A) location B) airports C) climate D) natural resources
A) the Scottish Highlands B) snowfall that is not very deep 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) lack of workers B) no market for them C) no government funding D) harsh climate
A) The United Kingdom and Russia both have gold, a valuable natural resource. B) The United Kingdom and Russia both have large amounts of land and climates suitable for farming. C) The United Kingdom’s coal resources are used as fuel for manufacturing, but Russia’s are not. 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) 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 open year round, and Russia’s are not. 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 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) urban areas. C) farming communities. D) the southern region.
A) traditional B) command C) Parliamentary D) mixed-market
A) made laws ensuring that English is the only official language of the European Union 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) decided not to trade with people who do not speak the same language
A) False B) True
A) English B) German C) Italian D) Russian
A) Providing the ideas to start and expand businesses B) Creating businesses that give people jobs C) Working to increase the amount of goods and services bought by a country D) Writing laws to protect personal property
A) Other countries may need the resources. B) People in other countries don’t want to sell their natural resources. C) Businesses have a hard time using the natural resources that are located nearby. D) Buying from other countries costs more money.
A) have shut down their factories until new ones are built. B) work in brand new factories and are very productive. 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) 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) 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) People in the country are not affected by the embargo. D) The citizens in the country suffer because of the embargo and demand a change from their government.
A) embargo B) quota C) voluntary exchange D) tariff
A) Russia’s court system always protests the rights of property owners. B) It takes less time to start a business in Russia than the United Kingdom. C) The government in Russia owns most industries. D) Private citizens and corporations in the United Kingdom decide how goods will be produced.
A) Germany B) United Kingdom C) about the same for each D) Russia
A) market economy B) capitalism C) command economy D) traditional economy
A) Russia B) Germany C) United Kingdom D) none of these
A) business owners B) the government C) President D) the prime minister
A) pound B) dollar C) peso D) euro
A) by appointment of the president with approval of the Duma B) by a vote of the citizens C) by a vote of the State Duma D) by appointment of the Federal Assembly
A) false B) true
A) half through election and half appointed by the chancellor B) elected by the Bundesrat C) half are selected by the president and half selected by the chancellor D) elected by the voters
A) Bundestag. B) Basic Law. C) Parliament D) Bundesrat.
A) Democracy B) Oligarchy C) Autocracy D) Dictatorship
A) Czar B) Chancellor C) President D) Prime Minister
A) Germany B) Russia C) Italy D) United Kingdom
A) European Union B) Countries Union C) Trade Union D) Allied Union
A) Basic Law. B) Bundesrat. C) Parliament. D) State Duma
A) Parliament B) High Court C) Congress D) Monarchy
A) House of Commons B) Monarch C) House of Lords D) Prime Minister
A) false B) true
A) dictator. B) patriarch. C) monarch. D) prime minister.
A) a small group of people B) a single person. C) the citizens D) the representatives.
A) an oligarchy and a democracy B) an autocracy and a democracy C) an oligarchy and an autocracy
A) must have a constitution. B) are voluntary members. C) have strong central governments. D) must do what the majority of the members want to do.
A) Germany B) China C) United Kingdom D) United States
A) a high-paying job B) health care C) uneducated children D) technology
A) Christianity B) Islam C) Judaism D) Roman Catholic |