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WorksheetsSemester 2 Exam Revision - Economics
Total questions: 61
Worksheet time: 35mins
Exports are...
goods and services that are purchased from overseas businesses
goods and services that are exported to overseas governments
goods and services that are sold domestically to the household sector
goods and services sold by local businesses to overseas consumers
The business sector can be described as...
producers that provide goods and services to satisfy the needs and wants of households
consumers that are working in the business sector to earn money
consumers that purchase goods and services for the business sector
producers that provide goods and services to consumers in order to make a profit
The financial sector can be described as...
banks that use the deposits collected in order to help businesses grow
financial intermediaries that collect deposits and invest in the growth of businesses
financial intermediaries that allow consumers to open savings accounts
banks that charge interest on loans that are offered to consumers
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) refers to
the total monetary value of a country based on goods and services produced
the total value of all goods and services that are required for the production process
the total value of all goods and services produced in a business in a given period of time
the total value of all goods and services produced in a country in a given period of time
Opportunity cost can be defined as...
Having fewer resources than needed to fill human wants and needs
A time or set of circumstances that makes it possible to do something
Anxiety that an exciting or interesting event may currently be happening elsewhere, often aroused by posts seen on social media
The loss of other alternatives when one alternative is chosen
The four sectors in the economy are...
The household sector, financial sector, business sector & government sector
The household sector,tax sector,business sector, & government sector
The business sector, tax sector, household sector & financial sector
The financial sector, government sector, corporate sector, & household sector
Globalisation can be defined as...
Economic transactions that are made between countries
The exchange of goods and services among individuals and businesses in multiple countries
The process of interaction and integration among people, companies, and governments worldwide
A change in global or regional climate patterns
Australia's biggest trading partner is ...
USA
Japan
Mongolia
China
Which of the following is a good thing about globalization?
More variety of products and competition
Increased warfare
moving jobs to laces with no minimum wage
loss of global culture
Which of the following is not a sector of the Australian economy?
Finance
Household
Government
Banking
Which of the following is not a sector of the Australian economy?
Finance
Household
Government
Banking
The objective of the economy is to
satisfy limited needs and wants with unlimited resources
satisfy unlimited needs and wants with limited resources
satisfy unlimited needs and wants with unlimited resources
satisfy limited needs and wants with limited resources
What is GDP
measure of the value of all the money spent by an economy in a period of time
amount of all the goods and services produced by an economy in a period of time
measure of the value of all the goods and services produced by random people in a period of time
measure of the value of all the goods and services produced by an economy in a period of time
An increase in the general level of prices paid for goods and services over a certain period of time is known as...?
Inflation
GDP
Unemployment
Economic growth
Select 2 reasons why trade may be beneficial:
imported products may be of higher quality than domestic products
imported products may be significantly cheaper than similar domestic products
how technologically advanced a country is
political & cultural factors influence what is traded
Australia's top 5 export destinations (in order from top) are: ___, ___, ___, ___, ___.
(a)
Australia's top 5 imports are:
Passenger motor vehicles, refined petroleum, telecom equipment, freight services & computers
Gold, Goods vehicles, personal travel services, professional services, medicaments
crude petroleum, technical services, telecom & IT services, pharm products, furniture
Which of the following are examples of goods?
Apples, Computers, Clothing
Firemen, Police Officers, Soldiers
Health, Love, Friendship
Which of the following are examples of services?
Apples, Computers, Clothing
Firemen, Police Officers, Soldiers
Health, Love, Friendship
Which of the following is not one of the three basic questions economists try to solve?
What should be produced?
How should it be produced?
Who gets what is produced?
When should it be produced?
iPhone X just came out and many people want it. What will happen to the price?
Halloween is almost here! The supply of candy is going down. What will happen to the price?
Q1 What are the factors of production ?
