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SS Chapter 3

Transportation

TermDefinition
keelboat a boat with a flat bottom and pointed front
surplus an amount of something that is more than what is needed
industry all the businesses that produce one kind of product or provide one kind of service
service a type of work that fills a need or want
supply the amount of something that is available for use or sale
demand the amount of something that people are willing or able to buy
canal a waterway made by humans for transportation
risk a danger
entrepreneur someone who takes risks to start a new business
capital good a resource made by humans, such as buildings, machinery, equipment, and tools
human resource the talents and skills of the workers needed to produce a good or provide a service
productive resource the natural resources, capital goods, and human resources needed to make a product or provide a service
opportunity cost the value of the thing that is given up when a choice is made
diversity a variety
immigrant a person who comes to a new country to live
pull factor something that attracts someone to a new place
push factor something that causes someone to leave a place
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