A) natural resources B) location C) airports D) climate
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 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) no government funding B) no market for them C) harsh climate D) lack of workers
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) There is no difference in the year-round use of the ports in the United Kingdom and Russia. B) The ports of the United Kingdom are open year round, and Russia’s are not. 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 location on the Mediterranean Sea with access to Africa, Asia, and Europe B) the location of the Alps, which are a defense against other countries C) the islands of Sicily and Sardinia, which are not far from the coast of western Italy D) the warm air from the Sahara Desert, which creates a warm, dry summer for most of Italy
A) rural areas. B) the southern region. C) urban areas. D) farming communities.
A) traditional B) command C) mixed-market D) Parliamentary
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) decided not to trade with people who do not speak the same language D) required schoolchildren to learn one or two other languages besides their native language
A) False B) True
A) English B) Russian C) German D) Italian
A) Creating businesses that give people jobs B) Writing laws to protect personal property 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) Buying from other countries costs more money. D) People in other countries don’t want to sell their natural resources.
A) have shut down their factories until new ones are built. B) do not want to increase their standard of living. C) work in brand new factories and are very productive. D) are not as productive as workers in other countries.
A) false B) true
A) workers will learn on their own the skills they need. B) workers who are not educated, skilled, and healthy are less productive. C) businesses will not pay the taxes to pay for good schools. D) there will be no money to pay its workers.
A) Banks do not like to exchange their money for other currencies. B) It costs more to do business because banks charge fees for exchanges. C) People make more money by trading currency. D) Most people want to use American dollars to trade.
A) Merchants are able to continue doing business. B) The country does not need to trade with other countries. 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) quota B) tariff C) voluntary exchange D) embargo
A) Private citizens and corporations in the United Kingdom decide how goods will be produced. B) The government in Russia owns most industries. C) Russia’s court system always protests the rights of property owners. D) It takes less time to start a business in Russia than the United Kingdom.
A) United Kingdom B) Germany C) Russia D) about the same for each
A) market economy B) command economy C) capitalism D) traditional economy
A) Russia B) none of these C) Germany D) United Kingdom
A) business owners B) the government C) the prime minister D) President
A) pound B) dollar C) peso D) euro
A) by a vote of the State Duma B) by appointment of the Federal Assembly C) by appointment of the president with approval of the Duma D) by a vote of the citizens
A) true B) false
A) elected by the Bundesrat B) half through election and half appointed by the chancellor C) half are selected by the president and half selected by the chancellor D) elected by the voters
A) Bundesrat. B) Bundestag. C) Basic Law. D) Parliament
A) Autocracy B) Oligarchy C) Democracy D) Dictatorship
A) President B) Czar C) Chancellor D) Prime Minister
A) Germany B) Russia C) Italy D) United Kingdom
A) Countries Union B) Allied Union C) European Union D) Trade Union
A) Basic Law. B) Parliament. C) Bundesrat. D) State Duma
A) Congress B) High Court C) Parliament D) Monarchy
A) House of Commons B) Prime Minister C) Monarch D) House of Lords
A) true B) false
A) monarch. B) patriarch. C) dictator. D) prime minister.
A) a small group of people B) the citizens C) the representatives. D) a single person.
A) an oligarchy and a democracy B) an autocracy and a democracy C) an oligarchy and an autocracy
A) must do what the majority of the members want to do. B) are voluntary members. C) must have a constitution. D) have strong central governments.
A) United Kingdom B) United States C) Germany D) China
A) a high-paying job B) technology C) uneducated children D) health care
A) Roman Catholic B) Christianity C) Judaism D) Islam |