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