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economic problem

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Why does scarcity exist?
a)
Each year workers tend to produce less than previously 
b)
Machines wear out in time
c)
There are not sufficient resources to meet everyone's wants
d)
There is a limit to people's wants 
2.

___________what you give up when you make a choice.

a)

Economic problem

b)

A trade-off

c)

Factors of production

3.

__________is that there are not enough resources to make enough products to satisfy people’s wants.

a)

trade-off

b)

economic problem

c)

factors of production

4.

Oxygen is an example of________

a)

limited resources

b)

unlimited resources

5.

Limited resources have no end (can't finish).

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Hessa is deciding whether to go on a beach holiday or a skiing holiday. Hessa decides to go on the beach holiday. What is her trade-off?

a)

a beach holiday

b)

a skiing holiday

7.

These are purchases that are not required for survival.

a)

wants

b)

needs

c)

free goods

d)

economic goods

8.

What is scarcity?

a)

The condition where resources are not enough to meet needs.

b)

The situation where resources can be renewed.

c)

The action of collecting resources from nature.

d)

The activity that allows people to make money.

9.

Why is scarcity a problem?

a)

It means that people need to think wisely about how resources are used.

b)

It means that you have an unlimited supply of resources.

c)

It means that the only way to be successful is to have unlimited money.

d)

It means that there is no hope of satisfying our basic needs.

10.

These are factors used to produce goods and services.

a)

resources

b)

products

c)

scarcity

d)

services

11.

Which of the following is a free good?

a)

vaccination provided by the government

b)

expired products given away by supermarkets

c)

recycled paper

d)

wind coming from the ocean

12.

Wants and needs are the same for all people.

a)

true

b)

false

13.

All natural resources are scarce.

a)

true

b)

false