Worksheets2nd Semester Final
Total questions: 73
Worksheet time: 51mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
1) The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) ended trade barriers around the world.
a)
True
b)
False
2.
1) Which of the following occurred after Cuba became Allies with the Soviet Union?
a)
Cuba began trading more with the United States
b)
) Many countries imposed trade barriers with Cuba to protest their new communist Government
c)
Many Democratic nations increased trade with Cuba
d)
Cuba reduced trade with the Soviet Union because of the long distance between the two Nations.
3.
Which of the following physical feature is located in Brazil and is important to the environment?
a)
Amazon Rain Forest
b)
Pacfic Ocean
c)
Sierra Madre Mountains
d)
Atacama Desert
4.
4) Which of the following governments share many of the same characteristics as a Republic?
a)
Autocracy
b)
Oligarchy
c)
Dictorship
d)
Democracy
5.
7) All of the following can increase a nation's Gross Domestic Product EXCEPT?
a)
Increased investment in capital goods
b)
Increased investment by entrepreneurs
c)
Increase investment in education for employees
d)
Increasing the amount of imported Natural Resources
6.
The citizens in Cuba have all of the following EXCEPT?
a)
free elections
b)
free healthcare
c)
jobs
d)
Education
7.
The Zapatistas fought to improve the rights of which group in Mexico
a)
factory workers
b)
Government workers
c)
farmers
d)
miners
8.
7) Which of the following statements are true?
a)
Australia is a world leader in exporting Minerals.
b)
Australia imports more natural resources than any other nation
c)
Australia's biggest trade partner is Antarctica
d)
Australia has the world's highest Standard of Living
9.
Countries that spend more on human capital usually have higher GDP than those who spend less on human capital
a)
True
b)
False
10.
In a parliamentary democracy, how is the Prime Minister chosen?
a)
Legislative branch
b)
Citizens through elections
c)
The monarch
11.
After the Europeans arrived in Australia What happened to most of the Aborigines
a)
Many Aborigines were enslaved
b)
Many Aborigines died because of
European diseases
c)
The Aborigines killed most of the British
settlers
d)
The Aborigines became the most
influential group in Australia
12.
Which of the following actions would help a country increase its exports?
a)
Increase trade barriers
b)
reduce trade barriers with other countries
c)
) Institute a command economy
d)
Institute an autocratic government
13.
Which of the following was among the first actions Fidel Castro did when he became dictator of Cuba?
a)
a) He improved roads
b)
He took control of all private businesses and properties
c)
He made the official religion Islam
d)
He made the official language French
14.
Which of the following was colonized by the Portuguese?
a)
United States
b)
Peru
c)
Haiti
d)
Brazil
15.
What environmental issue threatens the Amazon Rain Forest?
a)
Deforestation
b)
Air pollution
c)
Acid Rain
d)
Oil related Pollution
16.
In a presidential democracy, the president is elected by the legislative branch
a)
true
b)
False
17.
Which of the following would increase a country's gross domestic product (GDP)?
a)
encouraging inflation
b)
establishing a federation
c)
investing in human capital
d)
creating a command economy
18.
What did the Aborigines loose after they were colonized by the British?
a)
Ayers rock was destroyed
b)
land
c)
government
d)
trade barriers
19.
How does the climate of Australia affect agriculture for exporting?
a)
Due to the climate, Australia imports most of its food
b)
All of Australia is good for agriculture since it is an island
c)
Australia is extremely wet which causes agricultural products to decay
in the fields
d)
a) Western
Australia is mainly deserts and plains which restrict the development of
agriculture for trading.
20.
Which of the following Latin American countries speaks Portuguese?
a)
Mexico
b)
Argentina
c)
Brazil
d)
Cuba
21.
Which Latin American country is highlighted on the map shown?
a)
Brazil
b)
Panama
c)
Mexico
d)
Venezuela
22.
Which Latin American country is highlighted on the map shown?
a)
Brazil
b)
Panama
c)
Mexico
d)
Venezuela
23.
