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Economic Systems

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which one is NOT an economic system?

a)

Market

b)

Mixed

c)

Command

d)

Barter

2.

The situation exists when there is unlimited but not enough supply of a good or service is called _________.

a)

scarcity

b)

balanced budget

c)

globalization

d)

trade

3.

When a country focuses on producing the goods and services that it can makes best and trading it for what it is unable to produce is known as _____________.

a)

globalization

b)

trade

c)

specialization

d)

economists

4.
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Match the economic systems to its characteristics or meaning.

a)

Command economy

1.

Centrally owned by the government

b)

Mixed economy

2.

Public and private sectors

c)

Traditional economy

3.

Customs, family, and historical basis

d)

Free Market

4.

Private sector, profit, and minimal gov.

5.

___________ is the study of how decisions are made about how to allocate (distribute) limited resources in order to satisfy our unlimited wants.

a)

Economics

b)

Scarcity

c)

Trade

d)

Specialization

6.

___________ occurs when a country focuses on producing the goods and services they can make best and trading for what they are unable to produce.

a)

Trade

b)

Specialization

c)

Scarcity

d)

Government control

7.

Specialization and scarcity lead to _______ among individuals or organizations within a country, as well as individuals or organizations between other countries.

a)

economics

b)

deals

c)

trade

d)

globalization

8.

Learning about trade allows you to study how people organize production, distribution, and consumption of goods; plus, it prepares you to understand ___________ (having to do with one's own country) and global issues.

a)

specialization

b)

trade

c)

domestic

d)

globalization

9.

The development of an increasingly worldwide economy is known as ___________.

a)

specialization

b)

globalization

c)

trade

d)

domestic

10.

Air to breathe, food to eat, water to drink, shelter to live in, and clothing are humans basic ______.

a)

wants

b)

products

c)

domestic issues

d)

needs

11.

Scarcity requires that consumers and producers to make __________ with their limited resources.

a)

choices

b)

profit

c)

income

d)

expenses

12.

Which type of economy three aspects define it by relying heavily on agriculture, the tendency to barter, and economic decisions are often being made on the basis of customs, beliefs, or habits.

a)

Command

b)

Traditional

c)

Market

d)

Mixed

13.

What type of economy is where the government answers the three questions of what goods and services to produce, how will they be produced, and for whom to produce them?

a)

Mixed

b)

Traditional

c)

Command

d)

Market

14.

The economy where economic decisions are made at an individual level rather than a government level is known as a _________ economy

a)

market

b)

mixed

c)

traditional

d)

command

15.

The combination that results of command and market economies is a ______ economy.

a)

traditional

b)

global

c)

specialization

d)

mixed