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Intro - Ch. 1 Review

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

iPods are an example of a need

a)

True

b)

False

2.

Tangible products you can purchase to meet your wants and needs are called goods.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

When you decide to buy a jacket instead of a concert ticket, you are making a tradeoff.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

Capitalism is another name for a traditional economic system.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

Competition forces businesses to search for new ways to satisfy customers' wants and needs.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

The market price for a product is the point where demand EXCEEDS supply.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Economists predict future changes in the economy.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

The basic economic problem is

a)

deciding what goods and services to produce

b)

having unlimited wants and needs but limited economic resources

c)

determining how to satisfy needs and wants

d)

identifying the good and services available to you

9.

An important principle of the U.S. economic system is

a)

the right to private property

b)

freedom of choice

c)

competition

d)

all of the answers are correct

10.

If freezing weather damages orange crops in Florida

a)

demand for oranges will decrease

b)

supply of oranges will remain unchanged

c)

price of orange juice will decrease

d)

price of oranges will increase

11.

Water, air, and minerals are examples of

a)

consumer resources

b)

capital resources

c)

human resources

d)

natural resources

12.

If you decide to purchase a digital copy of your favorite move instead of a pair of jeans, the value of the jeans is the

a)

profit

b)

opportunity cost

c)

trade-off price

d)

market price

13.

Resources are owned and controlled by the people of the country is a characteristic of what type of economy?

a)

Controlled economy

b)

Mixed economy

c)

Traditional economy

d)

Market economy

14.

Workers often use hand tools and readily available resources is a characteristic of what type of economy?

a)

Traditional economy

b)

Market economy

c)

Controlled economy

d)

Mixed economy

15.

As countries become more developed, they often adopt this economic system

a)

Market economy

b)

Controlled economy

c)

Mixed economy

d)

Traditional economy

16.

Consumers base their decisions on their own self-interest is a characteristic of what type of economy?

a)

Traditional economy

b)

Controlled economy

c)

Mixed economy

d)

Market economy