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Benchmark 1 Review

Total questions: 34

Worksheet time: 34mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The three basic economic questions are:

a)

What to produce?

b)

How to produce?

c)

For whom to produce?

d)

How much to produce?

2.

_____________________ makes all the economic decisions in a command economy.

a)

People

b)

Businesses

c)

Government

d)

Pope

3.

On the economic continuum, __________________ countries are closer to a command economic system.

a)

current democratic

b)

only southern

c)

only western

d)

former communist

4.

Literacy rate is ...

a)

person who brings together natural, human and capital resources to produce goods and services.

b)

percentage of adults who can read and write in a country.

c)

person who brings together natural, human and capital resources for trade.

d)

percentage of adults who can drive in a country.

5.

True/ False: computers and delivery trucks are examples of capital goods.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Education is an example of

a)

Natural Resources

b)

Human Captial

c)

Capital Goods

d)

Entrepreneurship

7.

Factories is an example of

a)

Natural Resources

b)

Human Captial

c)

Capital Goods

d)

Entrepreneurship

8.

A tariff causes an _______________________ to be placed on imported goods.

a)

increased tax

b)

decreased tax

c)

reduction in quantity

d)

increase in quantity

9.

Which is NOT a trade barrier?

a)

Embargo

b)

Trade

c)

Quota

d)

Tariff

10.

What is the name of the largest land-form in Europe which has lots of arable land (land good for farming)?

a)

Rhine River

b)

North European Plain

c)

Danube River

d)

Iberian Peninsula

11.

Which physical feature forms the border between France and Spain?

a)

Alps

b)

Pyrenees Mountains

c)

Ural Mountains

d)

Rhine River

12.
 Which country is this?
a)
Ireland
b)
Iceland
c)
Portugal
d)
United Kingdom
13.

Which country is this?

a)

Germany

b)

Poland

c)

Spain

d)

Ukraine

14.
What physical feature is this?
a)
Atlantic Ocean
b)
Strait of Gibraltar 
c)
English Channel
d)
Mediterranean Sea
15.

Which body of water would you take to go from Spain to Italy?

a)

Mediterranean Sea

b)

Rhine River

c)

Danube River

d)

English Channel

16.

All of the following are causes of air pollution and acid rain except for

a)

burning fossil fuels like coal

b)

vehicle emissions into the air

c)

manufacturing

d)

solar, wind and water power

17.
This incident caused poisonous air, thermal burns, animal mutations, and made a 30 mile area uninhabitable. 
a)
air pollution
b)
acid rain
c)
Chernobyl
d)
Cuban Missile Crisis
18.
Did Chernobyl affect other countries outside the Ukraine?
a)
yes
b)
no
19.
Why were other countries concerned about the Chernobyl disater?
a)
Chernobyl was immediately closed.
b)
The cost of nuclear power increased.
c)
Radioactive material fell on other countries.
d)
They did not have room for sick people in the hospitals.
20.
Where do people mostly live in Russia?
a)
most people live on the Asian side because of the climate and job availability and it's closer to other Asian countries, so trading is easier.
b)
most people live in the northern part of Russia because it is full of natural resources and good land for farming.
c)
most people live on the European side because of the climate and job availability and it's closer to other European countries, so trading is easier.
d)
most people live in the eastern part of Russia because it is close to Europe, it has more jobs, and farming is easier.
21.

___________ is the common currency for countries that belong to the European Union.

a)

Pound

b)

Frank

c)

Ruble

d)

Euro

22.

______________________ is a system that make trading between countries like United States and Russia easier.

a)

Standard of Living

b)

Tariffs

c)

Currency Exchange

d)

Capital Investment

23.

_____________ ports are often closed because of the harsh weather, while _________ ports are open year around.

a)

UK, Russia

b)

UK, Spain

c)

Russia, UK

d)

Spain, UK

24.

Natural resources ___________ a countries economic success.

a)

increase

b)

decrease

c)

level out

d)

don't affect

25.

In a market economy decisions are made by...

a)

the government

b)

individuals and businesses

c)

family traditions

d)

lottery

26.

On the economic continuum, the UK is closest to _________________________.

a)

command

b)

mixed

c)

market

d)

traditional

27.

On the economic continuum, the Russia is closest to _________________________.

a)

command

b)

mixed

c)

market

d)

traditional

28.

Gross Domestic Product is the

a)

total value of all the goods and services produced in that country in one year

b)

All of the things found in or on the earth; “gifts of nature”

c)

all of the skills, talents, education, and abilities that human workers possess---and the value that they bring to the marketplace.

d)

all of the goods that are produced in the country and then used to make other goods & services.

29.

GDP increases when a country

a)

has a declining literacy rate

b)

stops trade with Russia

c)

invests in capital goods

d)

has more tariffs

30.

__________________________ is when countries choose to produce goods and services that they can produce quickly and efficiently.

a)

Entreprenureship

b)

Specialization

c)

Gross Domestic Product

d)

Human Capital

31.

Which of the following is NOT a benefit of the European Union:

a)

Common currency

b)

High membership costs

c)

Citizens can move freely between countries

d)

No War

32.

Which of the following is an outcome of having 23 different languages in Europe

a)

language barriers between citizens

b)

government documents in multiple languages

c)

students learn more than one language

d)

all of the above

33.

Monotheistic means

a)

belief in one god

b)

belief in two gods

c)

belief in Jesus as our savior

d)

belief in Mohammad as the only prophet

34.

Judaism, Christianity, and Islam

a)

are all monotheistic

b)

all have a scared text

c)

all believe in a prophet

d)

all of the above