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Total questions: 42
Worksheet time: 10hrs 20mins
Which of the following is a Slavic language?
English
French
Spanish
Russian
The picture shows children in 1920s Germany playing with stacks of money as if the money were a toy. This picture is evidence of which historical event?
Why Germany lost WWI.
The wealthy state of Germany after WWI.
Hyperinflation and worldwide economic depression.
The reparations that the Allies had to pay to Germany for war damages.
Which number on the map correctly identifies France?
1
2
3
4
Here is a current population density map of the United Kingdom. Which of the following scenarios would cause the population centers to shift North?
A drought in the North.
Colder than normal temperatures in the North.
Discovery of a valuable natural resource in the North.
Discovery of a valuable natural resource in the South.
How was Germany divided after WWII?
Between East and West
Between North and South
Between the Allied and Axis powers.
Germany remained whole and sovereign after WWII.
In which country would it be MOST DIFFICULT to start your own business?
USA
Australia
Germany
Russia
Which of the following is the origin of all Romance languages?
English
French
Greek
Latin
Analyze the chart to assist in answering the question. Using the information on the chart, how could Haiti and Kenya
improve their economies to become more like the German
economy?
Invest in human capital
Have a lower literacy rate
Increase the life expectancy
There is nothing they can do to make their economies stronger
Here is a map of Russia’s natural resources.
Based on this map which statement about Russia is MOST true?
Russia likely specializes in petroleum.
Forestry is not a major industry in Russia.
There are very few natural resources in Russia.
Russia has trouble meeting their own energy requirements.
Country A and Country B are allies that both grow wheat. People in Country A have been buying more wheat grown in Country B than in their own country. What type of trade barrier would be BEST for Country A to use to
encourage its people to buy domestically grown wheat?
Embargo
Quota
Specialization
Tariff
What about the Treaty of Versailles were the people of Germany MOST upset about?
It was written without input from representatives of Germany.
It created new national borders for some European countries.
It officially ended World War I and laid out plans for peace in Europe.
It required Germany to accept responsibility for World War I and pay reparations.
What conditions existed in post-WWI Germany that made the Nazis popular with many Germans?
The German people were very rich.
The Nazis promoted equal treatment for all humans.
Germany was feeling confident after their success in WWI.
Their goals were to improve their economy and regain lost land.
Which mountain chain on this map represents the Alps?
Item 1
Item 2
Item 3
Item 4
Which term BEST describes a person’s strong pride in their country that can lead them to think they are better and more important than people from another country?
Alliances
Imperialism
Nationalism
Patriotism
What is an economic depression, as experienced in Europe after WWI?
A time of great financial fortunes.
A time of widespread financial problems.
time of widespread sadness and hopeless feelings.
An area of low ground surrounded on all sides by higher ground.
Use the economic continuum to answer the following
question. Which of the countries listed below likely has the highest levels of entrepreneurship?
Cuba
Germany
Russia
The United Kingdom
BMW, a German automotive company, is looking to increase productivity in their plants. Which of the following would be the BEST example of a way that BMW could use human capital to reach this goal?
Use more robotics on the assembly line.
Build newer facilities with better equipment.
Increase the amount of pay offered to their employees.
Require workers to have a welding certificate before they are hired.
Which of the following statements is TRUE about the difference between presidential and parliamentary democracies?
Citizens vote directly for the prime minister, but not the president.
A president is chosen by the people and a prime minister is chosen by the parliament.
Presidential democracies and parliamentary democracies both have a system of checks and balances.
Laws are voted on in the legislature in a parliamentary system and voted on by the citizens in a presidential system.
The capital city of which European country experienced a Great Smog in 1952, which was caused by air pollution?
Germany
Russia
Ukraine
United Kingdom
The political authorities make major decisions regarding the production and distribution of goods and services. Which economic system does the statement describe?
Mixed
Market
Command
Traditional
Which of the following explains why Nazism grew in the aftermath of World War I?
Nazism did not grow
Businesses were successful and employment skyrocketed.
