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Year 9 Econs

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is macro economics?

a)

The study of companies

b)

The study of globalisation

c)

The study of the economy as a whole

d)

The study of a specific market

2.

What is micro economics?

a)

The study of different economic systems

b)

The study of a specific market within the economy

c)

The study of economies that do not make much profit

d)

The study of small country economies

3.

Which is the odd one out? (Economic questions.)

a)

What to produce?

b)

How to produce?

c)

For whom to produce?

d)

How much tariff to charge?

4.

In a (a)   economy, the government makes all the economic decisions.

5.

What is a planned economy also known as?

a)

Capitalism

b)

Trumpism

c)

Communism

d)

Complete control

6.

Which is NOT an advantage of a planned economy?

a)

Wealth distributed fairly amongst a population

b)

Services not suited to competition are provided by the government

c)

Economic decisions may take a long time to implement

d)

Unemployment is kept low

7.

In a market economic system, who has sovereignty?

a)

The king or queen

b)

The businesses

c)

The banks

d)

The consumers

8.

The ________ ____ __ ______ model shows the flow of resources, goods and income between different sectors of the economy

(a)  

9.

A leakage is...

a)

Any flow of income from households to businesses

b)

Any flow of income away from households that does not go directly to firms

c)

Any flow of income from businesses to households

d)

A flow of income towards firms not from households

10.

What is the correct definition of savings?

a)

Income not spent on goods and services in the economy and put away for future use.

b)

Income borrowed by firms to spend on their businesses so that more money can be earned in the future.

c)

Money paid by banks to households if they have a home loan with them

d)

Money given to firms by the banks

11.

What are savings, taxation and imports classified as?

a)

Injections

b)

Foreign income

c)

Leakages

d)

Government policy

12.

Identify the odd one out

a)

Investment

b)

Government Expenditure

c)

Exports

d)

Imports

13.

When there is no tendency for changes to occur in the economy, this is known as (a)  

14.

The buying, selling or exchanging of goods or services between people, businesses and countries is...

a)

Globalisation

b)

MNCs

c)

Trade

d)

Foreign exchange

15.

Which country is Australia's top trading partner?

a)

China

b)

Japan

c)

USA

d)

India

16.

If two nations rely on each other, we call this

a)

Integration

b)

Independence

c)

Interdependence

d)

Globalisation

17.

What does ChAFTA stand for?

a)

China and Friends Trade Association

b)

China Australia Free Trade Agreement

c)

Cheese and Fries Take Away

d)

China Australia Friendship Trust Agreement

18.

Which is a disadvantage of globalisation?

a)

Cheap goods

b)

Environmental damage

c)

More consumer options

d)

Less people living in poverty

19.

Find the odd one out...

a)

Nike

b)

Coca Cola

c)

Nescafe

d)

Chisholm canteen

20.

What does GFC refer to?

a)

Good Food chicken

b)

Greek Fried Chicken

c)

Global Financial Crash

d)

Great Financial Collapse

21.

Which is the odd one out?

a)

Second hand car

b)

Gold

c)

Term deposit

d)

Property

22.

What is meant by diversification?

a)

Studying lots of subjects at school

b)

Investing money in lots of different options to lower risk

c)

When you divide numbers in maths

d)

It is a geographical concept related to globalisation

23.

How do you earn money on property?

a)

By extending the house

b)

Rent

c)

Covering it in gold

d)

Paying people to live in it

24.

Is the purchase of a car good or bad debt?

a)

Good Debt

b)

Bad Debt

25.

Are university fees good or bad debt?

a)

Good Debt

b)

Bad debt