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