GCSE Economics Unit 1 - How the Market Works (Part 1)

22 questions on the start of Unit 1 Economics.

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What is the basic Economic Problem?
Unlimited wants, limited resources
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What is something that is essential for human survival?
need
2 of 22
What is something that you like but is not essential for human survival?
want
3 of 22
What is something used to produce output?
recourse
4 of 22
What are the factors of production?
Capital, Enterprise, Land, Labour
5 of 22
What are goods used to produce other goods?
capital
6 of 22
What is having ideas and taking risks?
enterprise
7 of 22
What is the land and substances below it called that a business uses for production?
land
8 of 22
What is the human input into the production process?
labour
9 of 22
What is the sector called where there is an extraction of natural resources?
primary
10 of 22
what is the sector called where there is a provision of service?
tertiary
11 of 22
What is a (free) market economy?
Where all resources are privately owned and allocated by market forces
12 of 22
What is a planned economy?
Where all resources are owned & allocated by the government
13 of 22
What is one advantage of a (free) market economy?
Higher incentive to work
14 of 22
What is one advantage of a planned economy?
Less crime as everyone gets the same
15 of 22
What is one advantage of a mixed economy?
Poorer people are more looked after
16 of 22
What is one disadvantage of a (free) market?
crime more likely
17 of 22
What is one disadvantage of a planned economy?
no/less choice
18 of 22
What is one disadvantage of a mixed economy?
Less incentive to work for higher earners
19 of 22
What is a market?
Where buyers and sellers exchange goods and/or services.
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What is the private sector?
Where firms are owned by individuals and groups
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What is the public sector?
Where firms are owned by the government
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What is something that is essential for human survival?

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need

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What is something that you like but is not essential for human survival?

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What is something used to produce output?

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What are the factors of production?

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this is really good and relevant....thank you ***

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