A) natural resources B) location C) climate D) airports
A) the mountains of the southeast B) the Scottish Highlands C) snowfall that is not very deep D) the Gulf Stream
A) it provides food annd water for the population. B) it is used for hydroelectric power and transportation of goods. C) workers' families ice skate and swim there. D) it is used to clean machinery before it is shipped overseas.
A) no market for them B) harsh climate C) no government funding D) lack of workers
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) 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 open year round, and Russia’s are not. D) The ports of the United Kingdom are influenced by a mild climate, but Russia’s ports are all subtropical.
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) urban areas. B) the southern region. C) rural areas. D) farming communities.
A) mixed-market B) traditional C) command D) Parliamentary
A) decided not to trade with people who do not speak the same language B) required schoolchildren to learn one or two other languages besides their native language C) outlawed the use of languages spoken by only a few people D) made laws ensuring that English is the only official language of the European Union
A) True B) False
A) English B) German C) Italian D) Russian
A) Writing laws to protect personal property B) Creating businesses that give people jobs C) Working to increase the amount of goods and services bought by a country D) Providing the ideas to start and expand businesses
A) People in other countries don’t want to sell their natural resources. B) Buying from other countries costs more money. C) Other countries may need the resources. D) Businesses have a hard time using the natural resources that are located nearby.
A) work in brand new factories and are very productive. B) have shut down their factories until new ones are built. C) are not as productive as workers in other countries. D) do not want to increase their standard of living.
A) false B) true
A) workers will learn on their own the skills they need. B) there will be no money to pay its workers. C) workers who are not educated, skilled, and healthy are less productive. D) businesses will not pay the taxes to pay for good schools.
A) It costs more to do business because banks charge fees for exchanges. B) Banks do not like to exchange their money for other currencies. C) Most people want to use American dollars to trade. D) People make more money by trading currency.
A) The country does not need to trade with other countries. 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) Merchants are able to continue doing business.
A) embargo B) voluntary exchange C) tariff D) quota
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) Germany B) about the same for each C) United Kingdom D) Russia
A) traditional economy B) command economy C) capitalism D) market economy
A) none of these B) Russia C) United Kingdom D) Germany
A) the government B) the prime minister C) President D) business owners
A) pound B) euro C) dollar D) peso
A) by a vote of the citizens B) by appointment of the president with approval of the Duma C) by appointment of the Federal Assembly D) by a vote of the State Duma
A) false B) true
A) elected by the voters B) elected by the Bundesrat C) half through election and half appointed by the chancellor D) half are selected by the president and half selected by the chancellor
A) Bundesrat. B) Parliament C) Bundestag. D) Basic Law.
A) Oligarchy B) Dictatorship C) Democracy D) Autocracy
A) Prime Minister B) President C) Chancellor D) Czar
A) United Kingdom B) Italy C) Russia D) Germany
A) European Union B) Allied Union C) Trade Union D) Countries Union
A) Bundesrat. B) Basic Law. C) State Duma D) Parliament.
A) High Court B) Congress C) Monarchy D) Parliament
A) House of Commons B) Monarch C) House of Lords D) Prime Minister
A) true B) false
A) patriarch. B) dictator. C) monarch. D) prime minister.
A) a single person. B) the citizens C) the representatives. D) a small group of people
A) an oligarchy and a democracy B) an oligarchy and an autocracy 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) Germany C) United Kingdom D) China
A) a high-paying job B) technology C) health care D) uneducated children
A) Christianity B) Roman Catholic C) Islam D) Judaism |