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WorksheetsPart 1European Governments & Economic Systems
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The head of government in the Parliamentary government belongs to which branch?
a)
Executive
b)
Legislative
c)
National
d)
Judicial
2.
True or False?
Countries want to join the EU to decrease trade.
Countries want to join the EU to decrease trade.
a)
False; they want to INCREASE trade
b)
True; they want to DECREASE trade
c)
False; they want to INCREASE different currency
d)
True; they want to DECREASE people passing freely without a passport
3.
True or False?
The greatest benefit of the European Union is to have free trade and new technologies.
The greatest benefit of the European Union is to have free trade and new technologies.
a)
True
b)
False
4.
In what economic system are prices set by supply and demand, and the producers decide what to produce, how to produce, and for whom?
a)
Traditional Economy
b)
Command Economy
c)
Market Economy
d)
Mixed Economy
5.
When an economic system has been passed down from generation to generation, it's called what?
a)
Traditional
b)
Command
c)
Market
d)
Mixed
6.
The type of economic system where both the government, private citizens and corporations can decide what to produce, how to produce and for whom to produce is called what?
a)
Traditional
b)
Command
c)
Market
d)
Mixed
7.
If your grandfather and father taught you how to fish, because your family are the fishermen in the community and are expected to have that job, what type of economic system is that?
a)
Traditional
b)
Command
c)
Market
d)
Mixed
8.
What are the three trade barriers?
a)
Tariffs, Taxes & Quotas
b)
Taxes, Quotas & Embargos
c)
Tariffs, Quotas & Embargos
d)
Taxes, Embargos & Tariffs
9.
When two countries have absolutely NO trade barriers, it is called what?
a)
Free Trade
b)
Embargo
c)
Tariff
d)
Trade Agree
10.
Based on the chart, which nation is the largest exporter of merchandise?
a)
Germany
b)
China
c)
United States
d)
Netherlands
11.
Based on the information from the chart, which country exports as much as Canada?
a)
Germany
b)
China
c)
United States
d)
Netherlands
12.
According to the chart, which country had the highest standard of living in 2005?
a)
Austrailia
b)
United States
c)
France
d)
China
13.
According to the chart, which country has the lowest investment in human capital?
a)
Austrailia
b)
United States
c)
France
d)
United Kingdom
14.
Use the chart above to determine which of the following countries have about the same GDP as China.
a)
Austrailia
b)
United States
c)
Germany
d)
France
15.
What river starts in Belgium and flows to the southeastern part of Germany?
a)
Rhine River
b)
Main River
c)
Tigris River
d)
Danube River
16.
What river starts in Germany and flows across Europe to the Black Sea?
a)
Rhine River
b)
Main River
c)
Tigris River
d)
Danube River
17.
Which physical feature in Europe makes it easy for Italy to trade with Africa and Asia?
a)
Atlantic Ocean
b)
Mediterranean Sea
c)
English Channel
d)
North Sea
18.
If you live in Germany and spoke German, what is the origin of your language?
a)
Germanic
b)
Slavic
c)
Romance
d)
Baltic
19.
If you lived in Spain and spoke Spanish, what is the origin of your language?
a)
Germanic
b)
Slavic
c)
Romance
d)
Baltic
20.
What is the one thing that the three major religions in Europe share in common?
a)
They all use the Bible
b)
They all started in the same place
c)
They are all monotheistic
d)
They all believe in angels
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