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8-1 "What are Economies" Test Review

Total questions: 78

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

True or False - To obtain the things you want and need, you use both natural and human resources.

(a)  

2.

Which of the following are all factors of production?

a)

land, labor, and gross domestic product

b)

labor, service industries, and capital

c)

land, labor, and capital

d)

capital, service industries, and labor

3.

In which type of economy are all the means of production privately owned?

a)

traditional economy

b)

command economy

c)

mixed economy

d)

market economy

4.

In which type of economic system are resources distributed mainly through families?

a)

traditional economy

b)

market economy

c)

command economy

d)

mixed economy

5.

A _____ is also referred to as capitalism.

a)

traditional economy

b)

market economy

c)

command economy

d)

mixed economy

6.

In which type of economy are the production and distribution of resources controlled by the government?

a)

traditional economy

b)

market economy

c)

command economy

d)

mixed economy

7.

What type of economic system does the United States have?

a)

traditional economy

b)

market economy

c)

command economy

d)

mixed economy

8.

True or False: The United States has a command economy

(a)  

9.

What is a characteristic of a market economy?

a)

lack of choice

b)

some individual choice

c)

competition

d)

central ownership of property

10.
Which type of economy has central ownership and lack of individual choice?
a)
Market Economy
b)
Mixed Economy
c)
Command Economy
d)
Traditional Economy
11.
Which type of economic system bases its decisions on custom?
a)
Market Economy
b)
Mixed Economy
c)
Command Economy
d)
Traditional Economy
12.
Which type of economy is controlled by the government?
a)
Command
b)
Market
c)
Mixed
d)
Democratic
13.
Which type of economy is run by the businesses & business owners?
a)
Command
b)
Mixed
c)
Communist
d)
Market
14.
Which type of economy is based on traditions and beliefs?
a)
Command
b)
Market
c)
Traditional
d)
Mixed
15.

Which type of economy involves trading, and doesn't usually use money?

a)

Command

b)

Traditional

c)

Market

d)

Mixed

16.
Which type of economy has the government making all decisions?
a)
Market
b)
Mixed
c)
Traditional
d)
Command
17.
How many types of economies are there?
a)
3
b)
5
c)
4
d)
2
18.
Under a command system, who owns the factors of production?
a)
Consumers
b)
Elders
c)
Government
d)
Businesses
19.
If I produce meat but, the government has to check to make sure I can put this product on the market, what economic system is this?
a)
Mixed
b)
Traditional
c)
Market 
d)
Command
20.
The price of a t-shirt is set by how much the businesses  are willing to pay.
a)
Market
b)
Mixed
c)
Traditonal
d)
Command
21.

Individuals own all resources and determine what and how to produce without outside interference.

a)

traditional

b)

command

c)

market

d)

mixed

22.

Individuals own most factors of production and determine what and how to produce with some regulation.

a)

traditional

b)

command

c)

market

d)

mixed

23.

The government regulates certain industries, but not all.

a)

traditional

b)

command

c)

market

d)

mixed

24.
Resources are usually shared.  Many use bartering to exchange goods and services.
a)
traditional
b)
command
c)
market
d)
mixed
25.
Prices and wages are determined by producer supply and consumer demand.
a)
traditional
b)
command
c)
market
d)
mixed
26.
Shortages of consumer goods occur because government sets prices low and resources are often used for military goods.
a)
traditional
b)
command
c)
market
d)
mixed
27.

What type of economy does the United States have?

a)

Traditional

b)

Command

c)

Market

d)

Mixed

28.
Resources are usually shared.  Many use bartering to exchange goods and services.
a)
traditional
b)
command
c)
market
d)
mixed
29.
My father was a fisherman, I am a fisherman and my son will be a fisherman.
a)
Market
b)
Mixed
c)
Traditional
d)
Command
30.

Which type of economy is run by the businesses & business owners?

a)

Command

b)

Mixed

c)

Communist

d)

Market

31.

Match each term with its description

a)

Land

1.

