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5th 6 Weeks Quiz

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which is a central characteristic of a free market economy?

a)

The government owns the means of production

b)

All wage earners are paid the same amount

c)

Labor unions are prohibited

d)

Businesses are driven by the desire of profits

2.

Which group has the greatest influence in determining what goods and services will be produced in a communist economic system?

a)

Farmers

b)

Government officials

c)

Consumers

d)

Business leaders

3.

Which of the following two methods are production are most commonly associated with a traditional economic system?

a)

Subsistence agriculture and some trade

b)

Commercial industry and market oriented agriculture

c)

Market oriented agriculture and subsistence agriculture

d)

Cottage industry and commercial industry

4.

In Indonesia, the government owns large industries and sets some prices. However, private businesses are also encouraged and several hundred are actively traded on the Indonesian Stock Exchange. This country’s economy system can best be classified as —

a)

Traditional

b)

Free enterprise

c)

Socialist

d)

Communist

5.

Why is subsistence farming less efficient than commercial agriculture?

a)

Subsistence farmers harvest a surplus of crops to be sold for profit

b)

Subsistence farmers domesticate animals to transport goods

c)

Subsistence farmers often irrigate crops to increase production

d)

Subsistence farmers produce just enough food for their family's survival

6.

The images shown are examples of

a)

Commercial industry and commercial agriculture

b)

Commercial industry and subsistence agriculture

c)

Cottage industry and commercial industry

d)

Mass production and subsistence agriculture

7.

Human gathering and hunting, subsistence agriculture, and barter system are characteristics of a---?

a)

Free enterprise

b)

Communist Economy

c)

Traditional Economy

d)

Socialist Economy

8.

Which activity from the passage is considered a tertiary economic activity?

a)

Teaching a college business class

b)

Constructing solar-heated barns

c)

Selling goat milk to markets overseas

d)

Raising goats in order to sell goat milk

9.

Which of these would most likely be shown a map-developed country's quaternary economic sector?

a)

Locations of natural resources

b)

Major universities and research institutions

c)

Transport networks

d)

Centers of manufacturing and processing

10.

Which of the following economic activities would most likely be shown on a map of a less developed country's primary economic sector?

a)

Locations of natural resources

b)

Major universities and research institutions

c)

Transporation networks

d)

Centers of manufacturing and processing

11.

Which conclusion is best supported by the information in these examples?

a)

Major urban centers are usually found only along rivers

b)

Technology has little effect on economic activities

c)

The physical geography of an area often affects its economic activities

d)

Natural resources are more important than climate to economic activities

12.

In a traditional economy, information about the way goods are produced is passed from one generation to the next by the---

a)

Family

b)

Legal system

c)

Public schools

d)

Government

13.

What occupation would most commonly be found in Country 1?

a)

Subsistence farming

b)

Mining

c)

Computer programmers

d)

Commercial agriculture

14.

Which statement would be trueu of the economy in Country 2?

a)

Many businesses compete to have the lowest prices

b)

Most people follow their parents' occupations

c)

A major goal of the economy is to have a classless society

d)

Few people receive education or training outside the home

15.

A supporter of the economic system found in Country 3 would most likely agree with which statement?

a)

All nations can benefit from cottage industries

b)

Revolutions is the only solution to current economic problems

c)

A planned economy is necessary in order to industrialize

d)

Government should limit its interference in the economy