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