Grade 9 Economics

What do economists mean by the term "scarcity"?

• Having too few or too little of resources

• Having too many resources

• Having just enough resources

• Having the correct amount of resources

Which choice best describes the economic problem of scarcity in the world?

• People have limited wants there is an unlimited amount of resources.

• People have unlimited wants but there is a limited amount of resources

• People have no wants so resources don't matter

These productive resources are raw materials that come from nature or the earth that people use to make goods.

• Natural Resources

• Human Resources

• Capital Resources

Which of the following are examples of goods?

• Apples, Computers, Clothing

• Firemen, Police Officers, Soldiers

• Health, Love, Friendship

Which of the following are examples of services?

• Apples, Computers, Clothing

• Firemen, Police Officers, Soldiers

• Health, Love, Friendship

Which of the following is not one of the three basic questions economists try to solve?

• What should be produced?

• How should it be produced?

• Who gets what is produced?

• When should it be produced?

Which two countries would likely trade with each other?

• Two countries that are located far away from each other

• Two countries that both have the same population.

• Two countries who people both speak the same language.

• Two countries that each specialize in producing different goods.

A person who buys goods and services

• consumer
• entrepreneur
• resource
• currency

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

How much people want something

• supply
• demand

How much of something is available

• supply
• demand