (as wood or solar energy) that can be replenished naturally with the passage of time (renewable resource or nonrenewable resource)
    renewable
  • the quantity of a good or service that businesses are willing and able to provide (supply or demand)
    supply
  • things you can see and touch; they are products you can purchase to meet your wants and needs (goods or services)
    goods
  • the rivalry among businesses to sell their goods and services (competition or resources)
    competition
  • activities provided for the satisfaction of others that are consumed at the same time they are produced (goods or services)
    services
  • a tax on a sale of merchandise or services (sales tax or income tax)
    sales tax
  • an economy in which goods and services are produced the way they have always been produced; used in countries that are less developed and are not yet participating in the global economy (traditional, command, market, or mixed)
    traditional
  • the quantity of a good or service that consumers are willing and able to buy (supply or demand)
    demand
  • a tax on people's earnings (sales tax or income tax)
    income tax
  • a tax based on real estate and other property (income tax or property tax)
    property tax
  • an economic concept that states that the price of a good rises and falls depending on how many people want it (demand) and depending on how much of the good is available (supply)
    supply and demand
  • not having enough resources to satisfy every need (surplus or scarcity)
    scarcity
  • someone who takes a risk in starting a business to earn a profit (consumer or entrepreneur)
    entrepreneur
  • an economy in which resources are owned and controlled by the government (traditional, command, market, or mixed)
    command
  • an economy in which most resources are owned and controlled by individuals; there is a large variety of goods and services are available and there is little government regulation (traditional, command, market, or mixed)
    market
  • A natural resource that is not replaced in a useful time frame (renewable resource or nonrenewable resource)
    nonrenewable resource
  • an economy that combines elements of the command and market economies (traditional, command, market, or mixed)
    mixed