A) natural resources B) climate C) location D) airports
A) the Scottish Highlands B) the Gulf Stream C) the mountains of the southeast D) snowfall that is not very deep
A) it provides food annd water for the population. B) it is used to clean machinery before it is shipped overseas. C) it is used for hydroelectric power and transportation of goods. D) workers' families ice skate and swim there.
A) lack of workers B) no market for them C) harsh climate 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) Russia has no port cities, while the United Kingdom is an island with many. B) There is no difference in the year-round use of the ports in the United Kingdom and Russia. C) The ports of the United Kingdom are influenced by a mild climate, but Russia’s ports are all subtropical. D) The ports of the United Kingdom are open year round, and Russia’s are not.
A) the warm air from the Sahara Desert, which creates a warm, dry summer for most of 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 islands of Sicily and Sardinia, which are not far from the coast of western Italy
A) the southern region. B) urban areas. C) rural areas. D) farming communities.
A) command B) Parliamentary C) mixed-market D) traditional
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) required schoolchildren to learn one or two other languages besides their native language D) outlawed the use of languages spoken by only a few people
A) True B) False
A) English B) Italian C) German D) Russian
A) Writing laws to protect personal property B) Providing the ideas to start and expand businesses C) Creating businesses that give people jobs D) Working to increase the amount of goods and services bought by a country
A) Buying from other countries costs more money. B) Other countries may need the resources. C) Businesses have a hard time using the natural resources that are located nearby. 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) work in brand new factories and are very productive. C) do not want to increase their standard of living. D) are not as productive as workers in other countries.
A) true B) false
A) workers who are not educated, skilled, and healthy are less productive. B) there will be no money to pay its workers. C) businesses will not pay the taxes to pay for good schools. 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) The country does not need to trade with other countries. B) The citizens in the country suffer because of the embargo and demand a change from their government. C) People in the country are not affected by the embargo. D) Merchants are able to continue doing business.
A) embargo B) quota C) voluntary exchange 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) Germany B) United Kingdom C) Russia D) about the same for each
A) traditional economy B) command economy C) market economy D) capitalism
A) United Kingdom B) Russia C) none of these D) Germany
A) the prime minister B) the government C) President D) business owners
A) dollar B) pound C) euro D) peso
A) by a vote of the State Duma B) by appointment of the president with approval of the Duma C) by appointment of the Federal Assembly D) by a vote of the citizens
A) true B) false
A) half through election and half appointed by the chancellor B) elected by the voters C) elected by the Bundesrat D) half are selected by the president and half selected by the chancellor
A) Basic Law. B) Bundestag. C) Bundesrat. D) Parliament
A) Oligarchy B) Autocracy C) Dictatorship D) Democracy
A) Prime Minister B) Chancellor C) Czar D) President
A) Russia B) United Kingdom C) Italy D) Germany
A) European Union B) Trade Union C) Countries Union D) Allied Union
A) Parliament. B) State Duma C) Bundesrat. D) Basic Law.
A) Parliament B) Monarchy C) Congress D) High Court
A) Monarch B) House of Commons C) House of Lords D) Prime Minister
A) true B) false
A) dictator. B) prime minister. C) patriarch. D) monarch.
A) a small group of people B) the citizens C) the representatives. D) a single person.
A) an oligarchy and an autocracy B) an autocracy and a democracy C) an oligarchy and a democracy
A) must have a constitution. B) are voluntary members. C) have strong central governments. D) must do what the majority of the members want to do.
A) Germany B) United Kingdom C) United States D) China
A) health care B) a high-paying job C) technology D) uneducated children
A) Judaism B) Christianity C) Roman Catholic D) Islam |