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