A) location B) natural resources C) airports D) climate
A) the Gulf Stream B) snowfall that is not very deep C) the mountains of the southeast D) the Scottish Highlands
A) it is used to clean machinery before it is shipped overseas. B) it provides food annd water for the population. C) it is used for hydroelectric power and transportation of goods. D) workers' families ice skate and swim there.
A) harsh climate B) lack of workers C) no market for them D) no government funding
A) The United Kingdom and Russia both have gold, a valuable natural resource. 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 large amounts of land and climates suitable for farming. 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) Russia has no port cities, while the United Kingdom is an island with many. C) The ports of the United Kingdom are influenced by a mild climate, but Russia’s ports are all subtropical. 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 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) farming communities. B) the southern region. C) rural areas. D) urban areas.
A) mixed-market B) Parliamentary C) traditional D) command
A) decided not to trade with people who do not speak the same language 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) made laws ensuring that English is the only official language of the European Union
A) False B) True
A) Russian B) German C) English 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) Buying from other countries costs more money. B) People in other countries don’t want to sell their natural resources. C) Other countries may need the resources. D) Businesses have a hard time using the natural resources that are located nearby.
A) do not want to increase their standard of living. B) are not as productive as workers in other countries. C) have shut down their factories until new ones are built. D) work in brand new factories and are very productive.
A) true B) false
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) Most people want to use American dollars to trade. C) It costs more to do business because banks charge fees for exchanges. D) People make more money by trading currency.
A) Merchants are able to continue doing business. B) People in the country are not affected by the embargo. C) The country does not need to trade with other countries. D) The citizens in the country suffer because of the embargo and demand a change from their government.
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) Russia’s court system always protests the rights of property owners. C) The government in Russia owns most industries. D) Private citizens and corporations in the United Kingdom decide how goods will be produced.
A) United Kingdom B) about the same for each C) Russia D) Germany
A) market economy B) traditional economy C) command economy D) capitalism
A) Germany B) Russia C) none of these D) United Kingdom
A) business owners B) the prime minister C) the government D) President
A) peso B) dollar C) euro D) pound
A) by appointment of the president with approval of the Duma B) by appointment of the Federal Assembly C) by a vote of the State Duma D) by a vote of the citizens
A) false B) true
A) half are selected by the president and half selected by the chancellor B) elected by the Bundesrat C) half through election and half appointed by the chancellor D) elected by the voters
A) Parliament B) Bundesrat. C) Bundestag. D) Basic Law.
A) Dictatorship B) Autocracy C) Oligarchy D) Democracy
A) Chancellor B) Prime Minister C) Czar D) President
A) Russia B) Germany C) United Kingdom D) Italy
A) Trade Union B) Countries Union C) European Union D) Allied Union
A) Basic Law. B) Parliament. C) State Duma D) Bundesrat.
A) Congress B) Parliament C) Monarchy D) High Court
A) House of Commons B) House of Lords C) Prime Minister D) Monarch
A) false B) true
A) monarch. B) dictator. C) prime minister. D) patriarch.
A) a single person. B) the citizens C) the representatives. D) a small group of people
A) an oligarchy and an autocracy B) an autocracy and a democracy C) an oligarchy and a democracy
A) are voluntary members. B) have strong central governments. C) must have a constitution. D) must do what the majority of the members want to do.
A) China B) United States C) United Kingdom D) Germany
A) a high-paying job B) technology C) uneducated children D) health care
A) Roman Catholic B) Islam C) Christianity D) Judaism |