A) airports B) climate C) location D) natural resources
A) the Scottish Highlands B) the mountains of the southeast C) snowfall that is not very deep D) the Gulf Stream
A) it is used for hydroelectric power and transportation of goods. B) workers' families ice skate and swim there. C) it provides food annd water for the population. D) it is used to clean machinery before it is shipped overseas.
A) lack of workers B) no market for them C) harsh climate D) no government funding
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’s coal resources are used as fuel for manufacturing, but Russia’s are not. D) The United Kingdom and Russia both have gold, a valuable natural resource.
A) Russia has no port cities, while the United Kingdom is an island with many. 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) The ports of the United Kingdom are open year round, and Russia’s are not.
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 warm air from the Sahara Desert, which creates a warm, dry summer for most of Italy D) the location of the Alps, which are a defense against other countries
A) urban areas. B) farming communities. C) rural areas. D) the southern region.
A) Parliamentary B) traditional C) command D) mixed-market
A) made laws ensuring that English is the only official language of the European Union B) outlawed the use of languages spoken by only a few people C) required schoolchildren to learn one or two other languages besides their native language D) decided not to trade with people who do not speak the same language
A) True B) False
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) Buying from other countries costs more money. 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) have shut down their factories until new ones are built. C) do not want to increase their standard of living. D) are not as productive as workers in other countries.
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 will learn on their own the skills they need. D) workers who are not educated, skilled, and healthy are less productive.
A) People make more money by trading currency. B) Most people want to use American dollars to trade. 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) People in the country are not affected by the embargo. 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) Merchants are able to continue doing business.
A) voluntary exchange B) quota C) tariff 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) Germany C) Russia D) about the same for each
A) capitalism B) market economy C) command economy D) traditional economy
A) United Kingdom B) Germany C) none of these D) Russia
A) the prime minister B) business owners C) the government D) President
A) euro B) dollar C) pound D) peso
A) by a vote of the citizens B) by a vote of the State Duma C) by appointment of the Federal Assembly D) by appointment of the president with approval of the 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) Basic Law. B) Parliament C) Bundesrat. D) Bundestag.
A) Oligarchy B) Dictatorship C) Democracy D) Autocracy
A) Chancellor B) Prime Minister C) President D) Czar
A) Germany B) United Kingdom C) Italy D) Russia
A) Countries Union B) European Union C) Allied Union D) Trade Union
A) Parliament. B) State Duma C) Basic Law. D) Bundesrat.
A) Monarchy B) High Court C) Congress D) Parliament
A) Monarch B) Prime Minister C) House of Lords D) House of Commons
A) true B) false
A) dictator. B) patriarch. C) prime minister. D) monarch.
A) the citizens B) a single person. C) the representatives. D) a small group of people
A) an autocracy and a democracy B) an oligarchy 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) United Kingdom C) United States D) China
A) technology B) health care C) a high-paying job D) uneducated children
A) Judaism B) Christianity C) Roman Catholic D) Islam |