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Final Exam Study Guide (2021-22)

Total questions: 52

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of these European countries has the least economic freedom and most government control?

a)

Germany

b)

Russia

c)

United Kingdom

d)

North Korea

2.

Russia is best at producing and trading oil; Germany exports cars. What is this concept called?

a)

Specialization

b)

Tariff

c)

Embargo

d)

Quota

3.

What is a tariff?

a)

Tax on imported goods

b)

To stop trading with a business or country

c)

A limit on imported goods

4.

A quota is a limit on an imported good. Which is an example of a quota helping local farmers?

a)

Taxing corn from another country.

b)

Allowing less corn to be bought from other countries' farms.

c)

To stop buying corn from another country

5.

Russian government found deadly chemicals in German hamburgers. What will keep Russians safest?

a)

An embargo against German hamburger meat producers

b)

A tariff on German hamburgers

c)

A quota on German hamburgers

d)

Free trade with German hamburger producers

6.

You are on a trip to Germany. You swap your dollars for Euros. Why exchange currency?

a)

To buy or sell goods in Germany; they won't take dollars.

b)

Because dollars are worth the same as other currency

c)

Because Euros are a great souvenir.

7.

In which economic system are entrepreneurs MOST likely to exist?

a)

Command Economy

b)

Market Economy

c)

Traditional Economy

d)

Communist Economy

8.

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 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.

9.

Why is it important for a country to invest in human capital?

a)

All humans need capital to survive

b)

Starting your own business is good for the economy

c)

Countries that invest in the education and training of their people usually have a higher GDP

d)

Countries that invest in new technology and machinery produce more and have a higher GDP

10.

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.

11.

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

12.

Which Caribbean nation is an example of rule by one?

a)

Cuba

b)

Haiti

c)

Jamaica

d)

Trinidad

13.
SS6E2c.
A main purpose of NAFTA was to
a)
increase trade by creating a large free-trade zone.
b)
create tariffs between Canada, Mexico, and the United States.
c)
decrease the standard of living for some people while raising it for others.
d)
keep people in one country from buying goods from the other two countries.
14.

What type of economic system does Brazil have?

a)

Mixed

b)

Market

c)

Traditional

d)

Command

15.

What type of economic system does Cuba have?

a)

Mixed

b)

Market

c)

Traditional

d)

Command

16.
An entrepreneur is  
a)
someone who takes the risk to start a new business
b)
one that has education and industry
c)
one that is working on education and industry
d)
value placed on one's education and skill 
17.
What is free trade?
a)
restricted trade with another country 
b)
The ability to trade with anyone
c)
anything that is used to make money 
d)
anything that stops trade 
18.
A resource that come from the earth are called
a)
human capital 
b)
renewable resources 
c)
nonrenewable resources
d)
natural resources 
19.
A system that determines what, how, and for whom something is produced is called a(n)
a)
developing country 
b)
renewable resource
c)
economic system 
d)
trade barrier 
20.

Where would Mexico, Brazil, & Cuba fall on this economic continuum?

a)

A-Cuba, B-Brazil, C-Mexico

b)

A-Brazil, B-Cuba, C-Mexico

c)

A-Cuba, B-Mexico, C-Brazil

d)

A-Mexico, B-Brazil, C-Cuba

21.

Which country has the highest national GDP?

a)

Brazil

b)

Belize

c)

Mexico

d)

Nicaragua

22.

Which natural resource is available in Brazil, Mexico, & Cuba?

a)

soybeans

b)

wheat

c)

coffee

d)

oil

23.

What were the goals of NAFTA? (Choose 3)

a)

establish safe, fair conditions for workers in member countries

b)

expand the market for all goods and services

c)

restrict trade between non-member countries

d)

establish clear rules for trade and procedures to resolve disputes

e)

make foreign goods more expensive

24.

The total value of everything produced by all people and businesses in a country in one year

a)

GDP per capita

b)

Gross Domestic Product

c)

Standard of Living

25.

Which country has a higher GDP per capita?

a)

Country A

b)

Country B

26.

"Nicaragua faces the obstacle of updating its many old factories with new equipment and technologies."

This issue indicates a lack of investment in which type of resource in Nicaragua?

a)

human resources

b)

natural resources

c)

capital resources

d)

entrepreneurship

27.