Natural resources & raw materials used to make products

b)

Factors of Production

2.

the basic economic resources needed to produce goods and services

c)

Labor

3.

Jobs or workers

d)

Capital

4.

Money & manmade objects used to make products or perform services

e)

Entrepreneur

5.

A person who risks starting a business to earn a profit

32.

The tools and machines used to produce a good or services are called ​​ (a)  

Choose from the below words
capital
labor
entrepreneurship
land
33.

Which factor of production would a factory worker be?

a)

Land

b)

Labor

c)

Capital

d)

Entrepreneur

34.

What factor of production would a college professor be?

a)

Land

b)

Labor

c)

Capital

d)

Entrepreneur

35.

What factor of production would a library building be?

a)

Land

b)

Labor

c)

Capital

d)

Entrepreneur

36.

What factor of production would a business owner be?

a)

Land

b)

Labor

c)

Capital

d)

Entrepreneur

37.

What factor of production would sugar cane be?

a)

Land

b)

Labor

c)

Capital

d)

Entrepreneur

38.

A company that purchases new computers is investing in which factor of production?

a)

Land

b)

Labor

c)

Capital

d)

Entrepreneur

39.

Which of the following accurately lists the factors of production used in the situation below?

A teenager working at a sandwich shop uses a meat slicer.

a)

Labor and Entrepreneurship

b)

Labor and Capital

c)

Entrepreneurship and Land

d)

Land and Capital

40.

Which of the following accurately lists the factors of production used in the situation below?

A factory owner deciding whether to expand the physical size of a factory.

a)

A laborer making a decision about land

b)

An entrepreneur making a decision about capital

c)

a laborer making a decision about entrepreneurship

d)

an entrepreneur making a decision about labor

41.

The ​ (a)   invests money into machines known as ​ (b)   and hires workers known as ​ (c)   to bring the raw materials known as ​ (d)   together to produce goods and services

Choose from the below words
entrepreneur
capital
labor
land
money
42.

What factor of production would the cashiers at McDonalds be?

a)

Natural Resources

b)

Labor

c)

Entrepreneurs

d)

Capital

43.

Bill Gates is an example of which factor of production?

a)

Natural Resources

b)

Labor

c)

Entrepreneur

d)

Capital

44.

What factor of production would your Chromebook be?

a)

Natural Resources

b)

Labor

c)

Entrepreneurs

d)

Capital

45.

What factor of production would a steel factory be?

a)

Natural Resources

b)

Labor

c)

Entrepreneurs

d)

Capital

46.

What factor of production would a sanitation worker be?

a)

Natural Resources

b)

Labor

c)

Entrepreneurs

d)

Capital

47.

What factor of production would a bulldozer be?

a)

Natural Resources

b)

Labor

c)

Entrepreneurs

d)

Capital

48.

What factor of production would a forest be?

a)

Natural Resources

b)

Labor

c)

Entrepreneurs

d)

Capital

49.

What factor of production would a herd of cattle be?

a)

Natural Resources

b)

Labor

c)

Entrepreneur

d)

Capital

50.

What are the two types of capital?

a)

Capital Goods

b)

Financial Capital

c)

National Capital

d)

Entrepreneur Capital

e)

Natural Resources

51.

Match the following terms with the correct description

a)

Industry

1.

All types of business that are related to the same good or service

b)

Primary Industry

2.

Businesses that gather raw materials & natural resources from the earth

c)

Secondary Industry

3.

Businesses that use natural resources & raw materials to make new products

d)

Tertiary (Service) Industry

4.

Businesses that provide help & services directly to the public

52.

Which type of economic activity provides services to people and businesses?

a)

Primary Industry

b)

Secondary Industry

c)

Tertiary Industry

53.

Dairy cattle, wheat production, and forestry are examples of which type of economic activity?

a)

Primary Industry

b)

Secondary Industry

c)

Tertiary Industry

54.

