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Quarter 3 Benchmark Review

Total questions: 70

Worksheet time: 41mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
One leader holds supreme power
a)
autocratic
b)
presidential 
c)
parliamentary 
d)
democratic
2.
What to produce, how to produce, for whom to produce? 
a)
Basic Economic Question
b)
Basic Government Questions
c)
Traditional Economy Questions
d)
Mixed Economy Questions
3.
The legislature-Parliament has the power
a)
Democratic 
b)
Presidential 
c)
Parliamentary 
d)
Autocratic 
4.
In London, the smog was so dense for four days.  The people could not see what was in front of them.  Transportation slowed, crime increased, and thousands of people died from the pollution
a)
Smokeless Zones 
b)
Chernobyl Disaster 
c)
Ozone 
d)
Great Smog of 1952
5.
Materials or substances such as minerals, forests, water, and fertile land that occur in nature and can be used for economic gain.
a)
natural resources 
b)
emissions 
c)
urban areas 
d)
nuclear plants 
6.
This European country has a parliamentary democracy.  The power lies with the Parliament because they make laws and choose the Prime Minister.
a)
United Kingdom 
b)
Germany 
c)
France 
d)
Italy 
7.
Parliament is responsible for 
a)
electing the queen
b)
making the laws 
c)
electing the police 
d)
making economic decisions 
8.
The Koran is used by which religion 
a)
Jewish 
b)
Christianity 
c)
Islam 
9.

What is NOT an effect of the Treaty of Versailles?

a)

Germany had to pay reparations

b)

Land had to be given up

c)

Limit military build up

d)

stop trade

10.
A body with the authority to make laws, enforce the laws, and interpret the laws
a)
Parliament 
b)
Federal 
c)
Government 
d)
Confederation
11.
This person led the Russian Revolution and brought communism to Russia.
a)
Vladmir Lenin
b)
Adolf Hitler 
c)
Franz Ferdinand 
d)
Nicholas I
12.
What did the Russian people need before the Russian Revolution? 
a)
Peace 
b)
Land 
c)
Bread 
d)
all of the above 
13.
The Koran is used by which religion 
a)
Jewish 
b)
Christianity 
c)
Islam 
14.

Which is an example of a quota?

a)

China allows only 345,000 Ford Mustangs into their country each year.

b)

China charges 7.9% tax on Ford Mustangs imported into their country.

c)

China refuses to buy Ford Mustangs from the USA.

d)

China puts a tax on all exports to the USA.

15.

Which is an example of an embargo?

a)

China allows only 345,000 Ford Mustangs into their country each year.

b)

China charges 7.9% tax on Ford Mustangs imported into their country.

c)

China refuses to buy Ford Mustangs from the USA.

d)

China puts a tax on all exports to the USA.

16.

Which is an example of an tariff?

a)

China allows only 345,000 Ford Mustangs into their country each year.

b)

China charges 7.9% tax on Ford Mustangs imported into their country.

c)

China refuses to buy Ford Mustangs from the USA.

d)

China puts a tax on all exports to the USA.

17.

What does it mean for a business to specialize in a particular good or service?

a)

Countries should import resources to produce their goods at higher prices.

b)

Countries should use their own resources to produce goods more efficiently and at lower prices.

c)

Countries should produce as many different things as they can. They should be good at everything.

d)

Countries should not worry about specialization because it leads to increased prices and less competition.

18.

Lisa started a small business selling t-shirts. She used her home as the place to start the business. She purchased the shirts from a company in Haiti. After selling a large amount of t-shirts, Lisa hired her cousins to help package and ship the t-shirts to customers.


In this scenario, Lisa would be an example of a(n) ________________.

a)

Entrepreneur

b)

Natural Resource

c)

Human Capital

d)

Physical Capital

19.

In this scenario, the cousins that helped package and ship the t-shirts are examples of _____________.

a)

Entrepreneur

b)

Natural Resource

c)

Human Capital

d)

Physical Capital

20.

The soil and water used to grow the cotton to make the t-shirts are examples of _________________.

a)

Entrepreneur

b)

Natural Resource

c)

Human Capital

d)

Physical Capital

21.

Which are examples of capital goods?

a)

Iron ore, silver, wood, diamonds.

b)

On the job training, public education.

c)

Technology, machinery, buildings, tools.

d)

Starting your own business or inventing something new.

22.

How does literacy rate affect standard of living?

a)

It has no effect.

b)

The lower the literacy rate the higher the standard of living.

c)

The higher the literacy rate the higher the standard of living.

d)

The higher the literacy rate the lower the standard of living.

