WorksheetsLA Economics
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 15mins
Countries specialize in what they ____________.
do the worst at
do the best at
enjoy the most
dislike the most
Which political barrier puts a tax on imported goods?
Tariffs
Quotas
Embargoes
Natural Barriers
What could be a reason that Columbia might put a tariff on coffee (an added tax on imported coffee)?
When the United States imposed an embargo against Cuba, it put ______________ on Cuba's communist government to change.
support
positivity
a time limit
pressure
What has to be done for one country to trade with another country if they have different forms of currency?
Why do countries need an exchange rate?
to promote tourism
to determine GDP
to see who has the most money
to trade with each other
Read the following two statements:
1. Nation A produces cars more efficiently than it can grow food crops.
2. Nation A produces cars and buys food from Nation B.
What principle of economics is illustrated by these two statements?
Laws of Supply and Demand
Scarcity
The Factors of Production
Specialization
Describes how a group of people decide what to make, how to make it, and for whom to make it.
Government
Economics
Command
Legend
Goods such as factories, machines, and tools that workers use to make other goods.
Entrepreneurship
Human Capital/Labor
Capital Goods/Physical Capital
Natural Resources
The knowledge and skills (education) that allow workers to produce goods and services and earn a salary.
Entrepreneurship
Human Capital/Labor
Capital Goods/Physical Capital
Natural Resources
Someone who uses resources to make a good or service.
Goods
Services
Consumer
Producer
Someone who buys or trades a good or service.
Goods
Services
Consumer
Producer
The total value of all goods and services produced in a country every year.
Imports
Exports
Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
Literacy Rate
Goods and services traded with or sold to other countries.
Imports
Exports
Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
Literacy Rate
Goods brought into one country from another through trade or sale.
Imports
Exports
Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
Literacy Rate
An economic exchange in which all sides agree to participate because they expect to benefit.
Voluntary Trade
Scarcity
Specialization
Standard of Living