Which type of economic activity uses raw materials to produce or manufacture something else?

a)

Primary Industry

b)

Secondary Industry

c)

Tertiary Industry

55.

Which of the following is NOT an example of secondary industry?

a)

Making ice cream from cow's milk

b)

Making flour from wheat

c)

Making furniture from trees

d)

Taking oil out of the ground

56.

Which of the areas of industry is a lumberjack?

a)

Primary Industry

b)

Secondary Industry

c)

Tertiary Industry

57.

Which of the areas of industry is a waitress?

a)

Primary Industry

b)

Secondary Industry

c)

Tertiary Industry

58.

Which of the areas of industry is a bank teller?

a)

Primary Industry

b)

Secondary Industry

c)

Tertiary Industry

59.

Which of the areas of industry is a teacher?

a)

Primary Industry

b)

Secondary Industry

c)

Tertiary Industry

60.

Businesses that operate in the tertiary sector provide:

a)

Social services

b)

Natural resources

c)

Manufactured products

d)

Services

61.

Another term for the tertiary sector is:

a)

Primary Industry

b)

Public Industry

c)

Private Industry

d)

Service Industry

62.

Which type of industry makes goods and products (manufacturing)?

a)

Primary Industry

b)

Secondary Industry

c)

Tertiary Industry

63.

The Nissan car factory is an example of which kind of industry?

a)

Primary Industry

b)

Secondary Industry

c)

Tertiary Industry

64.

Which statement best characterizes opportunity cost?

a)

The amount of a good that businesses are able to produce

b)

The amount of money left over after expenses have been paid

c)

The value of a product that you give up in a tradeoff with another product

d)

The number of people who are ready to buy a product at a certain price

65.

How are natural resources, labor, capital, and entrepreneurs related?

a)

Their demand is limited.

b)

Their supply is unlimited.

c)

Their supply is limited.

d)

Their demand is unlimited.

66.

Which of the following is NOT a factor of production?

a)

land and natural resources

b)

labor

c)

capital

d)

scarcity

67.

Suppose a farmer uses skills and tools to grow strawberries on a farm, and she sells them at a market. A drought destroys the farmland which results in fewer crops. Consumers have to buy strawberries at a higher price. This situation would cause

a)

contraction

b)

expansion

c)

profit

d)

opportunity cost

68.

system of producing, selling, and buying goods and services

a)

scarcity

b)

economy

c)

profit

d)

opportunity cost

69.

The money an individual or business has left after paying expenses is called

a)

capital

b)

scarcity

c)

profit

d)

factors of production

70.

Nations that rely on trade with one another for supplies of scarce resources experience

a)

expansion

b)

scarcity

c)

economic interdependence

d)

supply and demand

71.

When a factor of production is increased, the result can be a(n) _____ of the business.

a)

contraction

b)

expansion

c)

downfall

d)

profit

72.

The price of a good or service is usually determined by the laws of supply and demand.

a)

True

b)

False

73.

Based on this graph, what happens to the demand for a product when the price increases?

a)

The demand stays the same.

b)

The demand decreases.

c)

The demand increases.

d)

There is no demand.

74.

Your club is selling chocolate for a fundraiser. What is the term given to the amount of money that your customers pay minus the cost that your club actually paid for the chocolate.

a)

supply

b)

opportunity cost

c)

profit

d)

factor of production

75.

Which factor of production is being described: The oceans, mines, forests, etc. that provide raw materials needed to product goods.

a)

Capital

b)

Labor

c)

Land

d)

Entrepreneurs

76.

Which factor of production is being described: The person who organizes, manages, and assumes the risk of business.

a)

Capital

b)

Labor

c)

Land

d)

Entrepreneurs

77.

Which factor of production is being described: The goods, used to make other goods and services.

a)

Labor

b)

Capital

c)

Entrepreneurs

d)

Land

78.

Which factor of production is being described: The human time, effort, skills, and talent needed to produce goods and services.

a)

Capital

b)

Land

c)

Entrepreneurs

d)

Labor