Traditional, command, market and mixed economies
Grade 7 Social Studies Worksheet - Challenge Me
Circle the best answer.
Which economic system does Town A in Tala's table show?
- Barter, with no money
- Mixed
- Command, with a central plan for each shop
- Traditional, guided by custom alone
Which economic system does Town B show, Zee asks?
Use the picture in question 1.
- Mixed, with shops and schools
- Command
- Market, with prices set by buyers
- Traditional, guided by family custom
Which economic system does Town C show, Ari asks?
Use the picture in question 1.
- Market, with shops that set prices
- Mixed, with roads run by government
- Traditional
- Command, run by a central office
In Bo's chain, which box has two causes leading into it?
Use the picture in question 1.
- Both together decide
- Government decisions guide others
- Market forces guide many goods
- No box has two causes leading in
What two things guide a mixed economy, Esme asks?
Use the picture in question 1.
- Custom alone, with no prices
- A central plan, with no market
- Barter and gold coins
- Markets and government
Why are the towns in the table labeled examples, Jun asks?
Use the picture in question 1.
- They are made up for practice
- They are real towns in a census
- They are three countries today
- They are cities on a map from 1498
What does the note say about the three systems, Luz asks?
Use the picture in question 1.
- They answer different questions
- They are ranked from first to last
- They are not ranked
- One of them alone answers the questions
Milo's friend says Town A has no market. Which reply fits the table?
Use the picture in question 1.
- Disagree: Town A has a central plan
- Agree: the government runs each shop there
- Disagree: its shops set prices
- Agree: Town A follows custom
Pia's note says, "Town B is a market economy." Which fix is right?
Use the picture in question 1.
- Change "market" to "command"
- Change "Town B" to "Town C"
- Leave it: plans are a kind of market
- Change "economy" to "village"
Ren's note says, "The table's towns are real countries." Which fix is right?
Use the picture in question 1.
- Leave it: the table names real countries
- Change "real" to "rich"
- Change it: they are made-up examples
- Change "towns" to "farms"