Why are languages like Spanish and Portuguese spoken throughout Latin America?
a)
Those languages are the easiest to learn.
b)
The natives originally spoke those languages.
c)
Those were the languages of the Europeans who colonized.
d)
Those languages are the best to learn for schools and jobs.
24.
1.Indigenous means:
a)
European
b)
Native
c)
Inuit
d)
Mexican
25.
The primary language of MOST Latin American countries is:
a)
English
b)
French
c)
Portuguese
d)
Spanish
26.
NAFTA's purpose is to eliminate trade barriers between the countries of Mexico, United States, and
a)
Caribbean
b)
Cuba
c)
Costa Rica
d)
Canada
27.
Tariffs are a trade barrier that place a tax on what type of goods?
a)
exported goods
b)
imported goods
c)
people's cars
d)
business owner's companies
28.
Which is NOT an example of an economic trade barrier?
a)
ocean
b)
tariff
c)
embargo
d)
quota
29.
Citizenship Participation:Type of government where leaders rule with consent of the citizens (people get to vote)
a)
autocracy
b)
democracy
c)
market
d)
unitary
30.
Citizenship participation: Type of government where one person has complete control. People have no say in government.
a)
democracy
b)
oligarchy
c)
autocracy
d)
unitary
31.
Type of democracy where citizens elect the legislative body (law-making body) and the law-making body appoints the executive branch
a)
presidential democracy
b)
direct democracy
c)
parliamentary democracy
d)
autocratic democracy
32.
Type of democracy where citizens vote directly for legislative body (law-making body) and executive branch
a)
presidential democracy
b)
parliamentary democracy
c)
absolute democracy
d)
autocratic democracy
33.
The people of the village Cragin have always bartered with the people in Avis. They only barter on the 4th day of the second week of the third month in a calendar year.
a)
transformation
b)
market
c)
mixed
d)
traditional
34.
Mr. Potato Head and Mrs. Potato Head have started a Potato Chip company. Their main competition is Lays potato chips. Both companies base all decisions about production on supply and demand without any government regulations.
a)
mixed
b)
traditional
c)
command
d)
market
35.
Snoopy's new business designs and builds luxury dog houses. In order to build quality homes, Snoopy invested in new equipment like saws, hammers, and spray painting machine. This is an example of investing in ____?
a)
education
b)
capital goods
c)
human capital
d)
training
36.
Mexico and Brazil both have governments where citizens have rights and are allowed to vote for their leaders. What type of government is this?
a)
monarchy
b)
autocracy
c)
oligarchy
d)
democracy
37.
How are Josef Stalin, Adolf Hitler, and Fidel Castro's governments similar?
a)
They were all monarchies.
b)
They were all democracies.
c)
They were all autocracies.
d)
They were all oligarchies.
38.
Who chooses the Prime Minster in a Parliamentary democracy?
a)
The citizens elect the Prime Minister
b)
The Queen selects the Prime Minister
c)
The members of Parliament choose the Prime Minister.
d)
The President chooses the Prime Minister.
39.
What is the legislative (Law making) body called in a Parliamentary democracy?
a)
Parliament
b)
Monarchy
c)
Prime Minister
d)
Congress
40.
Mrs. Cadenhead opens a new restaurant in Auburn. she is an example of what economic word?
a)
entrepreneur
b)
human capital
c)
capital goods
d)
GDP
41.
After Fidel Castro made Cuba communist, the US placed this type of economic trade barrier on Cuba which did not allow US companies to trade with Cuba.
a)
embargo
b)
blockade
c)
tariff
d)
quota
42.
The total numbers of goods and services produced in a country.
a)
literacy rate
b)
standard of living
c)
GDP
d)
capital goods
43.
The Andes mountains would be an example of what type of trade barrier?
a)
economic
b)
physical
c)
political
d)
cultural
44.
Who supported communist Cuba?
a)
United States
b)
Europe
c)
Soviet Union
d)
Canada
45.
What type of government does Cuba have?
a)
communist
b)
democratic
c)
parliamentary
d)
federation
46.
Who defeated Fulgencio Batista and forced him to flee?
a)
Raul Castro
b)
Simon Bolivar
c)
Toussaint L'Ouverture
d)
Fidel Castro
47.
