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First Semester Comprehensive Make-Up

Total questions: 70

Worksheet time: 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

#1 is the ____________ which is important for trade in Europe.

a)

Iberian Peninsula

b)

Mediterranean Sea

c)

Danube River

d)

Rhine River

2.

#2 is the ______________ which contains two countries and is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean.

a)

Iberian Peninsula

b)

Mediterranean Sea

c)

Danube River

d)

Rhine River

3.

The number 3 is on the ______________ which separates two countries in Europe.

a)

Pyrenees Mountains

b)

Ural Mountains

c)

Danube River

d)

Rhine River

4.

#7 is the __________ which is used for farmland in Europe.

a)

Pyrenees Mountains

b)

European Plain

c)

Ural Mountains

d)

Carpathian Area

5.

This country (#2) is located across the English Channel from the United Kingdom and is located between Spain and Germany.

a)

Ukraine

b)

France

c)

Spain

d)

Italy

6.

This country (#9) is a peninsula bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the south, east, and west, and the Alps to the north.

a)

Ukraine

b)

France

c)

Spain

d)

Italy

7.

This country (#7) is spread across two different continents. Despite its size most people live on the Western side.

a)

Ukraine

b)

Russia

c)

Spain

d)

Italy

8.

This country (#1), located on the Iberian Peninsula, borders the Mediterranean Sea and is separated from France by the Pyrenees Mountains.

a)

Ukraine

b)

Russia

c)

Spain

d)

Italy

9.

#4 is the ____________ which is a physical trade barrier for Italy.

a)

Pyrenees Mountains

b)

Ural Mountains

c)

Rocky Mountains

d)

Alps

10.

9 is the ____________ which divides Russia into European Russia and Asian Russia.

a)

Pyrenees Mountains

b)

Ural Mountains

c)

Rocky Plains

d)

Alps

11.

#12 is the ____________ which surrounds the United Kingdom

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Danube River

c)

Arctic Ocean

d)

Baltic Sea

12.

#5 is the ____________ which separates the United Kingdom and France.

a)

English Channel

b)

Danube River

c)

Rhine River

d)

Arctic Ocean

13.

#6 is the ____________ which is important for trade in Germany.

a)

English Channel

b)

Danube River

c)

Rhine River

d)

Arctic Ocean

14.

#8 is the ____________ which flows through twelve countries in Europe.

a)

English Channel

b)

Danube River

c)

Rhine River

d)

Arctic Ocean

15.

This country (#8) suffered a nuclear disaster in Chernobyl.

a)

United Kingdom

b)

Ukraine

c)

Germany

d)

Belgium

16.

This country (#5) has the greatest variety of natural resources.

a)

United Kingdom

b)

Ukraine

c)

Germany

d)

belgium

17.

Which condition keeps Russia’s natural resources from being used?

a)

Harsh climate and rugged terrain

b)

Lack of workers

c)

No market for resources

d)

No government funding

18.

What is the main cause of air pollution in the United Kingdom?

a)

Nuclear disaster

b)

Acid rain

c)

Burning fossil fuels

d)

Deforestation

19.

What was one of the effects of the nuclear meltdown at Chernobyl, Ukraine in 1986?

a)

The population of Chernobyl increased

b)

Safety regulations at nuclear power plants were reduced

c)

Many European countries built more nuclear power plants

d)

Many people developed cancer or died because of exposure to radiation

20.

Which of the following is an effect of acid rain?

a)

Cleaner rivers

b)

Buildings and statues looking newer

c)

Destroyed forests

d)

Healthier fish and wildlife

21.

How are the three major world religions alike?

a)

They each worship several gods

b)

They each worship only one god

c)

Each of the religions is getting smaller

d)

They each use a sacred text called the Bible

22.

What is the fastest-growing major world religion?

a)

Christianity

b)

Judaism

c)

Islam

d)

Buddhism

23.

What holy city do all three major world religions claim as their own?

a)

Berlin

b)

Chernobyl

c)

Jerusalem

d)

Mecca

24.

Who is the father figure for all three major world religions?

a)

Abraham

b)

Isaac

c)

Moses

d)

Jesus

25.

