This medium-level worksheet has students fill in blanks, and match items from two columns to practice resources and trade skills.
It includes 10 questions across 2 sections for focused practice.
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Resources and Trade
Part A: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. When there is not enough of a resource to meet everyone's needs, we call that scarcity.
2. A need is something people must have to survive, such as food, water, or shelter.
3. The US imports coffee beans because coffee plants need a tropical climate to grow.
4. A country's economy grows when it can export goods that other countries want to buy.
5. Because resources are limited, people must make choices about how to use them.
6. Timber from Canada is an import to the United States.
7. A factory worker who assembles car parts is a human resource.
8. Robots on an assembly line are capital resources because they are tools used to produce goods.
9. Oil is a nonrenewable resource because it takes millions of years to form.
Part B: Matching
Match each item on the left to the correct answer on the right.
1. Match each item to its correct answer.
Scarcity
→ Not enough of a resource to go around
A country exports more than it imports
Trade surplus
→ A country exports more than it imports
Cannot be replaced once used up
Consumer
→ A person who buys goods or services
Not enough of a resource to go around
Nonrenewable
→ Cannot be replaced once used up
A person who buys goods or services
Resources and Trade
★ Part A: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1) When there is not enough of a resource to meet everyone's needs, we call that scarcity.
2) A need is something people must have to survive, such as food, water, or shelter.
3) The US imports coffee beans because coffee plants need a tropical climate to grow.
4) A country's economy grows when it can export goods that other countries want to buy.
5) Because resources are limited, people must make choices about how to use them.
6) Timber from Canada is an import to the United States.
7) A factory worker who assembles car parts is a human resource.
8) Robots on an assembly line are capital resources because they are tools used to produce goods.
9) Oil is a nonrenewable resource because it takes millions of years to form.
★ Part B: Matching
Match each item on the left to the correct answer on the right.
1) Match each item to its correct answer.
Scarcity
→ Not enough of a resource to go around
A country exports more than it imports
Trade surplus
→ A country exports more than it imports
Cannot be replaced once used up
Consumer
→ A person who buys goods or services
Not enough of a resource to go around
Nonrenewable
→ Cannot be replaced once used up
A person who buys goods or services
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