WorksheetsFirst Semester Comprehensive Make-Up
Total questions: 70
Worksheet time: 35mins
#1 is the ____________ which is important for trade in Europe.
Iberian Peninsula
Mediterranean Sea
Danube River
Rhine River
#2 is the ______________ which contains two countries and is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean.
Iberian Peninsula
Mediterranean Sea
Danube River
Rhine River
The number 3 is on the ______________ which separates two countries in Europe.
Pyrenees Mountains
Ural Mountains
Danube River
Rhine River
#7 is the __________ which is used for farmland in Europe.
Pyrenees Mountains
European Plain
Ural Mountains
Carpathian Area
This country (#2) is located across the English Channel from the United Kingdom and is located between Spain and Germany.
Ukraine
France
Spain
Italy
This country (#9) is a peninsula bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the south, east, and west, and the Alps to the north.
Ukraine
France
Spain
Italy
This country (#7) is spread across two different continents. Despite its size most people live on the Western side.
Ukraine
Russia
Spain
Italy
This country (#1), located on the Iberian Peninsula, borders the Mediterranean Sea and is separated from France by the Pyrenees Mountains.
Ukraine
Russia
Spain
Italy
#4 is the ____________ which is a physical trade barrier for Italy.
Pyrenees Mountains
Ural Mountains
Rocky Mountains
Alps
9 is the ____________ which divides Russia into European Russia and Asian Russia.
Pyrenees Mountains
Ural Mountains
Rocky Plains
Alps
#12 is the ____________ which surrounds the United Kingdom
Atlantic Ocean
Danube River
Arctic Ocean
Baltic Sea
#5 is the ____________ which separates the United Kingdom and France.
English Channel
Danube River
Rhine River
Arctic Ocean
#6 is the ____________ which is important for trade in Germany.
English Channel
Danube River
Rhine River
Arctic Ocean
#8 is the ____________ which flows through twelve countries in Europe.
English Channel
Danube River
Rhine River
Arctic Ocean
This country (#8) suffered a nuclear disaster in Chernobyl.
United Kingdom
Ukraine
Germany
Belgium
This country (#5) has the greatest variety of natural resources.
United Kingdom
Ukraine
Germany
belgium
Which condition keeps Russia’s natural resources from being used?
Harsh climate and rugged terrain
Lack of workers
No market for resources
No government funding
What is the main cause of air pollution in the United Kingdom?
Nuclear disaster
Acid rain
Burning fossil fuels
Deforestation
What was one of the effects of the nuclear meltdown at Chernobyl, Ukraine in 1986?
The population of Chernobyl increased
Safety regulations at nuclear power plants were reduced
Many European countries built more nuclear power plants
Many people developed cancer or died because of exposure to radiation
Which of the following is an effect of acid rain?
Cleaner rivers
Buildings and statues looking newer
Destroyed forests
Healthier fish and wildlife
How are the three major world religions alike?
They each worship several gods
They each worship only one god
Each of the religions is getting smaller
They each use a sacred text called the Bible
What is the fastest-growing major world religion?
Christianity
Judaism
Islam
Buddhism
What holy city do all three major world religions claim as their own?
Berlin
Chernobyl
Jerusalem
Mecca
Who is the father figure for all three major world religions?
Abraham
Isaac
Moses
Jesus
Which type of government allows its citizens the most freedom?
Autocracy
Democracy
Oligarchy
Dictatorship
What is one basic way citizens of a democratic country can influence their government?
Voting
Working
Obeying laws
Consuming goods
Which type of government has a king and/or a queen?
Autocracy
Democracy
Monarchy
Dictatorship
What type of government would most likely abolish all opposing political parties, the direct election of leaders, and free speech?
republic
constitutional monarchy
autocracy
representative democracy
In your country, the legislative branch has just elected a new prime minister. What form of government do you have?
Presidential democracy
Parliamentary democracy
Constitutional monarchy
Oligarchy
What form of government exists in the United Kingdom?
Presidential democracy
Parliamentary democracy
Constitutional monarchy
Oligarchy
The prime minister of the United Kingdom is both the head of government and the leader of Parliament. This means he or she________.
Has total control over government matters
Must be elected by two different groups
Can determine whether a law is constitutional.
Leads both the executive and legislative branches.
What form of government exists in Russia?
Presidential democracy
Parliamentary democracy
Constitutional monarchy
Oligarchy
How do citizens choose their leaders in Germany?
Citizens vote for members of the legislature and the chief executive
Citizens do not vote
Citizens vote for members of the parliament and parliament chooses the country’s chief executive.
Citizens vote for the chief executive who chooses members of parliament
A product of the earth or gift of nature is called a:
Good
Natural resource
Free enterprise
Service
What is an example of human capital?
Workers
Roads
Factories
Machinery
The amount of wealth and material comfort available to a person or country:
Sanction
Economics
Literacy rate
Standard of living
Which of the following is most helpful in increasing a country’s standard of living?
Decreasing the literacy rate
Increasing the literacy rate
Reducing the number of farms
Creating more low-paying jobs
Buildings, machinery, tools, and factories are examples of:
Natural resources
Capital goods
Human capital
Services
When countries exchange goods or services with each other:
Bartering
Specialization
International Trade
Capital goods
When countries exchange goods or services with one another, they must:
Establish a free trade zone
Have a system to exchange currencies
Pay a 20% tariff and follow import rules
Have similar GDP per capita
Which of the following is NOT an example of one of the three basic economic questions that all countries must answer?