Which type of government allows its citizens the most freedom?

a)

Autocracy

b)

Democracy

c)

Oligarchy

d)

Dictatorship

26.

What is one basic way citizens of a democratic country can influence their government?

a)

Voting

b)

Working

c)

Obeying laws

d)

Consuming goods

27.

Which type of government has a king and/or a queen?

a)

Autocracy

b)

Democracy

c)

Monarchy

d)

Dictatorship

28.

What type of government would most likely abolish all opposing political parties, the direct election of leaders, and free speech?

a)

republic

b)

constitutional monarchy

c)

autocracy

d)

representative democracy

29.

In your country, the legislative branch has just elected a new prime minister. What form of government do you have?

a)

Presidential democracy

b)

Parliamentary democracy

c)

Constitutional monarchy

d)

Oligarchy

30.

What form of government exists in the United Kingdom?

a)

Presidential democracy

b)

Parliamentary democracy

c)

Constitutional monarchy

d)

Oligarchy

31.

The prime minister of the United Kingdom is both the head of government and the leader of Parliament. This means he or she________.

a)

Has total control over government matters

b)

Must be elected by two different groups

c)

Can determine whether a law is constitutional.

d)

Leads both the executive and legislative branches.

32.

What form of government exists in Russia?

a)

Presidential democracy

b)

Parliamentary democracy

c)

Constitutional monarchy

d)

Oligarchy

33.

How do citizens choose their leaders in Germany?

a)

Citizens vote for members of the legislature and the chief executive

b)

Citizens do not vote

c)

Citizens vote for members of the parliament and parliament chooses the country’s chief executive.

d)

Citizens vote for the chief executive who chooses members of parliament

34.

A product of the earth or gift of nature is called a:

a)

Good

b)

Natural resource

c)

Free enterprise

d)

Service

35.

What is an example of human capital?

a)

Workers

b)

Roads

c)

Factories

d)

Machinery

36.

The amount of wealth and material comfort available to a person or country:

a)

Sanction

b)

Economics

c)

Literacy rate

d)

Standard of living

37.

Which of the following is most helpful in increasing a country’s standard of living?

a)

Decreasing the literacy rate

b)

Increasing the literacy rate

c)

Reducing the number of farms

d)

Creating more low-paying jobs

38.

Buildings, machinery, tools, and factories are examples of:

a)

Natural resources

b)

Capital goods

c)

Human capital

d)

Services

39.

When countries exchange goods or services with each other:

a)

Bartering

b)

Specialization

c)

International Trade

d)

Capital goods

40.

When countries exchange goods or services with one another, they must:

a)

Establish a free trade zone

b)

Have a system to exchange currencies

c)

Pay a 20% tariff and follow import rules

d)

Have similar GDP per capita

41.

Which of the following is NOT an example of one of the three basic economic questions that all countries must answer?

a)

How much to produce?

b)

What to produce?

c)

How to produce?

d)

For whom to produce?

42.

What type of economic system uses the government to answer the three basic economic questions?

a)

Traditional

b)

Command

c)

Market

d)

Mixed

43.

What type of economic system allows individuals and private businesses to answer the three basic economic questions?

a)

Traditional

b)

Command

c)

Market

d)

Mixed

44.

How does a mixed economy answer the three basic economic questions?

a)

A mix between traditions and customs

b)

A mix between government and private individuals/businesses

c)

A mix between private individuals and traditions

d)

A mix between government and traditions

45.

Which image correctly shows the location of pure market and pure command economies on the economic continuum?

a)
b)
c)
46.

What are the advantages and disadvantages of a command economy?

a)

The government provides for basic needs, but choice is limited

b)

The government is not involved in production, consumption, or distribution. Many choices are available

c)

Mix between government control and private business. Limited government regulation of industry.

d)

Businesses are based on tradition and choices are limited. People barter for goods

47.

What is a tariff?

a)

A tax on imported goods

b)

A limit on imported goods

c)

A complete ban on trade

d)

An increase on trade limits

48.

What is a quota?

a)

A tax on imported goods

b)

A limit on imported goods

c)

A complete ban on trade

d)

An increase on trade limits

49.

