Natural Resources and the Economy

Mission Brief #75

🎯 Your mission

Spot the cost behind the price.

⚡ The twist

Cheap for you usually means expensive for someone else.

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Natural resources — water, timber, minerals, oil — are raw materials economies depend on. Countries with abundant resources often build industries around extracting them.

Key facts

Remember these

1Trade connects people globally.
2Every choice has an opportunity cost.
3Money is a medium of exchange.

Then & Now

💱 This is happening in your local store every single day.

Question 1 of 2

What is an opportunity cost?

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Question 2 of 2

What is the difference between needs and wants?

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