How much to produce?
What to produce?
How to produce?
For whom to produce?
What type of economic system uses the government to answer the three basic economic questions?
Traditional
Command
Market
Mixed
What type of economic system allows individuals and private businesses to answer the three basic economic questions?
Traditional
Command
Market
Mixed
How does a mixed economy answer the three basic economic questions?
A mix between traditions and customs
A mix between government and private individuals/businesses
A mix between private individuals and traditions
A mix between government and traditions
Which image correctly shows the location of pure market and pure command economies on the economic continuum?
What are the advantages and disadvantages of a command economy?
The government provides for basic needs, but choice is limited
The government is not involved in production, consumption, or distribution. Many choices are available
Mix between government control and private business. Limited government regulation of industry.
Businesses are based on tradition and choices are limited. People barter for goods
What is a tariff?
A tax on imported goods
A limit on imported goods
A complete ban on trade
An increase on trade limits
What is a quota?
A tax on imported goods
A limit on imported goods
A complete ban on trade
An increase on trade limits
What is an embargo?
A tax on imported goods
A limit on imported goods
A complete ban on trade
An increase on trade limits
How has the European Union been a benefit to the countries that have joined it?
The use of tariffs has increased trade
Trade among member nations has decreased
The elimination of tariffs among member nations has increased trade
Member nations now all speak the same language
When one country specializes in a good or service they can:
Produce a good or service more efficiently and cheaply than other countries and trade with them
Not sell them to other countries
Produce a good or service that is taxable
Import them from other countries
The value of all goods and services produced in a country in a given year:
GDS
GDT
GDP
GDV
People who start and own private businesses. They are important in an economy because they produce profits and create jobs leading to economic growth
Private investment
Entrepreneurs
Investors
Start Ups
Which term describes the worldwide economic downturn beginning after the stock market crash of 1929 and ending around 1939. During this period countries around the world suffered from extremely high unemployment, many banks and businesses closed, and people worried about their future.
The World Recession
The Worldwide Depression
The Starving Time
The Economic Bust
The effects of the World-Wide Depression include:
Economic growth and stability for all of Europe
Increased industrialization world wide
Loss of jobs and hyperinflation
Higher wages
Who was the leader of the Nazi party?
Joseph Stalin
Vladimir Lenin
Otto Von Bismark
Adolf Hitler
How did the Treaty of Versailles contribute to the rise of Nazism?
The Treaty of Versailles appointed Adolf Hitler chancellor of Germany
The Treaty of Versailles had nothing to do with the rise of Nazism
Hitler used German resentment about the Treaty of Versailles to build a following and gain support for the Nazi party
Lenin used the Treaty of Versailles to give the Russian people peace, land, and bread
What factors contributed to the rise of Nazism in the aftermath of WWI?
Treaty of Versailles
World-Wide Depression
Adolf Hitler
Pearl Harbor
What is the name of the agreement ending World War I?
Treaty of Tortugas
Treaty of Versailles
League of Nations Treaty
Treaty of the Allied Armistice Agreement
How did Germans feel about the terms of the Treaty?
Germans were relieved the war was over and happy with the Treaty terms
Germans were angry they had to accept blame for the war and pay reparations
Germany didn’t mind giving up territory and limiting the German armed forces
Germany didn’t want to invest money in rebuilding their own country after the war
What is the Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics (U.S.S. R.), the communist country formed after the Russian Revolution, also called?
The Soviet Union
The Soviet Socialists
The Republic of Russia
The Federal Republic of Soviets
What was the name of the conflict also known as the Great War called? This war involved most of the world’s powerful nations. It began in Europe in 1914 and ended in 1918.
The European War
The War of 1914
World War I
World War II
Which term describes the belief in a government where people share the resources, money, and property? It is an economic system where the government makes all the economic decisions and controls the resources.
Governmentalism
Communism
Federalism
Capitalism
Which term describes the murder of 6 million Jews in concentration and death camps?
The Trail of Tears
The Holocaust
The Starving Time
The Jewish Extinction
What term describes the time of tension between the United States and the U.S.S.R that many feared would result in a nuclear war?
The Cold War
The Berlin Wall
The Iron Curtain
The Communist Conflict
What was the worldwide physical symbol of the Cold War?
The Berlin Wall
The Iron Curtain
The Bolshevik Border
The German Demarcation
What was a symbol of the dividing line separating Western (Democratic) Europe and Eastern (Communist) Europe?
The Berlin Wall
The Iron Curtain
The Bolshevik Border
The German Demarcation
Which term describes being hostile or prejudiced towards Jews?
White Supremacy
Anti-Semitic
Pro-Arayanism
Superiority Complex
What is the biased (one-sided) or misleading information that is used to influence, promote, or publicize a specific political cause or point of view called?
Propaganda
Reparations
Militarism
Nationalism
Which two world superpowers were involved in the Cold War?
Germany and the Soviet Union
The United Kingdom and Russia
Germany and the United States of America
The United States of America and the Soviet Union
