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