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Types of Resources

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which piece of evidence supports the idea that technology has changed how we use resources?

a)

Settlers used plows to help with planting.

b)

Some American Indians made clothes from deer skin.

c)

Some of our tools and capital resources have changed over time.

d)

Now a news story can be delivered to someone’s phone or tablet very fast.

2.

Which of these statements includes an example of all 3 types of resources: a NATURAL RESOURCE, a HUMAN RESOURCE, and a CAPITAL RESOURCE?

a)

Alexa mixes clay, makes vases and bowls, then she gives them to her friends and family.

b)

Kapana finds shells on the beach, she makes jewelry with them, then she sells them at craft fairs.

c)

Jin buys fabric, uses a sewing machine to make clothes, then he exports them to another country.

d)

Michael grows wheat, uses it to bake bread, then he uses a van to deliver the bread to bakeries.

3.

What are human resources?

a)

Items from nature that people use

b)

Human-made items that people use to make goods or provide services

c)

People’s talents and skills

d)

Machines used in factories

4.

What are capital resources?

a)

Items from nature that people use

b)

Human-made items that people use to make goods or provide services

c)

People’s talents and skills

d)

Money used to buy things

5.

What are natural resources?

a)

Items from nature that people use

b)

Human-made items that people use to make goods or provide services

c)

People’s talents and skills

d)

Tools used by workers

6.

Which of the following is an example of a human resource?

a)

A sewing machine

b)

A person baking bread

c)

Wheat

d)

A delivery truck

7.

Which of the following is an example of a natural resource?

a)

A van

b)

Wheat

c)

A person’s skills

d)

A bowl

8.

If someone uses their skills to make clothes, what type of resource are they using?

a)

Natural resource

b)

Capital resource

c)

Human resource

d)

Money resource

9.

If someone uses a van to deliver bread, what type of resource is the van?

a)

Natural resource

b)

Capital resource

c)

Human resource

d)

Food resource

10.

Which resource is described as “items from nature that people use”?

a)

Human resources

b)

Capital resources

c)

Natural resources

d)

Money resources

11.

Which resource is described as “people’s talents and skills”?

a)

Human resources

b)

Capital resources

c)

Natural resources

d)

Money resources

12.

If Jin uses a sewing machine to make clothes, which type of resource is the sewing machine?

a)

Human resource

b)

Capital resource

c)

Natural resource

d)

Food resource

13.

If Alexa mixes clay to make vases, which type of resource is the clay?

a)

Human resource

b)

Capital resource

c)

Natural resource

d)

Money resource

14.

If Michael uses wheat to bake bread, which type of resource is the wheat?

a)

Human resource

b)

Capital resource

c)

Natural resource

d)

Money resource

15.

If someone uses a sewing machine to make clothes, which type of resource is the sewing machine?

a)

Human resource

b)

Capital resource

c)

Natural resource

d)

Food resource

16.

Which of the following is NOT a human resource?

a)

A person’s skills

b)

A person’s talents

c)

A sewing machine

d)

A person baking bread

17.

What does the word "sufficient" mean in the text?

a)

Not enough

b)

Too much

c)

Enough

d)

Very little

18.

Which of these is an example of a capital resource?

a)

Trees

b)

Soil

c)

Cooking skills

d)

Milking machines

19.

According to the text, what is technology?

a)

Electronic devices only

b)

The use of science to solve problems and make things work better

c)

Capital resources used in factories

d)

Human resources for making products

20.

Which resource category includes barns, bottles, and trucks?

a)

Natural resources

b)

Human resources

c)

Capital resources

d)

Technology resources