WorksheetsEconomic Systems
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Which one is NOT an economic system?
Market
Mixed
Command
Barter
The situation exists when there is unlimited but not enough supply of a good or service is called _________.
scarcity
balanced budget
globalization
trade
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 _____________.
globalization
trade
specialization
economists
Match the economic systems to its characteristics or meaning.
Command economy
Centrally owned by the government
Mixed economy
Public and private sectors
Traditional economy
Customs, family, and historical basis
Free Market
Private sector, profit, and minimal gov.
___________ is the study of how decisions are made about how to allocate (distribute) limited resources in order to satisfy our unlimited wants.
Economics
Scarcity
Trade
Specialization
___________ occurs when a country focuses on producing the goods and services they can make best and trading for what they are unable to produce.
Trade
Specialization
Scarcity
Government control
Specialization and scarcity lead to _______ among individuals or organizations within a country, as well as individuals or organizations between other countries.
economics
deals
trade
globalization
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.
specialization
trade
domestic
globalization
The development of an increasingly worldwide economy is known as ___________.
specialization
globalization
trade
domestic
Air to breathe, food to eat, water to drink, shelter to live in, and clothing are humans basic ______.
wants
products
domestic issues
needs
Scarcity requires that consumers and producers to make __________ with their limited resources.
choices
profit
income
expenses
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.
Command
Traditional
Market
Mixed
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?
Mixed
Traditional
Command
Market
The economy where economic decisions are made at an individual level rather than a government level is known as a _________ economy
market
mixed
traditional
command
The combination that results of command and market economies is a ______ economy.
traditional
global
specialization
mixed
