The Business Cycle
A Grade 12 Social Studies worksheet covering the phases, causes, and effects of the business cycle, including key economic indicators and government responses.
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The Business Cycle
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Read each question carefully and provide thoughtful, accurate answers. For multiple-choice questions, select the best option. For fill-in-the-blank and short-answer questions, use the space provided.
1. Which phase of the business cycle is characterized by rising GDP, low unemployment, and increasing consumer spending?
Contraction
Trough
Expansion
Peak
2. A significant decline in economic activity spread across the economy, lasting more than a few months, is known as a:
Boom
Recession
Recovery
Inflation
3. The four phases of the business cycle are expansion, peak, contraction, and .
4. During a recession, unemployment typically , and consumer confidence .
5. Fiscal policy involves the actions taken by central banks to influence the money supply and credit conditions.
True
False
6. Briefly explain the difference between a recession and a depression.
Match each economic indicator with its description.
7. GDP
a. The percentage of the labor force that is jobless.
8. Inflation Rate
b. The total value of goods and services produced in a country.
9. Unemployment Rate
c. The rate at which the general level of prices for goods and services is rising.
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