What is the primary language of Australia?
a)
English
b)
German
c)
Spanish
d)
Italian
48.
Most Aussies live...
a)
In cities along the coast
b)
In the dry interior
c)
On boats
d)
In cities on the plateaus
49.
Which British sailor claimed Australia and New Zealand?
a)
Captain Smith
b)
Captain Cook
c)
Pirate Cook
d)
Sailor Bill
50.
Which outsiders first settled Australia?
a)
United Kingdom
b)
France
c)
China
d)
United States
51.
Australian was settled as a ________ colony.
a)
Party
b)
Prison
c)
Potato
d)
Marsupial
52.
Why are tariffs low in Australia?
a)
Australia needs the extra tax money from tariffs
b)
Australia wants to encourage trade with other countries
c)
Australia wants to limit the production of goods to keep prices high
d)
Australia does not want to get involved in the business of other countries.
53.
Which of the following is an example of investment in human capital?
a)
Cash
b)
Factories
c)
Highways
d)
Health Care
54.
Which of the following was an effect of British settlement in Australia?
a)
Aborigines remained in their homeland
b)
Many Aborigines became factory workers in order to survive
c)
Thousands of Aborigines died of smallpox & other diseases
d)
Aborigines were elected to representative positions in the colonial government
55.
The largest natural reef of its kind is known as the:
a)
Arctic Reef
b)
Great Coral Reef of New Zealand
c)
The Great Barrier Reef
d)
The Atoll Zone of the Atlantic
56.
Which branch of government makes laws in Australia?
a)
Judicial
b)
Monarch
c)
Executive
d)
Legislative
57.
Which government system gives people the most voice in making the laws?
a)
Oligarchy
b)
Autocracy
c)
Theocracy
d)
Democracy
58.
Which describes the government of Australia?
a)
unitary
b)
confederation
c)
presidential democracy
d)
parliamentary democracy
59.
Where is the Great Barrier located?
a)
Tasman Sea
b)
Arafura Sea
c)
Shark Bay
d)
Coral Sea
60.
Which statement best supports the population distribution of Australia?
a)
the interior has more resources, making it more desirable
b)
the southeastern part is mostly rural
c)
eastern and southern parts of Australia have more resources, a milder climate and access to water
d)
it is impossible to survive in western Australia
61.
What happened to the Aborigines when the British arrived?
a)
they agreed to share power and rule together
b)
The Aborigines helped the British set up an economy that was beneficial to both the Aborigines and the British.
c)
As British settlers arrived, the Aborigines were forced into Australia’s interior region.
d)
As British settlers arrived, the Aborigines fought against them and drove them off the continent.
62.
Which of the following is an important aspect of Aboriginal culture?
a)
written language
b)
belief in dreamtime
c)
songs written for piano
d)
use of chinampas
63.
Which of the following is one of Australia's MAIN trading partners?
a)
China
b)
UK
c)
Germany
d)
Mexico
64.
Australia is surrounded by
a)
Indian and Atlantic oceans
b)
Atlantic and Pacific oceans
c)
Indian and Pacific oceans
d)
Indian and Antartic oceans
65.
a)
Coral Sea
b)
Arafura Sea
c)
Timor Sea
d)
Bismarck Sea
66.
a)
Great Barrier Reef
b)
Great Australian Bight
c)
Shark Bay
d)
Eighty Mile Beach
67.
a)
Great Dividing Range
b)
Eastern Highlands
c)
Central Lowlands
d)
None of the Above
68.
a)
Queensland
b)
South Australia
c)
New South Wales
d)
Western Australia
69.
a)
Queensland
b)
Northern Territory
c)
Tasmania
d)
Western Australia
70.
a)
Victoria
b)
New South Wales
c)
Queensland
d)
South Australia
71.
a)
Western Australia
b)
South Australia
c)
Victoria
d)
Tasmania
72.
a)
Victoria
b)
Queenland
c)
New South Wales
d)
South Australia
73.
a)
Queenland
b)
Tasmania
c)
Western Australia
d)
Northern Territory
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