Chapter 1 Core Lesson 2: Our Nations Resources

What is scarcity?

• Having more than enough of something

• Not having as much of something as people would like

• The protection of natural resources

• A tool used in production

What is the main idea of Core Lesson 2?

• Human resources

• Natural resources

• Capital resources

• Opportunity cost

What are the three types of resources mentioned in the text?

• Renewable, nonrenewable, and flow

• Natural, artificial, and synthetic

• Organic, inorganic, and chemical

• Solid, liquid, and gas

Which of the following is an example of a nonrenewable resource?

• Fisheries

• Wind

• Iron ore

• Sunlight

Which of the following is a flow resource?

• Copper

• Sunlight

• Oil

• Gold

What is a characteristic of flow resources?

• They can be used at any time

• They are always renewable

• They can be used at a certain time or place

• They are always nonrenewable

Which of the following resources comes from nature?

• Plastic

• Wood

• Steel

• Concrete

What are human resources?

• Machines used in factories

• Skills and knowledge needed to do a job

• Natural resources like water and air

• Buildings and infrastructure

What is the main idea about resources in the text?

• People use resources to produce goods and services

• Resources are only for decoration

• Resources are not important

• Resources are unlimited

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

Which of the following is an example of a capital resource?

• A factory machine

• A teacher's knowledge

• A river

• A mountain