European Economic Cooperation Quiz

How has the adoption of the euro affected tourism within Europe?

• People have to change their money before they travel

• the common market made tourism easier

• traveling between countries is difficult and complicated

What is the result of Europe's improved medical care and smaller families?

• younger population

• aging population

• more medicine

• healthier population

Why would the formation of the Common Market have encouraged trade across borders?

• Trade across borders was more complicated because everyone uses their own money

• Trade across borders was more complicated because their are too many countries

• Trade across borders is easier because all countries belong to the same economy

• Trade across borders is easier because all of the countries want to make money and share goods.

Why do you think many Eastern European countries want to adopt the euro?

• make more money

• erase their debts and share money

• common market to increase their economy

• because the Euro's look cool

What reasons might there be to explain the difficulties Yugoslavia encountered in its transition to democracy?

• leadership was challenging

• arguments about how to run the country

• different beliefs lead to civil war

How has Europe's aging population led to increased immigration?

• Not enough people to work the available jobs because everyone has retired

• People don't want to work at certain jobs, and so new people come to the country to work.

• Families are coming to visit their older relatives

What types of businesses in particular would need additional workers because of Europe’s aging population?

• construction

• engineering

• architecture

• all of the above

Though some eastern European countries have had success in changing to the market economy, what problems have other countries in the region faced?

• Countries have had to face civil war, and revolutions

• New businesses are slow to develop, unemployment, and rising prices

• Countries do not enough jobs for all of their people

• most countries have not switched to market economy

Why was the European Union formed?

• to treat countries as one nation

• to unite Europe economically

• to control how farmers get paid

• to give workers equal wages

What is one of the benefits of using a single currency in many EU countries?

• It allows people, money, and goods to move freely from country to country.

• It helps prevent member countries from going into heavy debt.

• It helps create an open market in which goods can be traded using a tariff.

• It allows countries to maintain control of their own affairs