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Year 8 Introduction to Economics

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Another name for the tertiary industry is the _____________ industry.

a)

Processing

b)

Livestock

c)

Service

d)

All of the above.

2.

Your school's bus driver is an example of a job that falls under the __________ industries.

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

c)

Service

d)

Mixed

3.

The primary industry is concerned with the ____________ of raw materials.

a)

Processing

b)

Extraction

c)

Covering

d)

Transporting

4.

Mr. Brown has been a sugarcane farmer for many years. Mr. Brown's job an be categorised under the ___________ industry.

a)

Financial

b)

Processing

c)

Service

d)

Primary

5.

This industry takes material from the primary industry and turn it into a finish product.

a)

Extractive industry

b)

Secondary industry

c)

Service industry

d)

None of the above.

6.

The willingness and ability of a producer to make a product is referred to as

a)

quantity supplied

b)

quantity demanded

c)

supply

d)

demand

7.
A decrease in the price of a good will
a)
increase supply.
b)
decrease supply.
c)
increase quantity supplied.
d)
decrease quantity supplied.
8.

The law of demand argues that as prices rise

a)

the quantity demanded will fall

b)

the quantity demanded will rise

c)

the demand curve will shift to the right

d)

no change will occur

9.

Globalisation means...

a)

the process by which businesses grow

b)

the process by which businesses start operating on an international scale

c)

the process by which businesses shut down

d)

the process by which businesses launch a new product

10.

One advantage of globalisation is...

a)

It helps people to learn new languages

b)

It is a way of sharing ideas and experiencing new cultures

c)

It means you will definitely get more money

11.

One disadvantage of globalisation is...

a)

There is no way of guaranteeing that the wealth will help the developing country

b)

You won't be able to communicate with the workers in a different country

c)

Your brand will always get tarnished

12.

What is a recession?

a)

When the economy grows

b)

When the ecnomy shrinks

13.

Which of the following typically rises during a recession?

a)

Unemployment

b)

Average income

c)

Production

d)

Stock prices

14.

The way we measure unemployment in the UK is based on the

a)

number of people who have jobs.

b)

number of people not working who don't like their jobs

c)

the number of people actively seeking work and available to start work.

d)

proportion of the population of working age.

15.

Which of the following is an example of a job in the primary sector, which produces raw materials and basic goods?

a)

auto mechanic

b)

physician

c)

farmer

d)

banker

16.

3 types of tertiary jobs

a)

banker,teachers,doctor

b)

doctor,teacher,steel making

c)

fishing,hunting,astronaut

17.

agriculture would be an example of

a)

secondary sector

b)

tertiary sector

c)

primary sector

18.

Which has the highest employment %

a)

secondary sector

b)

primary sector

c)

tertiary sector

19.

This image represents which economic sector?

a)

Tertiary Sector

b)

Secondary Sector

c)

Primary Sector

d)

Quaternary Sector

20.
a)
Primary Sector
b)
Tertiary Sector
c)
Secondary Sector
d)
Quaternary Sector