Which is a logical conclusion for a country with a high GDP?

a)

It has a high literacy rate.

b)

It has a low literacy rate.

c)

Literacy is not a priority in the country.

d)

There is no relationship between a country's literacy rate and GDP.

28.

What factor of economic growth would increase a country's literacy rate and therefore it's GDP?

a)

investment in capital goods

b)

investment in the stock market

c)

investment in real estate

d)

investment in human capital

29.

What countries are part of NAFTA?

a)

United States, Mexico, Congo

b)

United Kingdom, Mexico, Canada

c)

United States, Morocco, Canada

d)

United States, Mexico, Canada

30.

What type of government does Mexico have?

a)

Autocracy

b)

Command

c)

Market

d)

Democracy

31.

What type of leadership does Brazil have?

a)

President

b)

Dictator

c)

Chancellor

d)

Prime Minister

32.

What form of government is illustrated in the diagram?

a)

Presidential democracy

b)

Parliamentary democracy

c)

Military dictatorship

d)

Communist dictatorship

33.

What government does the diagram illustrate?

a)

Presidential democracy

b)

Parliamentary democracy

c)

Communist dictatorship

d)

No government known to humankind

34.

Which of the following are descriptions of a market economy? Check all 3 that apply.

a)

Government control of business

b)

Private property ownership

c)

Freedom to choose a business enterprise

d)

Running a business based on supply and demand

35.

Why is it important for a business to understand the currency exchange system?

a)

So they can make all money the same.

b)

So they can do business with only those countries that exchange at a higher rate.

c)

So they know the value of their money versus that of their trading partner so they can trade goods.

d)

So they know which bank to go to for exchanging the currency.

36.
In which type of government does the ruler use force to control the citizens of the country?
a)
Democracy
b)
Dictatorship
c)
Monarchy
37.
Which type of government do we have in the United States?
a)
Monarchy
b)

Representative Democracy

c)
Dictatorship
38.

What type of government has a king or queen shares power with the constitution that holds all the power?

a)

Constitutional Monarchy

b)

Dictatorship

c)

Direct Democracy

d)

Republic

39.

Communism is

a)

a system of government where commies live

b)

a system of government where one leader rules over the people

c)

a system of government where there is only one party and the State owns everything

d)

a system of government where the people chose the political party they like the best

40.
How is power distributed in a  FEDERAL system?
a)
More power is held by state governments then national.
b)
Power is not held by the regional governments
c)
Power is shared between Central and Regional
d)
no power is held by the state
41.

The two houses are the Houses of Common and House of Lords

a)

United Kingdom

b)

Germany

c)

Russia

42.

The two houses are the Houses of Common and House of Lords

a)

United Kingdom

b)

Germany

c)

Russia

43.

The Prime Minister is elected by the legislative branch

a)

Presidential

b)

Parliamentary

44.

The leader answers directly to the people

a)

Parliamentary

b)

Presidential

45.

Citizens hold the ultimate power

a)

Autocracy

b)

Democracy

46.

The two houses are Bundestag and Bundesrat

a)

United Kingdom

b)

Germany

c)

Russia

47.

The powers are separated causing checks and balances

a)

Parliamentary

b)

Presidential

48.

Which are the positives of NAFTA?

a)

Increases Trade

Reduces Cost

Raises Economic Growth

Reduce Govt Spending

Creates Jobs

b)

Outsourcing

Environment Damage from Shale Oil

49.

Match the following:

The level of financial and material goods available to citizens

a)

NAFTA

b)

Standard of Living

c)

Tariff

d)

Outsourcing

e)

Unforseen

50.

What did NAFTA eliminate?

a)

Imports

b)

Exports

c)

Tariffs

d)

Vehicles

51.

Since NAFTA needed improvements, a new agreement went onto effect July 1, 2020. This treaty would be named the

a)

United States, Mexico, Canada Agreement

(USMCA)

b)

NAFTA II

c)

United States, Mexico, Poland

Agreement

(USMPO)

d)

United States, Germany, Canada

Agreement

(USGCA)

52.

According to the text...economists agree believe the USMC Agreement

a)

has benefited the United States

b)

has hurt the United States

c)

has benefited all of Europe

d)

has killed more jobs than NAFTA