A) airports B) location C) natural resources D) climate
A) snowfall that is not very deep B) the mountains of the southeast C) the Scottish Highlands D) the Gulf Stream
A) it is used to clean machinery before it is shipped overseas. B) workers' families ice skate and swim there. C) it provides food annd water for the population. D) it is used for hydroelectric power and transportation of goods.
A) lack of workers B) no government funding C) harsh climate D) no market for them
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 warm air from the Sahara Desert, which creates a warm, dry summer for most of Italy B) the location on the Mediterranean Sea with access to Africa, Asia, and Europe C) the location of the Alps, which are a defense against other countries D) the islands of Sicily and Sardinia, which are not far from the coast of western Italy
A) rural areas. B) the southern region. C) farming communities. D) urban areas.
A) Parliamentary B) mixed-market C) command D) traditional
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) Russian B) English C) Italian D) German
A) Writing laws to protect personal property B) Working to increase the amount of goods and services bought by a country C) Providing the ideas to start and expand businesses D) Creating businesses that give people jobs
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) do not want to increase their standard of living. C) have shut down their factories until new ones are built. D) are not as productive as workers in other countries.
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) It costs more to do business because banks charge fees for exchanges. B) Banks do not like to exchange their money for other currencies. C) Most people want to use American dollars to trade. D) People make more money by trading currency.
A) Merchants are able to continue doing business. 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) People in the country are not affected by the embargo.
A) voluntary exchange B) embargo C) quota D) tariff
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) The government in Russia owns most industries. D) Russia’s court system always protests the rights of property owners.
A) United Kingdom B) Germany C) Russia D) about the same for each
A) capitalism B) command economy C) market economy D) traditional economy
A) Russia B) Germany C) none of these D) United Kingdom
A) the prime minister B) business owners C) President D) the government
A) peso B) pound C) dollar D) euro
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 through election and half appointed by the chancellor B) half are selected by the president and half selected by the chancellor C) elected by the Bundesrat D) elected by the voters
A) Bundesrat. B) Parliament C) Basic Law. D) Bundestag.
A) Democracy B) Dictatorship C) Oligarchy D) Autocracy
A) President B) Prime Minister C) Czar D) Chancellor
A) Russia B) United Kingdom C) Italy D) Germany
A) European Union B) Allied Union C) Countries Union D) Trade Union
A) State Duma B) Bundesrat. C) Parliament. D) Basic Law.
A) Parliament B) High Court C) Congress D) Monarchy
A) Monarch B) House of Commons C) House of Lords D) Prime Minister
A) true B) false
A) monarch. B) patriarch. C) dictator. D) prime minister.
A) the representatives. B) the citizens C) a small group of people D) a single person.
A) an oligarchy and a democracy B) an oligarchy and an autocracy C) an autocracy and a democracy
A) are voluntary members. B) must have a constitution. C) must do what the majority of the members want to do. D) have strong central governments.
A) United States B) China C) United Kingdom D) Germany
A) health care B) technology C) uneducated children D) a high-paying job
A) Roman Catholic B) Judaism C) Islam D) Christianity |