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WorksheetsEurope Common Assessment
Total questions: 73
Worksheet time: 1hrs 6mins
The government controls what is produced and how much is produced.
Tariff
Embargo
Free Market
Command Economy
Combination of a Free Market Economy and a Command Economy?
Market Economy
Command Economy
Traditional Economy
Mixed Economy
19 of the 27 countries in the European Union use this common currency.
dollar
pound
mark
euro
True or False
Great Britain uses the Euro.
True
False
If you travel or work in any European Union country you can expect
open borders
universal laws
common jobs
secure borders
What is a purpose of the European Union?
to treat countries as one nation
to prevent further wars
to control how farmers and other primary workers get paid
to give workers equal wages
Which country was part of the six original members of the European Union?
Poland
Spain
United Kingdom
Italy
A famine is...
something that happens when large groups of people don't get enough to eat
something that happens over the course of the year
something that helps your family grow crops
something that we have not covered in class at all
All of the potatoes were wiped out due to potato blight.
True
False
As many as a million people left Ireland to escape the famine and headed to _______.
France
America
Saudi Arabia
Argentina
The disease turned the potatoes black and rotten, making them impossible to eat.
True
False
The disease turned the potatoes black and rotten, making them impossible to eat.
True
False
What body of water is south of Europe?
Black Sea
Norwegian Sea
North Sea
Mediterranean Sea
In Norway, private ownership is allowed. However, Norway has a strong welfare system due to the government controlling key aspects of the national economy. Which of the following is true about Norway?
Norway has a communist /command government and economy.
Norway has a free enterprise economy.
Norway is a socialist/mixed economy and government.
Norway does not provide its people with a welfare system.
In a free-enterprise economy,
people are free to produce whatever they wish and to buy whatever they can afford.
the government controls every aspect of the economy.
the government owns large businesses, but private ownership of small businesses is encouraged.
there is a mix between different types of economies.
In a socialist economy,
people are free to produce whatever they wish and to buy whatever they can afford.
the government controls every aspect of the economy.
the government owns large businesses, but private ownership of small businesses is encouraged.
there is a mix between different types of economies.
The goal of a communist economy is to
achieve a classless society; equality among all workers
let supply and demand control the economy
give control of the economy to consumers and sellers
adhere to tradition when it comes to the economy
Economic decisions are decided entirely by the government in which economic system?
Socialism
Communism
Mixed
Free enterprise
Which of the following countries is an example of a free enterprise?
North Korea
Cuba
USA
Sweden
Which of the following is an example of a socialist economy?
Sweden
Mexico
USA
Soviet Union
Which of the following continents has (for the most part) embraced socialism?
North America
South America
Asia
Europe
What is the major goal of socialism?
seek a fairer distribution of income among all members of society
create a classless society with cooperation from everyone
create competition based on supply & demand
adhere to traditional customs of producing goods.
Which of the following BEST describes a mixed economy?
An economy that overlaps with other economic structures.
An economy that follows traditional customs.
An economy that does not overlap with other economic structures.
An economy that does not exist.
_________ is the amount of people in a country who can read and write
Standard of Living
Gross Domestic Product
Literacy Rate
GDP per Capital
What is standard of living?
is a measure of the minimum amount of money thought to be adequate for life
A measure of how well off the people are in a country
A lack of money and basic necessities needed for life
What is a life expectancy?
is the average number of years a person can expect to live at any given age
is the average of how much everyone in the country makes
is the lack of both money and the basic necessities needed for life, including: food, water, shelter, healthcare
the amount of babies that die before their first birthday per year
If a country has a high literacy rate, then it will usually have a high standard of living.
True
False
What is infant morality rate?
The number of people in an area that can read or write
The measure infant deaths per 1,000 live births
The number of people living in a particular area
The number of people who are born in a particular area
If a country has a high infant morality rate and low literacy rate, what can you say about its standard of living?
It has a high standard of living
It has a low standard of living
Its standard of living isn't affected
What is a major difference between free enterprise and communist systems?
Private ownership is encouraged in Communism
Communist countries are behind in technology because of the lack of private ownership and entrepreneurship.
Free enterprise countries are behind in technology because of the lack of private ownership and entrepreneurship.
In free enterprise countries, property is shared as a community.
What is an entrepreneur?
People who assume the risk of creating, organizing, and operating a business
A person who works at a company
A person who invests in Apple
A financial analyst
Which of the following is true of Great Britain and the United States?
Prime Ministers
Parliaments
A voting age of 18 or older
An electoral college
Why is it hard to categorize Russia as a full democracy?
The president is elected every eight years
The president still has great control over the country and limits free speech and the press
The president was elected for a third term
It is a free enterprise economy
What type of government does England have?
Oligarchy
Absolute Monarchy
Constitutional Monarchy
Theocracy
A government ruled by a small group of rich people.
Monarchy
Oligarchy
Democracy
Tyranny
a small group of wealthy elites that make laws for all citizens
monarchy
aristocracy
oligrachy
democracy
A(n) ____ is one of several people who rule a country or empire together, sharing the power.
assembly
oligarchy
citizen
tyrant
Which of the following is an example of a SUPRANATIONAL ORGANIZATION
European Union
United States
United Kingdom
Target
Which best describes the European Union?
Multicultural
Sheltered continent
A country where everyone acts and looks the same
A communist nation
Which side did the United States form an alliance with?
Axis
Triple Alliance
Entente
Allies
Which of the following was a mistake made by Germany in World War II?
Germany attacked Poland and France
Germany became allies with France
Germany attacked the Ukraine
Germany created two battle fronts in the U.K. and in the Soviet Union
Which two countries after World War II became hostile to each other and created a Cold War?
United States and the Soviet Union
U.K. and The United States
Poland and the Soviet Union
United States and France
