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Bagley 6th Grade European Economics
Bagley 6th Grade European Economics
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1
All modern countries are considered to be mixed economies that lean towards ______.
Command
Command or Market
Traditional
Market
2
What is NOT one of the three basic questions that economic systems answer?
Who will consume it?
How it is produced?
Who will make it?
What is produced?
3
What is the problem with exchanging currency?
Most people want to use the American dollar to trade.
People make more money trading currency.
Banks do not like to exchange money for other currencies.
It costs more to do business; banks charge exchange fees.
4
What type of economy? Subway has no government regulations in how to handle its lettuce.
market
traditional
command
mixed
5
Someone who is willing to take a risk to start their own business is a(n)?
risk taker
entrepreneuer
job seeker
human capital
6
Russian currency is the Euro.
false
true
7
Germany and the U.K. are mixed economies that lean towards ______.
Market
Mixed
Command
Traditional
8
In the UK, who decides which goods will be produced and sold?
citizens
business owners
the monarch
prime minister
9
_____ is an example of investing in human capital and increasing the GDP.
education
highways
cash
factories
10
Lead is found in imported toys. What kind of trade barrier would keep these from being sold?
tariff
embargo
none of these
quota
11
How do you raise the GDP of a country?
lower the standard of living
invest in human and physical capital
adopt a common currency
raise the literacy rate
12
What is a government order to stop trade called?
Quota
Embargo
Free Trade Zone
Tariff
13
When someone does something for you, they are offering you _____.
services
human capital
goods
job
14
What is a tax on imports?
tariff
embargo
free trade zone
quota
15
Scarcity is the unlimited supply of something.
True
False
16
If you are investing in modern equipment, you are investing in what?
human capital
GDP
standard of living
physical capital
17
Which is an example of a traditional economy in Europe?
United Kingdom
Russia
There are no examples in Europe.
Spain
18
Which natural resources have helped Russia's economy in the 21st century?
machines and equipment
highways and factories
oil and natural gas
education and health care
19
In ______ economies, customs and habits from the past determine what job you will have.
Market
Traditional
Mixed
Command
20
This is used to determine how rich or poor a country is: _____.
Literacy Rate
Money
human capital
GDP
21
When you are investing in a person's education, health and training, you are investing in ____.
standard of living
human capital
GDP
physical capital
22
Parliament votes to increase tariffs upon goods from another country; this is an example of __.
a monarchy encouraging free trade
a socialist congress preventing free enterprise
a representative democracy restricting trade
a communist government allowing freedom of speech
23
Which describes a mixed economy?
Prices/wages are solely regulated by a country's gov't
A country's distribution of resources based on inheritance
A combination of privately owned industry and gov't control
Prices determined by law of supply & demand - not by gov't
24
There is no country that is pure market or pure command.
False
True
25
Which is an economic system in which people (not gov't) own land, factories, and businesses.
command
market
mixed
traditional
26
Which term is not a trade barrier?
free trade zone
quota
tariff
embargo
27
The former Soviet Union was an example of what economic system?
Market
Command
All of the above
Traditional
28
Why do people exchange currency?
To get more money
To collect different currencies
They don't exchange currency.
To buy goods from other countries
29
Natural Resources are important to a nation's economy.
True
False
30
The economic system of communist countries is most closely related to ____.
traditional
mixed
command
market