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Economics Unit 1

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
__________study of how people (including companies/countries) make choices on buying, selling, using, and distributing goods/services.
a)
Economics
b)
Consumer Science
c)
Opportunity Costs
2.

Opportunity cost is

a)

Whatever you are giving up to do something.

b)

The study of production, employment, prices, and policies on a nationwide scale

c)

The tension caused by infinite wants and finite resources.

d)

A set of external motivators that help people make choices.

3.
The idea that resources are limited; we don't have an unlimited supply of what we want
a)
scarcity
b)
supply
c)
demand
d)
inflation
4.
The four types of economic systems are: 
a)
Traditional, Command, Mixed, & Market
b)
Traditional, Command, Combined, & Market
c)
Communism, Capitalism, Free Market, and Macroeconomics
d)
Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, Individual, and Traditional.
5.
What type of economy do most countries in the world have?
a)
Market economy
b)
Command economy
c)
Traditional economy
d)
Mixed economy
6.
What type of economic system allows the government to decide what to produce, how to produce and for whom to produce?
a)
Market
b)
Mixed
c)
Command
d)
Traditional
7.
What type of economic system is based on customs and beliefs?
a)
Market
b)
Mixed
c)
Traditional
d)
command
8.
The government has little to no role in the production of goods in this type of economy. 
a)
Traditional 
b)
Mixed
c)
Command 
d)
Market
9.
In this type of economy, the individual decides who to sell their products to.  
a)
Traditional 
b)
Mixed 
c)
Market
d)
Command
10.
In this type of economy, the government places control on businesses, but the individual decides what to make. 
a)
Mixed
b)
Market
c)
Command 
d)
Traditional
11.

There are four types of economic systems. Most economies are _____.

a)

Traditional

b)

Command

c)

Market

d)

Mixed

12.

In which economic system is ALL property owned by individuals?

a)

Traditional Economy

b)

Command Economy

c)

Market Economy

d)

Mixed Economy

13.

In which economic system is ALL property owned by the government ("for the good of the country")?

a)

Traditional Economy

b)

Command Economy

c)

Market Economy

d)

Mixed Economy

14.

In which economic system is some property owned by the government and some is owned by individuals?

a)

Traditional Economy

b)

Command Economy

c)

Market Economy

d)

Mixed Economy

15.

In which economic system is property collectively owned by the tribe or community?

a)

Traditional Economy

b)

Command Economy

c)

Market Economy

d)

Mixed Economy