A) airports B) location C) natural resources D) climate
A) the Gulf Stream B) the mountains of the southeast C) the Scottish Highlands D) snowfall that is not very deep
A) it provides food annd water for the population. B) it is used for hydroelectric power and transportation of goods. C) it is used to clean machinery before it is shipped overseas. D) workers' families ice skate and swim there.
A) lack of workers B) no government funding C) harsh climate D) no market for them
A) The United Kingdom’s fossil fuel resources are being used up, but much of Russia’s are unused due to Russia’s climate and geography. B) The United Kingdom and Russia both have gold, a valuable natural resource. C) The United Kingdom and Russia both have large amounts of land and climates suitable for farming. D) The United Kingdom’s coal resources are used as fuel for manufacturing, but Russia’s are not.
A) There is no difference in the year-round use of the ports in the United Kingdom and Russia. B) Russia has no port cities, while the United Kingdom is an island with many. C) The ports of the United Kingdom are open year round, and Russia’s are not. D) The ports of the United Kingdom are influenced by a mild climate, but Russia’s ports are all subtropical.
A) the location of the Alps, which are a defense against other countries B) the location on the Mediterranean Sea with access to Africa, Asia, and Europe C) the warm air from the Sahara Desert, which creates a warm, dry summer for most of Italy D) the islands of Sicily and Sardinia, which are not far from the coast of western Italy
A) urban areas. B) farming communities. C) the southern region. D) rural areas.
A) command B) traditional C) Parliamentary D) mixed-market
A) decided not to trade with people who do not speak the same language B) required schoolchildren to learn one or two other languages besides their native language C) outlawed the use of languages spoken by only a few people D) made laws ensuring that English is the only official language of the European Union
A) False B) True
A) English B) German C) Italian D) Russian
A) Writing laws to protect personal property B) Creating businesses that give people jobs C) Providing the ideas to start and expand businesses D) Working to increase the amount of goods and services bought by a country
A) People in other countries don’t want to sell their natural resources. B) Buying from other countries costs more money. C) Other countries may need the resources. D) Businesses have a hard time using the natural resources that are located nearby.
A) work in brand new factories and are very productive. B) are not as productive as workers in other countries. C) do not want to increase their standard of living. D) have shut down their factories until new ones are built.
A) false B) true
A) there will be no money to pay its workers. B) workers will learn on their own the skills they need. C) workers who are not educated, skilled, and healthy are less productive. D) businesses will not pay the taxes to pay for good schools.
A) It costs more to do business because banks charge fees for exchanges. B) People make more money by trading currency. C) Most people want to use American dollars to trade. D) Banks do not like to exchange their money for other currencies.
A) Merchants are able to continue doing business. B) People in the country are not affected by the embargo. C) The country does not need to trade with other countries. D) The citizens in the country suffer because of the embargo and demand a change from their government.
A) tariff B) embargo C) quota D) voluntary exchange
A) Private citizens and corporations in the United Kingdom decide how goods will be produced. B) The government in Russia owns most industries. C) Russia’s court system always protests the rights of property owners. D) It takes less time to start a business in Russia than the United Kingdom.
A) Germany B) United Kingdom C) about the same for each D) Russia
A) command economy B) market economy C) traditional economy D) capitalism
A) United Kingdom B) Russia C) none of these D) Germany
A) the prime minister B) business owners C) President D) the government
A) peso B) pound C) euro D) dollar
A) by a vote of the State Duma B) by appointment of the Federal Assembly C) by a vote of the citizens D) by appointment of the president with approval of the Duma
A) false B) true
A) elected by the Bundesrat B) half through election and half appointed by the chancellor C) elected by the voters D) half are selected by the president and half selected by the chancellor
A) Bundesrat. B) Parliament C) Bundestag. D) Basic Law.
A) Dictatorship B) Oligarchy C) Autocracy D) Democracy
A) Czar B) Chancellor C) President D) Prime Minister
A) Italy B) Germany C) United Kingdom D) Russia
A) Trade Union B) European Union C) Countries Union D) Allied Union
A) State Duma B) Parliament. C) Basic Law. D) Bundesrat.
A) Monarchy B) High Court C) Congress D) Parliament
A) Prime Minister B) House of Lords C) Monarch D) House of Commons
A) false B) true
A) prime minister. B) patriarch. C) dictator. D) monarch.
A) a small group of people B) a single person. C) the representatives. D) the citizens
A) an oligarchy and a democracy B) an autocracy and a democracy C) an oligarchy and an autocracy
A) have strong central governments. B) are voluntary members. C) must do what the majority of the members want to do. D) must have a constitution.
A) United States B) United Kingdom C) China D) Germany
A) a high-paying job B) uneducated children C) technology D) health care
A) Islam B) Judaism C) Christianity D) Roman Catholic |