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Economy

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

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Class
Date
1.

What is the definition of economy?

a)

The way a society makes, buys, and sells their goods and services

b)

A system of exchanging goods and services

c)

The way resources are gathered in order to produce goods and services

d)

A person who has the idea of a business and gathers all the resources to start one

2.

What is the definition of agriculture?

a)

The way in which a society organizes the production and distribution of goods and services

b)

An industry that takes raw materials from the earth and makes them into products (farming)

c)

The way resources are gathered in order to produce goods and services

d)

A person who has the idea of a business and gathers all the resources to start one

3.

What are factors of production?

a)

The way in which a society organizes the production and distribution of goods and services

b)

A system of exchanging goods and services

c)

The way resources are gathered in order to produce goods and services

d)

A person who has the idea of a business and gathers all the resources to start one

4.

What is GDP (gross domestic product)?

a)

The way in which a society organizes the production and distribution of goods and services

b)

A system of exchanging goods and services

c)

The way resources are gathered in order to produce goods and services

d)

The total goods and services produced in country

5.

What is supply?

a)

The amount of something that producers have available for sale

b)

The amount of a good or service that consumers are willing and able to buy

c)

An economic system in which the government controls a country's economy

d)

Economic decisions are made by individuals or the open market (supply and demand)

6.

What is demand?

a)

The amount of something that producers have available for sale

b)

The amount of a good or service that consumers are willing and able to buy

c)

An economic system in which the government controls a country's economy

d)

Economic decisions are made by individuals or the open market (supply and demand)

7.

What is a command economy?

a)

The amount of something that producers have available for sale

b)

The amount of a good or service that consumers are willing and able to buy

c)

An economic system in which the government controls a country's economy

d)

Economic decisions are made by individuals or the open market (supply and demand)

8.

What is a market economy?

a)

The amount of something that producers have available for sale

b)

The amount of a good or service that consumers are willing and able to buy

c)

An economic system in which the government controls a country's economy

d)

Economic decisions are made by individuals or the open market (supply and demand)

9.

What is a mixed economy?

a)

An economy in which decisions are based on customs and traditions

b)

Economic system in which individuals and businesses are allowed to compete for profit with a minimum of government interference

c)

A system in which the government owns most businesses and factors of production

d)

An economic system with characteristics of a market and command economy

10.

What are economic indicators?

a)

An economy in which decisions are based on customs and traditions

b)

Facts about a place that help you understand a country and how the economy is doing

c)

A system in which the government owns most businesses and factors of production

d)

Combination of mostly market economy with some command economy

11.

What is free enterprise?

a)

An economy in which decisions are based on customs and traditions

b)

Facts about a place that help you understand a country and how the economy is doing

c)

Economy driven by profit and competition (businesses and individuals compete for profit with minimum government interference)

d)

The government gives no economic freedom to the people

12.

What is industrialization?

a)

An economy in which decisions are based on customs and traditions

b)

Facts about a place that help you understand a country and how the economy is doing

c)

Economic system in which individuals and businesses are allowed to compete for profit with a minimum of government interference

d)

The development of industries using machine production of goods