VS.10b Products & Industries

Which is the best description of economy?

• Neighbors helping each other build a community road
• Soldiers training to battle an enemy that threatens our country
• The wealth and resources of a country or region

Which are factors that determine the types of products and industries in a particular state?

• culture, traditions, ideas
• natural, human, and capital resources
• leadership, dreams, goals

Which is a list of Virginia's top products and services?

• food products, shipbuilding, banking, engineering
• lending, architectural services, gold-mining, salt production
• shipbuilding, salt production, electric cables, oil refinery

A product is

• a form of economic activity
• an item that is made, grown, or mined to sell
• an idea shared by more than one company

An Industry is

• a form of economic activity
• an action of helping or doing work for someone
• an item that is made, grown, or mined to sell

A service is

• a form of economic activity
• an action of helping or doing work for someone
• an item that is made, grown, or mined to sell

Which are examples of major service industries in Virginia?

• government, real estate, automotive
• private health care, automotive, entertainment
• computer programming, private health care, government services

What does the term "manufacturing" mean?

• making goods on a large scale, using machinery
• facts that are man-made
• growing crops and raising livestock

What are some of the top manufactured products in Virginia today?

• chemical goods, beverages, ships
• clothing, tobacco products, motor vehicle parts
• ships, heavy equipment, furniture

Which are types of government services?

• hospitals
• schools
• military bases
• all of the above choices