Economics

Virginia SOL 3.10

Explain basic economic principles.

What students need to be able to do

  • Define production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services.
  • Understand different cultures and the natural, human, and capital resources they use in the production of goods and services.
  • Recognize that because people and regions cannot produce everything they want, they specialize in what they do best and trade for the rest.
  • Identify examples of making an economic choice and explain the idea of opportunity cost.