Chapter 1: What is Economics? Section 1
Chapter 1: What is Economics? Section 1
Objectives
1. Explain why scarcity and choice are the basis of economics.
2. Describe what entrepreneurs do. 3. Define the three factors of production
and the differences between physical and human capital. 4. Explain how scarcity affects the factors of production.
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Key Terms
? need: something essential for survival
? want: something that people desire but that is not necessary for survival
? goods: the physical objects that someone produces
? services: the actions or activities that one person performs for another
? scarcity: the principle that limited amounts of goods and services are available to meet unlimited wants
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Key Terms, cont.
? economics: the study of how people seek to satisfy their needs and wants by making choices
? shortage: a situation in which consumers want more of a good or service than producers are willing to make available at particular prices
? entrepreneur: a person who decides how to combine resources to create goods and services
? factors of production: the resources that are used to make goods and services
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Key Terms, cont.
? land: all natural resources used to produce goods and services
? labor: the effort people devote to tasks for which they are paid
? capital: any human-made resource that is used to produce other goods and services
? physical capital: the human-made objects used to create other goods and services
? human capital: the knowledge and skills a worker gains through education and experience
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