A) natural resources B) location C) airports D) climate
A) the mountains of the southeast B) the Gulf Stream C) the Scottish Highlands D) snowfall that is not very deep
A) workers' families ice skate and swim there. B) it is used for hydroelectric power and transportation of goods. C) it is used to clean machinery before it is shipped overseas. D) it provides food annd water for the population.
A) harsh climate B) no government funding C) no market for them D) lack of workers
A) 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. B) The United Kingdom and Russia both have gold, a valuable natural resource. 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 influenced by a mild climate, but Russia’s ports are all subtropical. 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 open year round, and Russia’s are not. D) Russia has no port cities, while the United Kingdom is an island with many.
A) the islands of Sicily and Sardinia, which are not far from the coast of western Italy 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 location of the Alps, which are a defense against other countries
A) the southern region. B) rural areas. C) urban areas. D) farming communities.
A) mixed-market B) traditional C) Parliamentary D) command
A) made laws ensuring that English is the only official language of the European Union B) outlawed the use of languages spoken by only a few people C) decided not to trade with people who do not speak the same language 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) 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) Other countries may need the resources. B) Buying from other countries costs more money. C) People in other countries don’t want to sell their natural resources. D) Businesses have a hard time using the natural resources that are located nearby.
A) are not as productive as workers in other countries. B) have shut down their factories until new ones are built. C) work in brand new factories and are very productive. D) do not want to increase their standard of living.
A) true B) false
A) there will be no money to pay its workers. B) businesses will not pay the taxes to pay for good schools. C) workers who are not educated, skilled, and healthy are less productive. 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) Merchants are able to continue doing business. 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) quota C) tariff D) voluntary exchange
A) Private citizens and corporations in the United Kingdom decide how goods will be produced. B) Russia’s court system always protests the rights of property owners. C) The government in Russia owns most industries. 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) market economy B) capitalism C) traditional economy D) command economy
A) Russia B) none of these C) Germany D) United Kingdom
A) the government B) business owners C) President D) the prime minister
A) dollar B) pound C) peso D) euro
A) by a vote of the citizens B) by appointment of the Federal Assembly C) by appointment of the president with approval of the Duma D) by a vote of the State Duma
A) true B) false
A) half are selected by the president and half selected by the chancellor B) half through election and half appointed by the chancellor C) elected by the voters D) elected by the Bundesrat
A) Parliament B) Bundestag. C) Basic Law. D) Bundesrat.
A) Autocracy B) Democracy C) Oligarchy D) Dictatorship
A) Chancellor B) Prime Minister C) President D) Czar
A) Russia B) Germany C) Italy D) United Kingdom
A) Trade Union B) European Union C) Countries Union D) Allied Union
A) State Duma B) Bundesrat. C) Basic Law. D) Parliament.
A) High Court B) Monarchy C) Parliament D) Congress
A) Prime Minister B) House of Commons C) Monarch D) House of Lords
A) false B) true
A) patriarch. B) dictator. C) prime minister. D) monarch.
A) the citizens B) a single person. 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 Kingdom B) China C) United States D) Germany
A) health care B) uneducated children C) a high-paying job D) technology
A) Roman Catholic B) Judaism C) Christianity D) Islam |