The Nazis promised solutions for Germany’s economic problems.
The Nazis promised that they would not create a larger military or increase German territory.
Use the list in the textbox to answer the question.
Islam
Judaism
Christianity
Hinduism
Which statement BEST describes the relationship between acid rain in Germany and other European countries?
Other countries do not want to buy goods from Germany that
have been damaged by acid rain.
Rivers in Germany are polluted by acid rain and carry the pollu
tion to other European countries.
Acid rain and air pollution have a very little impact on Germany
and other European countries today.
Air pollution created in countries like the United Kingdom can be blown to Germany and cause acid rain.
These countries are ranked from highest to lowest standard of living. Which country would you predict has the highest literacy rate?
Germany
Greece
Switzerland
The United States
How did the collapse of the Berlin Wall weaken the appeal of communism worldwide?
The Berlin Wall prevented food from being delivered to the city.
The Berlin Wall was built to prevent communism from spreading.
The Berlin Wall protected all communist countries from being attacked.
The Berlin Wall was both a physical and symbolic representation of communism.
Which of the following contributed to the outbreak of World War I?
Fear of the spread of communism
An explosion on the battleship Maine
The Japanese invasion of the Philippines
European empire building in Africa and Asia
How would trade be affected if there was no system for exchanging currency?
It would decrease.
It would increase.
It would stay the same.
It would fluctuate up and down.
In 2010, Country A’s Government announced it would extend its voluntary limit on automobile exports to Country B. What trade barrier is represented in the scenario above?
Tax
Tariff
Quota
Embargo
Read the entire scenario carefully before answering:
What type of economic system is described?
Mixed
Market
Command
Traditional
In which country do the people vote directly for their leader?
Canada
Australia
Russia
United Kingdom
Which of the following is the MOST effective barrier to trade?
Tariiff
Quota
Embargo
Free Trade Zone
Based on this scenario, what type of economy does Country A have?
Command
Market
Mixed
Traditional
Which of the following was the MAIN cause of the collapse of the Berlin Wall?
Mikhail Gorbachev’s allowed USSR citizens to vote and ended the arms race with the US.
Eastern European countries were facing shortages of food, clothing, and other basic items.
The Soviet Union stopped helping communist governments in Eastern Europe put down protests.
By 1991 all of the communist governments in Eastern Europe had been replaced by democracies.
Why do natural resources contribute less to Russia’s gross domestic product than other countries?
Russia has fewer natural resources and has to import most raw materials.
There is not very much demand for the types of natural resources found in Russia.
Natural resources in Russia are hard to access because they are located in isolated parts of the country.
Natural resources in Russia are hard to access because they are located underneath cities where people live.
Use the diagram of an economic continuum to answer the question. The diagram is an economic continuum. Which economic system would BEST represents the middle line of the continuum?
Mixed
Market
Command
Traditional
Based on the chart, what does “Country A” specialize in?
Corn
Gold
Iron Ore
Computers
Based on the chart, what country would “country D” most likely trade with?
Country A
Country B
Country C
Country D
How might a country be affected if their main trading partner imposed an embargo?
They would pay a tax.
They would not be affected.
They would place a limit on the product.
They would not be able to trade with that country.
Which of the following explains where most people in the United Kingdom live and why?
rural areas because of the jobs
urban areas because of the jobs
rural areas because they are not crowded
urban areas because it is highly populated
How might Germany reduce acid rain?
burn more fossil fuels
redirect waste to rivers
encourage public transportation
develop strategies to cure the high number of cancer patients
and babies born with birth defects
Based on the chart, which country MOST likely has the highest standard of living and why?
Haiti, because they have the highest unemployment rate.
Guatemala, because they have the lowest unemployment rate.
Germany, because they have the highest literacy rate and have invested in human capital.
Guatemala, because they have a high literacy rate and the lo
west unemployment rate of all the countries.
Which of the following does NOT explain how Russia’s size and climate negatively impact their economy?
The permafrost
The harsh climate
The natural resources are hard to get to.
The natural resources are easy to get to.