23.

What is standard of living?

a)

The level of material comfort as measured by the goods, services, and luxuries available to an individual, group or nation.

b)

The level of goods measured by how many individuals, groups, or nations export each year.

c)

The measure of how long you live.

d)

The measure of how long you stay in school.

24.

What is Gross Domestic Product?

a)

The value of all goods and services imported into a country in a year.

b)

The value of all the services provided within a country in a year.

c)

The value of all goods produced in a country in a year.

d)

The value of all goods and services produced in a country in a year

25.
Russia is considered a democracy because the _____________ vote(s) on the President elected into power.
a)
Legislature
b)
People
c)
Prime Minister
d)
Duma
26.
What kind of government does Russia have?
a)
presidential democracy
b)
parliamentary democracy
c)
communism
d)
traditional economy
27.
What kind of government does the United Kingdom have?
a)
presidential democracy
b)
parliamentary democracy
c)
communism 
d)
traditional economy
28.
What is Germany's head of government called?
a)
Prime Minister
b)
Monarch
c)
Chancellor
d)
President
29.
Who is the head of government in the UK?
a)
president
b)
prime minister
c)
chancellor
d)
premier
30.

Which houses belong to United Kingdom?

a)

House of Representatives and Senate

b)

State Duma and Federal Council

c)

House of Lords and House of Commons

d)

Bundestag and Bundesrag

31.

Which houses belong to Russia?

a)

House of Representatives and Senate

b)

State Duma and Federal Council

c)

House of Lords and House of Commons

d)

Bundestag and Bundesrag

32.
The role of the Monarch in the UK is best described by which of the following:  
a)
Absolute authority over everything
b)
Ceremonial, power limited by constitution
c)
Makes all the laws for the UK
d)
Dictatorship
33.
in this form of government, the leader is a part of the legislature and citizens do not directly vote for the leader.
a)
A.) presidential democracy
b)
B.) oligarchy
c)
C.) parliamentary democracy
d)
D.) federal
34.
What is the largest enviromental concern for Mexico City?
a)
Smog / Air Pollution
b)
Extraction of Natural Resources
c)
Deforestation
d)
Over-production of Oil (spills/ leaks)
35.
How does the physical geography of Mexico make their smog situation worse?
a)
The dense urban population 
b)
It is surrounded by mountains, that traps in air pollutants
c)
The Amazon River filling with the pollution from factories
d)
The citizens of Mexico City having higher medical costs due to breathing bad air
36.

The MOST pressing environmental concern for the residents of Brazil is

a)

industrial air pollution

b)

increasing water scarcity

c)

transboundary pollution from Bolivia

d)

the destruction of the Amazon Rainforest

37.
What are the primary languages spoken in Latin America?
a)
English and French
b)
French and Spanish
c)
Spanish and Portuguese
d)
Spanish and English
38.
Brazil's primary language is ______.
a)
Russian
b)
English
c)
Spanish
d)
Portuguese
39.

Define arable land

a)

Suitable land for growing crops

b)

Land where crops cannot be grown

c)

Land by the ocean

d)

Land that is covered in sand

40.

Cuba has little natural resources. What are their options?

a)

There's nothing they can do

b)

Export any natural resources they have

c)

Import natural resources from neighboring countries

41.
Which of the following was NOT an effect of the Cuban Revolution?
a)
more tension with the United States
b)
weaker economy
c)
less political freedoms
d)
more freedoms
42.
What type of economic system did Cuba establish after the Cuban Revolution?
a)
socialism
b)
mixed
c)
market
d)
communism
43.

In what way does poverty in Latin America affect the US?

a)

people migrate to US for a better life

b)

it increases trade between US and Latin America countries

c)

people from US emigrate to Latin American countries

d)

the US has threatened to declare war on some Latin American countries

44.
Who took over as dictator of Cuba in 1959?
a)
Fulgencio Batista
b)
Fidel Castro
c)
Raul Castro
d)
John F. Kennedy
45.
What almost caused a nuclear war between the United States and the Soviet Union?
a)
Kennedy did not like the leader of the Soviet Union.
b)
The Soviet Union wanted to show the Cubans that they were strong friends.
c)
Castro allowed the Soviet Union to build a nuclear missile launch complex in Cuba.
d)
The United States wanted the sugar cane crop that the Soviet Union was buying from Cuba.
46.