Land
Capital
Labour
All of these
Name the economic term for raw materials needed to produce goods
Labor
Capital
Financial Capital
Natural Resources
Name the economic term for human time, effort, skills, and talent needed to produce goods
Labor
Capital
Financial Capital
Natural Resources
Name the economic term for money that a business uses to buy the items needed for the business to function
Labor
Capital
Financial Capital
Natural Resources
Name the economic term for items such as tools, machines, factories, and office equipment needed for a business to function
Labor
Capital
Financial Capital
Natural Resources
Your family bought a brand new mansion.
Good
Service
Need
Want
You get your pedicure done at the salon.
Service
Good
Need
Want
You purchase a video game to give it to your friend as a birthday gift.
Need
Good
Service
Want
Equilibrium Price means
The price where demand is more supply is less.
The price where demand is less supply is more
The price where demand and supply are equal
Scarcity is when there are not enough (a) to satisfy our unlimited wants and needs
Tick the resources below which are examples of capital:
Machinery
Field
Screwdriver
Lawyer
Manager
Tick the resources below which are examples of natural resources:
Machinery
Field
Screwdriver
Lawyer
Manager
Tick the resources below which are examples of enterprise:
Machinery
Field
Screwdriver
Lawyer
Manager
Greater knowledge with the help of improved technology can rapidly improve the production of land resources. one big example of this in India is ____.
higher production of crops
development
green revolution
yellow revolution
Transnational Corporation
the way in which participants in the economy, such as producers and consumers, rely on each other to produce and
consume goods and services.
the process that involves all the countries of the world being linked together, resulting in an exchange of views, ideas, products and culture
an enterprise that is involved with the international production of goods or services, foreign investments, or income and asset management in more than one country.
refers to the many links or activities that are required to move a product or service from a supplier to a consumer.
McDonald's is a transnational corporation because it operates facilities and does business in many countries around the world. It does not consider one country its national home.
False
True
Natural disasters and political unrest can disrupt global supply chains.
True
False
Somewhat
The disruption in the supply of oil to Australia would greatly impact many other industries.
True
False
Which of the following is not an advantage of globalisation?
Inward investment by TNCs helps countries by providing new jobs and skills for local people.
TNCs bring wealth and foreign currency to local economies when they buy local resources, products and services
The sharing of ideas, experiences and lifestyles of people and cultures
Globalisation operates mostly in the interests of the richest countries, which continue to dominate world trade at the expense of developing countries.
One of the problems with globalisation is that an absence of strictly enforced international laws means that TNCs may operate in Less Economically Developed Countries in a way that would not be allowed in an More Economically Developed Country.
False
True
Interdependence
the way in which participants in the economy, such as producers and consumers, rely on each other to produce and
consume goods and services.
the process that involves all the countries of the world being linked together, resulting in an exchange of views, ideas, products and culture
an enterprise that is involved with the international production of goods or services, foreign investments, or income and asset management in more than one country.
refers to the many links or activities that are required to move a product or service from a supplier to a consumer.
Identify the need in this list
Pure Oxygen
Water
Carbonated Water
Day Spas
Which of the following are examples of wants?
What are examples of needs?
food, water, shelter, clothing, and healthcare
money, power, fame, success, and luxury
A popular bakery has only a few ingredients left to make their products. They could bake muffins or cookies, but they can’t make both. The bakers decide to make cookies for their customers. What is the opportunity cost of their decision?
muffins
cookies
The Welch family has saved some money. They can spend it on a vacation to the Grand Canyon or build a swimming pool in their back yard. They decide to spend the money on a swimming pool. What is the opportunity cost of their decision?
vacation
swimming pool
The local government for a community must decide what to do with the sales tax collected. They could build a new skate park or they could buy more computers for the public library. The officials decide to build a skate park. What is the opportunity cost of their decision?
new skate park
more computers
In economics, there are imports and exports. An import is
Merchandise shipped to a foreign country
A tax on goods shipped to a foreign country
Merchandise shipped from a foreign country
A tax on goods shipped from a foreign country
