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Social Science: The economy

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The economy is ....

a)

a place

b)

a system

c)

a product

2.

In the economic system, we transform natural resources into...

a)

activities

b)

money

c)

manufactured products

d)

food

3.

We use___________ to sell and buy products or services.

a)

money

b)

food

c)

factories

4.

Tick the sectors of the economy:

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

c)

Tertiary

d)

Quaternary

e)

Quinary

5.

What economic sector can you see in the image?

a)

Primary sector

b)

Secondary sector

c)

Tertiary sector

6.

What economic sector can you see in the image?

a)

Primary sector

b)

Secondary sector

c)

Tertiary sector

7.

What economic sector can you see in the image?

a)

Primary sector

b)

Secondary sector

c)

Tertiary sector

8.

Agriculture, fishing, mining and forestry are part of ....

a)

the primary sector

b)

the secondary sector

c)

the tertiary sector

9.

What 2 types of farming (agriculture) are there?

a)

products and services

b)

recycling and environment

c)

crops and livestock

10.

Crop farming: what type of crop farming can you see in the picture? It only needs the rain water.

a)

dry farming

b)

irrigated farming

11.

Crop farming: what type of crop farming can you see in the picture? It needs an irrigation system.

a)

dry farming

b)

irrigated farming

12.

Livestock farming: what type of animal farming can you see in the picture? Animals are free and they can eat whenever they want.

a)

extensive farming

b)

intensive farming

13.

Livestock farming: what type of animal farming can you see in the picture? Animals are not free and they are in stables or farms.

a)

extensive farming

b)

intensive farming

14.

In this type of fishing boats are small and return every night to the port.

a)

coastal fishing

b)

deep sea fishing

15.

In this type of fishing boats are very big and they go deep into the ocean.

a)

coastal fishing

b)

deep sea fishing

16.

The extraction of rocks and minerals from the ground is.....

a)

fishing

b)

mining

c)

farming

d)

forestry

17.

What type of mining can you see in the picture?

a)

opencast mining

b)

underground mining

18.

From forestry, what material is the most important for the industry in Spain?

a)

resin

b)

paper

c)

wood

d)

cork