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What is an economy review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is an economy?

a)

government controls all means of production within the country

b)

an organized way a nation provides for its citizens

c)

the way a government makes money

d)

the way citizens make products from natural resources

2.

Which one is NOT a factor of production in an economy?

a)

Entrepreneurship

b)

Labor

c)

Land

d)

Natural Resources

3.

Which is NOT a land resource?

a)

Water

b)

Factories

c)

Oil

d)

Lumber

4.

Which of these is an example of a capital resource?

a)

Delivery driver

b)

Crude Oil

c)

Bank Loan

d)

Water

5.

True or false: Economies with well-trained labor have an advantage over other nations in attracting business.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

refers to the skills of people who are willing to invest their time and money to run a business.

a)

Labor

b)

Land

c)

Capital

d)

Entrepreneurship

7.

What forces nations to make economic choices?

a)

Capitilism

b)

Scarcity

c)

labor resources

d)

land resources

8.

Which of these is NOT a broad category of the economy?

a)

Traditional

b)

Market

c)

Command

d)

Trade

9.

What category of the economy is what is used in almost all countries in the world today?

a)

Command

b)

Market

c)

Traditional

d)

Mixed

10.

Which category of economy is focused on rituals and traditions that answers the questions: for what, for who, and how.

a)

Traditional

b)

Market

c)

Mixed

d)

Command

11.

True or false: in a market economy, the government has control of all factors of production

a)

True

b)

False

12.

An example of a command economy is:

a)

The United States

b)

Mexico

c)

Soviet Union

d)

Egypt

13.

True or false: You must classify an economy by how much a government interferes with the free market

a)

True

b)

False

14.

The means of production of goods and services are privately owned and operated for a profit

a)

Communism

b)

Capitilism

c)

Socialism

15.

The means of producing goods and services are under public ownership


& The state will generally control noncompetitive companies like transportation & banking!

a)

Communism

b)

Socialism

c)

Capitalism

16.

Is an economic system where the government commands the economy and there is NO private ownership.  

a)

Communism

b)

Socialism

c)

Capitalism

17.

Which one of these below is an example of country that has a communist economy?

a)

China

b)

United States

c)

Denmark

d)

Spain

18.

True or False: A PRO of capitalism is that it allows for more innovation in all business areas because of competition

a)

True

b)

False

19.

True or False: a con of capitalism is that workers can be taken advantage of

a)

True

b)

False

20.

What is an example of a benefit to socialism?

a)

innovation of products

b)

Rapid Economic Growth

c)

Freedom to choose

d)

Reduction of poverty, homelessness, etc