Chapter 2 Working to Meet Our Needs

What picture shows a need?

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Use the chart to answer the following question. Look at the chart. If you choose the trip to the park, what is the opportunity cost?

• You can ride your bike.

• You can share the game with friends.

• You can play outside.

• You can spend $0.

Look at the chart. Which would be a benefit if you buy the game?

• You can ride your bike.

• You can use the game for a long time.

• You can play outside.

• You spend $10 on the game.

Someone who makes or grows the goods that consumers want is ________.

• an income

• a service worker

• a producer

• a resource

 

Look at the flow chart. What happens in the third step?

• The woman makes lemonade.

• The woman sells the lemonade to a consumer.

• The woman picks lemons.

• The woman drinks the lemonade.

Tim has a blue hat. Matt has a red hat. Matt wants a blue hat. Tim wants a red hat. They don’t have any money. What should Matt and Tim do?

• produce hats

• barter hats

• buy more hats

• sell their hats

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How does the United States get goods that it does not produce?

• It sells goods to other countries.

• It trades goods with other countries.

• It borrows money from other countries.

• It lends money to other countries.

Select three kinds of service workers in your community. Why are they important in your community?

• A road crew provides a service by fixing our roads.

• Principals, nurses, librarians, cafeteria workers, janitors, and teachers work in our schools.

• A tax is money collected to pay for services.

• Doctors and nurses help people stay healthy.

How do communities pay government workers?

• Communities pay for these workers with money from taxes.

• They work for free.

 

Which picture shows a government worker?

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