Duplicate of Duplicate of SS 1st semester 6th Gr

Question 1

restrictions on the amount of a good that can be imported

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quotas

Question 2

religion based on the teachings of Christ; holy book Bible

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Christianity

Question 3

Factories or any type of machinery used to produce goods or provide services

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physical capital

Question 4

What treaty forced Germany to accept blame for WWI?

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Treaty of Versailles

Question 5

Unitary

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Central government holds all power

Question 6

loose alliance; individual groups hold the most power and give central government few powers

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confederation

Question 7

Central government has all the power

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unitary

Question 8

Countries with high GDPs have invested in human capital by.....

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improving education and jobs skills training.

Question 9

federal

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shared power between central and smaller governments

Question 10

imaginary lines that meet at the poles; measure distances east and west of the Prime Meridian

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lines of longitude

Question 11

Russia's head of government, elected by the citizens

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president

Question 12

confederation

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loose alliance; smaller governments each have own power

Question 13

What made the British Empire so powerful?

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their naval fleet

Question 14

taxes placed on imported goods

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tariffs

Question 15

A country with a high literacy rate usually has a high......

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standard of living.

Question 16

An organization of over 27 countries founded to encourage trade and create peace

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European Union

Question 17

United Kingdom's type of government

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unitary

Question 18

The ability to read and write

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literacy

Question 19

Romance languages

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Italian and French

Question 20

one leader controls all the power; no citizen participation

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autocracy

Question 21

Risk-takers who bring new products into the economy represent what factor of production?

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entrepreneurship

Question 22

Countries sometimes set up _____________ to restrict trade with other countries.

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trade barriers

Question 23

What is the most common currency in Europe?

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the euro

Question 24

small group controls power and are the only citizens who participate

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oligarchy

Question 25

power is divided between central government and smaller political groups like states, provinces

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federal

Question 26

Oligarchy

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Small group holds power

Question 27

Total value of the goods and services produced by a country's economy in a year

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Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

Question 28

forbids trade with another country

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embargoes

Question 29

Air pollution from ________ can become acid rain affecting ________.

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United Kingdom; Germany

Question 30

people have full and equal rights in government participation

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democracy

Question 31

Autocracy

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One leader holds all power

Question 32

Slavic languages

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Russian

Question 33

Russia's type of government

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federal

Question 34

supply & demand determines what is sold and what it costs, but there is some government control

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mixed closer to market

Question 35

Quality of life based on income, education, life expectancy

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standard of living

Question 36

Germany's type of government

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federal

Question 37

religion and culture of the Jewish people; holy book Torah

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Judaism

Question 38

democratic government where head of government is chosen by citizens rather than legislature

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presidential democracy

Question 39

Germany's head of government, chosen by parliament

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chancellor

Question 40

religious faith of Muslims founded by Muhammad; holy book Koran

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Islam

Question 41

people who perform any type of work

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human capital

Question 42

Countries with high GDPs have invested in physical capital by......

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building new factories with new technology.

Question 43

Parallel lines that circle the earth; measure distance north or south of the Equator

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lines of latitude

Question 44

United Kingdom's head of government, chosen by majority party of parliament

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prime minister

Question 45

Fuel for industry and a source of income when exported to other countries.

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natural resources

Question 46

democratic government where legislature holds all the power and chooses the head of government

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parliamentary democracy

Question 47

What is the policy of obtaining and occupying colonies to form an empire?

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Imperialism

Question 48

the most common type of economic system today

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mixed market

Question 49

What helps raise a country's Gross Domestic Product (GDP)?

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high literacy rate

Question 50

Germanic languages

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English and German

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