A) location B) climate C) airports D) natural resources
A) the mountains of the southeast B) the Gulf Stream C) snowfall that is not very deep D) the Scottish Highlands
A) workers' families ice skate and swim there. B) it provides food annd water for the population. C) it is used for hydroelectric power and transportation of goods. D) it is used to clean machinery before it is shipped overseas.
A) no government funding B) lack of workers C) no market for them D) harsh climate
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 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’s coal resources are used as fuel for manufacturing, but Russia’s are not.
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 warm air from the Sahara Desert, which creates a warm, dry summer for most of Italy 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) the southern region. B) urban areas. C) farming communities. D) rural areas.
A) command B) Parliamentary C) traditional D) mixed-market
A) required schoolchildren to learn one or two other languages besides their native 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) decided not to trade with people who do not speak the same language
A) False B) True
A) German B) English C) Italian D) Russian
A) Providing the ideas to start and expand businesses B) Writing laws to protect personal property C) Creating businesses that give people jobs D) Working to increase the amount of goods and services bought by a country
A) Other countries may need the resources. B) People in other countries don’t want to sell their natural resources. C) Businesses have a hard time using the natural resources that are located nearby. D) Buying from other countries costs more money.
A) work in brand new factories and are very productive. B) are not as productive as workers in other countries. C) do not want to increase their standard of living. D) have shut down their factories until new ones are built.
A) true B) false
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) 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) People in the country are not affected by the embargo. C) The citizens in the country suffer because of the embargo and demand a change from their government. D) The country does not need to trade with other countries.
A) embargo B) tariff C) quota D) voluntary exchange
A) Russia’s court system always protests the rights of property owners. B) The government in Russia owns most industries. C) Private citizens and corporations in the United Kingdom decide how goods will be produced. D) It takes less time to start a business in Russia than the United Kingdom.
A) United Kingdom B) Russia C) Germany D) about the same for each
A) traditional economy B) command economy C) market economy D) capitalism
A) none of these B) Germany C) Russia D) United Kingdom
A) business owners B) President C) the prime minister D) the government
A) peso B) pound C) dollar D) euro
A) by a vote of the State Duma B) by appointment of the president with approval of the Duma C) by a vote of the citizens D) by appointment of the Federal Assembly
A) true B) false
A) elected by the voters B) half are selected by the president and half selected by the chancellor C) half through election and half appointed by the chancellor D) elected by the Bundesrat
A) Bundesrat. B) Bundestag. C) Parliament D) Basic Law.
A) Autocracy B) Dictatorship C) Democracy D) Oligarchy
A) Chancellor B) Prime Minister C) Czar D) President
A) United Kingdom B) Russia C) Italy D) Germany
A) Countries Union B) Allied Union C) Trade Union D) European Union
A) Parliament. B) Basic Law. C) Bundesrat. D) State Duma
A) Congress B) Monarchy C) High Court D) Parliament
A) Prime Minister B) House of Commons C) House of Lords D) Monarch
A) true B) false
A) prime minister. B) dictator. C) patriarch. D) monarch.
A) the representatives. B) a small group of people C) a single person. D) the citizens
A) an oligarchy and a democracy B) an autocracy and a democracy C) an oligarchy and an autocracy
A) are voluntary members. B) must have a constitution. C) must do what the majority of the members want to do. D) have strong central governments.
A) United Kingdom B) United States C) Germany D) China
A) a high-paying job B) uneducated children C) health care D) technology
A) Roman Catholic B) Judaism C) Christianity D) Islam |