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