A) climate B) airports C) natural resources D) location
A) the Scottish Highlands B) the Gulf Stream C) the mountains of the southeast D) snowfall that is not very deep
A) workers' families ice skate and swim there. B) it provides food annd water for the population. C) it is used to clean machinery before it is shipped overseas. D) it is used for hydroelectric power and transportation of goods.
A) lack of workers B) no government funding C) harsh climate D) no market for them
A) The United Kingdom’s coal resources are used as fuel for manufacturing, but Russia’s are not. 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 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) The ports of the United Kingdom are influenced by a mild climate, but Russia’s ports are all subtropical. C) The ports of the United Kingdom are open year round, and Russia’s are not. D) There is no difference in the year-round use of the ports in the United Kingdom and Russia.
A) the islands of Sicily and Sardinia, which are not far from the coast of western Italy B) the location of the Alps, which are a defense against other countries C) the location on the Mediterranean Sea with access to Africa, Asia, and Europe D) the warm air from the Sahara Desert, which creates a warm, dry summer for most of Italy
A) urban areas. B) the southern region. C) rural areas. D) farming communities.
A) Parliamentary B) traditional C) mixed-market D) command
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) True B) False
A) German B) English C) Italian D) Russian
A) Working to increase the amount of goods and services bought by a country B) Creating businesses that give people jobs C) Providing the ideas to start and expand businesses D) Writing laws to protect personal property
A) Other countries may need the resources. B) Businesses have a hard time using the natural resources that are located nearby. 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 who are not educated, skilled, and healthy are less productive. B) businesses will not pay the taxes to pay for good schools. C) there will be no money to pay its workers. D) workers will learn on their own the skills they need.
A) It costs more to do business because banks charge fees for exchanges. B) People make more money by trading currency. C) Most people want to use American dollars to trade. 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) quota B) voluntary exchange C) embargo D) tariff
A) It takes less time to start a business in Russia than the United Kingdom. B) Private citizens and corporations in the United Kingdom decide how goods will be produced. C) Russia’s court system always protests the rights of property owners. D) The government in Russia owns most industries.
A) about the same for each B) Germany C) United Kingdom D) Russia
A) traditional economy B) command economy C) capitalism D) market economy
A) United Kingdom B) none of these C) Germany D) Russia
A) the government B) President C) the prime minister D) business owners
A) peso B) pound C) dollar 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) false B) true
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) Bundestag. D) Bundesrat.
A) Autocracy B) Democracy C) Oligarchy D) Dictatorship
A) Czar B) Prime Minister C) Chancellor D) President
A) United Kingdom B) Germany C) Italy D) Russia
A) Countries Union B) Trade Union C) European Union D) Allied Union
A) Parliament. B) Bundesrat. C) Basic Law. D) State Duma
A) High Court B) Monarchy C) Congress D) Parliament
A) Monarch B) Prime Minister C) House of Commons D) House of Lords
A) false B) true
A) prime minister. B) monarch. C) patriarch. D) dictator.
A) a single person. B) the citizens C) a small group of people D) the representatives.
A) an oligarchy and an autocracy B) an oligarchy and a democracy C) an autocracy and a democracy
A) must do what the majority of the members want to do. B) must have a constitution. C) are voluntary members. D) have strong central governments.
A) United States B) United Kingdom C) Germany D) China
A) a high-paying job B) health care C) technology D) uneducated children
A) Islam B) Christianity C) Roman Catholic D) Judaism |