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Activity 4A
How Do Economists Draw Conclusions From Sets of Data
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Economists | People who study how goods and services are made and consumed. |
| Economic Development | Refers to how advanced an economy is. |
| Developed Nations | Countries with advanced economies. |
| Developing Nations | Countries with lower standards of living and less advanced technologies. |
| Emerging Economies | Countries moving from less to more developed economies. |
| Human Development Index | A tool that is used to rank countries based on their level of economic development, their gender and social equality, and their quality of life. |
| International Trade | The exchange of goods between countries. |
| Imports | Goods from foreign countries brought into a country for use or sale. |
| Exports | Goods and services sold by producers in one country to buyers in other countries. |
| GDP Per Capita | The value of goods and services produced each year in a country by an average person. |
| Trade Surplus | When a country's exports exceed its imports. |
| GDP | The total value of all goods and services produced by people from a country in a single year. |
| Geographic Features | Landforms and bodies of water. |
| Natural Resources | Materials found in nature, such as mineral deposits, soil and oil reserves. |
| Average Life Expectancy | How long the average person lives |
| Literacy Rate | The percentage of people who can read and write. |
| birth rate | Refers to the number of people born in a country in one year for every thousand people. |
| Subsistence Agriculture | Growing just enough for a farmer's own family with little extra to sell on the outside market. |