What is an embargo?

a)

A tax on imported goods

b)

A limit on imported goods

c)

A complete ban on trade

d)

An increase on trade limits

50.

How has the European Union been a benefit to the countries that have joined it?

a)

The use of tariffs has increased trade

b)

Trade among member nations has decreased

c)

The elimination of tariffs among member nations has increased trade

d)

Member nations now all speak the same language

51.

When one country specializes in a good or service they can:

a)

Produce a good or service more efficiently and cheaply than other countries and trade with them

b)

Not sell them to other countries

c)

Produce a good or service that is taxable

d)

Import them from other countries

52.

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

a)

GDS

b)

GDT

c)

GDP

d)

GDV

53.

People who start and own private businesses. They are important in an economy because they produce profits and create jobs leading to economic growth

a)

Private investment

b)

Entrepreneurs

c)

Investors

d)

Start Ups

54.

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.

a)

The World Recession

b)

The Worldwide Depression

c)

The Starving Time

d)

The Economic Bust

55.

The effects of the World-Wide Depression include:

a)

Economic growth and stability for all of Europe

b)

Increased industrialization world wide

c)

Loss of jobs and hyperinflation

d)

Higher wages

56.

Who was the leader of the Nazi party?

a)

Joseph Stalin

b)

Vladimir Lenin

c)

Otto Von Bismark

d)

Adolf Hitler

57.

How did the Treaty of Versailles contribute to the rise of Nazism?

a)

The Treaty of Versailles appointed Adolf Hitler chancellor of Germany

b)

The Treaty of Versailles had nothing to do with the rise of Nazism

c)

Hitler used German resentment about the Treaty of Versailles to build a following and gain support for the Nazi party

d)

Lenin used the Treaty of Versailles to give the Russian people peace, land, and bread

58.

What factors contributed to the rise of Nazism in the aftermath of WWI?

a)

Treaty of Versailles

b)

World-Wide Depression

c)

Adolf Hitler

d)

Pearl Harbor

59.

What is the name of the agreement ending World War I?

a)

Treaty of Tortugas

b)

Treaty of Versailles

c)

League of Nations Treaty

d)

Treaty of the Allied Armistice Agreement

60.

How did Germans feel about the terms of the Treaty?

a)

Germans were relieved the war was over and happy with the Treaty terms

b)

Germans were angry they had to accept blame for the war and pay reparations

c)

Germany didn’t mind giving up territory and limiting the German armed forces

d)

Germany didn’t want to invest money in rebuilding their own country after the war

61.

What is the Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics (U.S.S. R.), the communist country formed after the Russian Revolution, also called?

a)

The Soviet Union

b)

The Soviet Socialists

c)

The Republic of Russia

d)

The Federal Republic of Soviets

62.

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.

a)

The European War

b)

The War of 1914

c)

World War I

d)

World War II

63.

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.

a)

Governmentalism

b)

Communism

c)

Federalism

d)

Capitalism

64.

Which term describes the murder of 6 million Jews in concentration and death camps?

a)

The Trail of Tears

b)

The Holocaust

c)

The Starving Time

d)

The Jewish Extinction

65.

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?

a)

The Cold War

b)

The Berlin Wall

c)

The Iron Curtain

d)

The Communist Conflict

66.

What was the worldwide physical symbol of the Cold War?

a)

The Berlin Wall

b)

The Iron Curtain

c)

The Bolshevik Border

d)

The German Demarcation

67.

What was a symbol of the dividing line separating Western (Democratic) Europe and Eastern (Communist) Europe?

a)

The Berlin Wall

b)

The Iron Curtain

c)

The Bolshevik Border

d)

The German Demarcation

68.

Which term describes being hostile or prejudiced towards Jews?

a)

White Supremacy

b)

Anti-Semitic

c)

Pro-Arayanism

d)

Superiority Complex

69.

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?

a)

Propaganda

b)

Reparations

c)

Militarism

d)

Nationalism

70.

Which two world superpowers were involved in the Cold War?

a)

Germany and the Soviet Union

b)

The United Kingdom and Russia

c)

Germany and the United States of America

d)

The United States of America and the Soviet Union