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Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Which piece of evidence supports the idea that technology has changed how we use resources?
Settlers used plows to help with planting.
Some American Indians made clothes from deer skin.
Some of our tools and capital resources have changed over time.
Now a news story can be delivered to someone’s phone or tablet very fast.
Which of these statements includes an example of all 3 types of resources: a NATURAL RESOURCE, a HUMAN RESOURCE, and a CAPITAL RESOURCE?
Alexa mixes clay, makes vases and bowls, then she gives them to her friends and family.
Kapana finds shells on the beach, she makes jewelry with them, then she sells them at craft fairs.
Jin buys fabric, uses a sewing machine to make clothes, then he exports them to another country.
Michael grows wheat, uses it to bake bread, then he uses a van to deliver the bread to bakeries.
What are human resources?
Items from nature that people use
Human-made items that people use to make goods or provide services
People’s talents and skills
Machines used in factories
What are capital resources?
Items from nature that people use
Human-made items that people use to make goods or provide services
People’s talents and skills
Money used to buy things
What are natural resources?
Items from nature that people use
Human-made items that people use to make goods or provide services
People’s talents and skills
Tools used by workers
Which of the following is an example of a human resource?
A sewing machine
A person baking bread
Wheat
A delivery truck
Which of the following is an example of a natural resource?
A van
Wheat
A person’s skills
A bowl
If someone uses their skills to make clothes, what type of resource are they using?
Natural resource
Capital resource
Human resource
Money resource
If someone uses a van to deliver bread, what type of resource is the van?
Natural resource
Capital resource
Human resource
Food resource
Which resource is described as “items from nature that people use”?
Human resources
Capital resources
Natural resources
Money resources
Which resource is described as “people’s talents and skills”?
Human resources
Capital resources
Natural resources
Money resources
If Jin uses a sewing machine to make clothes, which type of resource is the sewing machine?
Human resource
Capital resource
Natural resource
Food resource
If Alexa mixes clay to make vases, which type of resource is the clay?
Human resource
Capital resource
Natural resource
Money resource
If Michael uses wheat to bake bread, which type of resource is the wheat?
Human resource
Capital resource
Natural resource
Money resource
If someone uses a sewing machine to make clothes, which type of resource is the sewing machine?
Human resource
Capital resource
Natural resource
Food resource
Which of the following is NOT a human resource?
A person’s skills
A person’s talents
A sewing machine
A person baking bread
What does the word "sufficient" mean in the text?
Not enough
Too much
Enough
Very little
Which of these is an example of a capital resource?
Trees
Soil
Cooking skills
Milking machines
According to the text, what is technology?
Electronic devices only
The use of science to solve problems and make things work better
Capital resources used in factories
Human resources for making products
Which resource category includes barns, bottles, and trucks?
Natural resources
Human resources
Capital resources
Technology resources