The cartel is associated with which U.S. initiative?

a)

The Great Depression

b)

War on Drugs

c)

Cuban Missile Crisis

d)

The Cold War

47.
The trading of animals, plants, people, & diseases from the Old World to the New World & vice versa.
a)
Transatlantic Slave Trade
b)
Globalization
c)
Naturalization
d)
Columbian Exchange
48.
Which event pulled the United States into WWII?
a)
The Battles of Lexington and Concord
b)
The attack on Fort Sumter
c)
The bombing of Pearl Harbor
d)
The sinking of the Lusitania
49.
Who was the leader of the Nazi party and was the leader of Germany?
a)
Stalin
b)
Roosevelt
c)
Mussolini
d)
Hitler
50.
What was the “Holocaust”?
a)
the air war between France and Germany
b)
it forbade Jews from taking their money with then if they left the country
c)
the systematic killing of 6,000,000 Jews as well as other groups
d)
none of these
51.

How did WWII begin?

a)

With the Zimmerman telegram

b)

With the sinking of the Luisitania

c)

When Hitler invaded Poland

d)

When the Archduke was assassinated.

52.

How many years passed between WWI and WWII?

a)

10

b)

15

c)

30

d)

20

53.
When was the Cold War?
a)
before WWI
b)
before the Worldwide Depression
c)
between WWI and WWII
d)
after WWII
54.
How did the Cold War get its name? 
a)
The United States and Soviet Union fought in the Ukraine
b)
There was heavy fighting near the Iron Curtain 
c)
Equipment was shipped to cold areas
d)
There was no physical fighting, only distrust 
55.
What event ended WWII?
a)
Germany surrendered 
b)
Japan bombed Pearl Harbor 
c)
The United States dropped two atomic bombs
d)
Soviets liberated concentration camps
56.

Which of the following did NOT add to Germany's aggression from the signing of the Treaty of Versailles?

a)

having to pay large amounts to other European countries

b)

surrendering land back to other European

c)

requiring democratic elections of all German leaders

d)

limiting the size of the German army

57.
What was a major reason for Adolf Hitler's rise to power?
a)
provisions of the Treaty of Versailles
b)
Germany's military support of Poland and France
c)
strong German economy
d)
refusal by the League of Nations to admit Germany as a member
58.
Why was Germany's economy struggling after WWI?
a)
The Treaty of Versailles punished Germany for WWI
b)
Other countries were using imperialism to take over the economies of other governments, including Germany's
c)
Hitler was keeping his own people in a state of poverty in order to control them
d)
America was punishing Germany for playing such a major role in WWI
59.
What two nations were in competition with each other during the Cold War?
a)
Spain and Portugal
b)
England and France
c)
Germany and Italy
d)
United States and Soviet Union
60.
Why did East Germany build the Berlin Wall?  
a)
To keep people from escaping to West Germany  
b)
To keep people from West Germany coming into East Germany 
c)
As a fortification to keep enemies out of the city 
d)
All of the above
61.
The incident that started World War I was the assassination of 
a)
The Prince of Germany
b)
Abraham Lincoln
c)
Archduke Ferdinand
d)
the King of Austria-Hungary
62.
Which country had to accept blame for WWI?
a)
England
b)
France
c)
Austria
d)
Germany
63.
This was signed to end World War One. 
a)
Treaty of Spain
b)
Treaty of Germany 
c)
Treaty of Versailles 
d)
Treaty of Paris 
64.
Which of the following was NOT a cause of WWI?
a)
Communism
b)
Nationalism
c)
Imperialism
d)
Militarism
65.

What is an alliance?

a)

A formal agreement between countries

b)

A trading relationship

c)

Two countries that each other

d)

Countries that go to war

66.
What are the four M.A.I.N causes of WWI?
a)
militarism, alliances, imports, nationalism
b)
militarism, alliances, imperialism, nationalism
c)
mercantilism, alliances, imports, nationalism
d)
monarchies, alliances, imperialism, nationalism
67.
Payments for war damages were known as
a)
nationalism
b)
separatism.
c)
reparations.
d)
retaliations.
68.
What party controlled the government in Russia after the revolution?
a)
Democratic
b)
Facist
c)
Communist
d)
Provisional
69.

By the end of the Revolution, the country of Russia had a new name. What was it?

a)

The Soviet Union, or the USSR

b)

The Communist Union

c)

Poland

d)

Russoland

70.

The three countries involved with NAFTA.

a)

USA, Canada, Mexico

b)

USA, United Kingdom, Canada

c)

Canada, Brazil, Mexico

d)

USA, Cuba, Canada

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