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WorksheetsMidterm Review 2
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 14mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
“Record Breaking Lines Form at All Apple Stores as the New iPhone 6 Has Just Been Released. Phones are in Short Supply!” The above headline displays elements of what type of economy?
a)
Command
b)
Socialist
c)
Democratic
d)
Free Enterprise
2.
Which of the following is the best example of cultural convergence?
a)
Different countries in Europe today have similar ways of life
b)
Some Turkish “guest workers” in Germany cannot read or write in German
c)
People in the Sahel region of Africa are moving to nearby regions to escape dry conditions from drought
d)
Some universities do not require students to study a foreign language
3.
In North Korea, Kim Jun Ill is the “eternal president” and makes all decisions for the country and its citizens. There are no elections and all television/radio stations are controlled by the “eternal president”. North Korea is an example of which type of government?
a)
Theocracy
b)
Monarchy
c)
Democracy
d)
Totalitarian
4.
When it was first founded, the colonies of the United States provided raw goods to Great Britain. In the United States, what level of economic activity is taking place?
a)
Primary
b)
Secondary
c)
Tertiary
d)
Quaternary
5.
Where on the spectrum would you find a country with a truly free enterprise economic system?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
6.
Totalitarian is to communist as democracy is to?
a)
Free Enterprise
b)
Socialism
c)
Theocracy
d)
Command
7.
What pair of countries in the chart would most likely be categorized as “less developed”?
a)
Country A and C
b)
Country C and D
c)
Country B and D
d)
Country C and B
8.
Which country would most likely ranked as having a “Very High Human Development”-the highest classification?
a)
Country A
b)
Country B
c)
Country C
d)
Country D
9.
Which nation has the worst healthcare system?
a)
Country A
b)
Country B
c)
Country C
d)
Country D
10.
Gender inequality refers to disparity between individuals based on gender. Which country would clearly have gender inequality?
a)
Country A
b)
Country B
c)
Country C
d)
Country D
11.
The following picture demonstrates an example of what type of economic activity?
a)
Subsistence
Agriculture
b)
Commercial
Farming
c)
Cottage
Industry
d)
Commercial
Industry
12.
Which of the following is a likely cultural characteristic of the society pictured above?
a)
Religious diversity in the society
b)
Many innovations are produced
c)
Immigrants bring new ideas into the country
d)
Traditional viewpoints are common
13.
Which geographic feature is primarily responsible for the lowest population the area shown on the map?
a)
Columbia River
b)
Pacific
Ocean
c)
Rocky
Mountains
d)
Mississippi
River Valley
14.
Which of the following is an example of diffusion brought about by the Columbian Exchange?
a)
The
Europeans brought agriculture products and disease to the Americas
b)
The
Americas sent vegetables that Europeans accepted as main parts of their diet
(like the Irish and the potato and the Italians and the tomato)
c)
Neither
the Americas nor Europe had much effect on each other’s culture
d)
Both
A and B
15.
The economy of the United States is run on a free enterprise system, in which:
a)
Large
businesses such as utility companies are ran by the state
b)
The
government retains strict controls over businesses, resources, and technology
that are sold and traded for profit
c)
Business,
resources, and technology are worker-owned and operated
d)
The government exerts little control over
business, resources, and technology operated for profit by private individuals
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