Needs, Wants and Choices
What are needs? What are some examples?
They are things we need to live everyday, such as food, shelter and clothing.
What does a person do that is a producer?
They make or grow things people need or want.
What are the services?
They are jobs people do to help others.
What is weather?
What is climate?
Weather is something that happens over a short peiod of time. Climate is something that happens over a longer period of time.
What are capital resources?
They are things used by people to produce goods.
What are wants? What are some examples?
They are things we would like to have, but can live without.
Examples are smartphones and video games.
What natural resources does a farmer use for crops?
They use air, sunlight, water and soil.
When farmers process food, what do they do with it?
They give it to others to bring to markets.
What happens during a drought?
The soil dries up, and crops die at the farm.
What are examples of capital resources?
Examples include: tools, machines and equipment.
What does it mean to barter?
It means to trade.
When farmers harvest the crop, what are they doing?
They are picking it to get it ready to sell to others.
What do distributors do?
They bring the food to markets.
Is it important for farmers to make good choices with their crops?
Yes, farmers want the crops to grow so they can sell them for money.
What are human resources?
They are people who help make the farm a success.
What does a consumer do when they make a choice?
They must choose between two things.
Whom is a consumer?
They are people who buy and use goods and services.
What are markets?
They are places like stores and bakeries that sell goods.
What is irrigation?
It is a system to bring water from a source to crops that need it.
Why do farmers plant rows of trees next to crops?
They act like windbreaks stopping the crops from getting too much wind.
When money is scarce, how does that affect the purchase you make?
You only buy what you can afford to get.
What are goods?
They are things that people make or grow that we get from them.
What is the sequence of how food gets to your home?
This is the order:
farmer produces the goods, distributors move the goods, consumer buys the goods from markets, people eat the goods.
How is a photo of a dairy farm an example of a primary source?
It shows something real from a certain time.
If a farmer found their crops did not grow well in a certain area, what might they do?Why do they do that?
Farmers might replace the crops with new crops that grow better. They do this to make more money.