A) natural resources B) climate C) location D) airports
A) the Gulf Stream B) snowfall that is not very deep C) the mountains of the southeast D) the Scottish Highlands
A) it is used for hydroelectric power and transportation of goods. B) workers' families ice skate and swim there. C) it provides food annd water for the population. D) it is used to clean machinery before it is shipped overseas.
A) harsh climate B) no government funding C) lack of workers D) no market for them
A) The United Kingdom and Russia both have gold, a valuable natural resource. B) The United Kingdom’s coal resources are used as fuel for manufacturing, but Russia’s are not. C) The United Kingdom and Russia both have large amounts of land and climates suitable for farming. D) 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.
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) There is no difference in the year-round use of the ports in the United Kingdom and Russia. 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 islands of Sicily and Sardinia, which are not far from the coast of western Italy C) the location of the Alps, which are a defense against other countries D) the location on the Mediterranean Sea with access to Africa, Asia, and Europe
A) farming communities. B) urban areas. C) rural areas. D) the southern region.
A) Parliamentary B) command C) mixed-market D) traditional
A) outlawed the use of languages spoken by only a few people 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) decided not to trade with people who do not speak the same language
A) False B) True
A) English B) Russian C) Italian D) German
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) 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) do not want to increase their standard of living. B) work in brand new factories and are very productive. C) have shut down their factories until new ones are built. D) are not as productive as workers in other countries.
A) true B) false
A) there will be no money to pay its workers. B) workers who are not educated, skilled, and healthy are less productive. C) businesses will not pay the taxes to pay for good schools. D) workers will learn on their own the skills they need.
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) 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) tariff B) voluntary exchange C) embargo D) quota
A) Private citizens and corporations in the United Kingdom decide how goods will be produced. B) The government in Russia owns most industries. C) It takes less time to start a business in Russia than the United Kingdom. D) Russia’s court system always protests the rights of property owners.
A) United Kingdom B) Germany C) Russia D) about the same for each
A) market economy B) capitalism C) traditional economy D) command economy
A) United Kingdom B) Germany C) Russia D) none of these
A) the prime minister B) President C) business owners D) the government
A) euro B) peso C) dollar D) pound
A) by a vote of the citizens B) by appointment of the Federal Assembly C) by a vote of the State Duma D) by appointment of the president with approval of the Duma
A) true B) false
A) elected by the Bundesrat 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 voters
A) Basic Law. B) Bundesrat. C) Bundestag. D) Parliament
A) Democracy B) Oligarchy C) Autocracy D) Dictatorship
A) President B) Prime Minister C) Czar D) Chancellor
A) United Kingdom B) Germany C) Italy D) Russia
A) Countries Union B) Allied Union C) Trade Union D) European Union
A) Basic Law. B) Parliament. C) State Duma D) Bundesrat.
A) Congress B) High Court C) Parliament D) Monarchy
A) House of Commons B) Monarch C) House of Lords D) Prime Minister
A) true B) false
A) monarch. B) dictator. C) patriarch. D) prime minister.
A) a small group of people B) the citizens C) the representatives. D) a single person.
A) an autocracy and a democracy B) an oligarchy and an autocracy C) an oligarchy and a democracy
A) have strong central governments. B) must have a constitution. C) are voluntary members. D) must do what the majority of the members want to do.
A) Germany B) China C) United Kingdom D) United States
A) a high-paying job B) technology C) uneducated children D) health care
A) Christianity B) Roman Catholic C) Judaism D) Islam |