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