Sem 1 End Review A

Use the table illustrating the exchange rates of the official currencies below to answer the questions that follow.

If a German car company wants to

sell cars to European consumers with a minimum of transaction costs due to

currency exchange, in which city should the company open a car dealership?

• Glasgow, Scotland

• Rome, Italy

• Sheffield, England

• St. Petersburg, Russia

Transboundary pollution from which

source causes acid rain in Germany?

• urban sprawl in Spain

• nuclear activity in Ukraine

• unsustainable farming practices in

  Italy

• coal-burning factories in the United Kingdom

In which THREE of the following ways were civilian populations exposed to radiation by the incident at Chernobyl?

• direct contact with thermal

  radiation

• eating contaminated agricultural products

• contact with radioactive dust and

  debris

• the blast from a nuclear explosion

• exposure to a radioactive cloud

Slavic languages are predominantly

found in which two regions?

• western Asia and North Africa

• eastern Europe and northern Asia

• western Europe and the Americas

• eastern Europe and western Asia

The three main religions in Europe, Islam, Christianity, and Judaism, are considered monotheistic religions. What does this mean?

• They all evolved from

  Protestantism.

• They all evolved from Catholicism.

• They teach that there are many

  gods.

• They teach that there is only one

  god.

What is the MOST widely practiced

religion in Europe today?

• Christianity

• Hinduism

• Islam

• Judaism

Which answer choice correctly compares or contrasts the roles of citizens in the German and Russian governments?

• German and Russian citizens can vote for representatives in both houses of their legislatures.

• German and Russian citizens can vote for representatives in one house of their legislatures and for their prime ministers.

• German citizens can vote for representatives in one house of their legislature; Russian citizens can vote for representatives in one house of their legislature and for their president.

• German citizens can vote for representatives in one house of their legislature and for their chancellor; Russian citizens can vote only for representatives in one house of their legislature.

Which answer choice correctly contrasts government leadership in Germany and Russia?

• In Germany, the chancellor is the head of state and the president is the head of government; in Russia, the president is the head of state and the prime minister is the head of government.

• In Germany, the president is the head of state and the chancellor is the head of government; in Russia, the prime minister is the head of state and the president is the head of government.

• In Germany, the chancellor is the head of state and the president is the head of government; in Russia, the prime minister is the head of state and the president is the head of government.

• In Germany, the president is the

  head of state and the chancellor is the head of government; in Russia, the

  president is the head of state and the prime minister is the head of

  government.

In which type of economy does

bartering play the LARGEST role?

• a mixed economy

• a pure command economy

• a pure market economy

• a traditional economy

What do countries with traditional economies base their answers to economic questions on?

• what skills workers have

• what consumers demand

• what previous generations produced

• what the government wants to

  produce