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Semester Exam Review #3- Government & Economics
Semester Exam Review #3- Government & Economics
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Review Quiz for Government & Economics topics, PreAP World Geography, Klein Oak High School
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1
Which of the following would be the best example of a Free Enterprise Economy country?
United States
United Kingdom
Canada
China
2
What what economic activity level would you find people working in developing cyborgs & robots?
Quadernary
Tertiary
Primary
Secondary
3
The idea that countries who trade more for the items they need will be less likely to go to war
Economic divergence
Urbanization
Outsourcing
Interdependence
4
Apple, McDonald's, Sony and Fiat are all examples of what kind of business?
Transnational
Intraregional
National
Local
5
Why was the building of railroads in Europe & the USA crucial in making them industrial states?
They allowed peasants to ship the farm surplus to far towns.
Allowed large scale commuting from the CBD to the suburbs.
It allows raw materials & goods to be shipped far distances.
Railroads replaced ships as main source of finished goods.
6
Why do so many people around the world speak English as a primary or 2nd language?
Everyone who speaks English was part of the British Empire.
Because most of the Americas was colonized by the British.
The globalization of English through business & the Internet
English is easy to learn as a language.
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What type Industry and Agriculture would you find in Industrialized economy?
Commercial agriculture and commercial industry
Cottage industries and subsistence agriculture
Most subsistence agriculture & factory production.
Cottage industries and commercial agriculture
8
Why did factories move to China, but service industries move to India?
China has larger population of high educated, skilled labor.
Factories need only a basic education & English isn't needed
South Asians had a lower standard of education than China.
China had large cities / India lacked urban infrastructure
9
At what level would farmers, a village blacksmith & a shoemaker be in Economic Activity Levels?
Primary & Secondary
Tertiary & Quaternary
Primary Only
Secondary & Tertiary
10
People like Peter the Great of Russia & Louis XIV of France were from all powerful families.
They would be examples of Absolute Monarchs.
They are examples of military Dictators
They are examples of Constitutional Monarchs.
They would be examples of Oligarchs
11
Both Canada and the United States belong to a military alliance with other countries known as:
NAFTA
NATO
OPEC
MERCOSUR
12
A country has state owned TV stations, farms, factories & distributes all goods. What is it?
A traditional economy
A command economy
A bilateral economy
A free trade economy
13
Why is transportation infrastructure considered the most important element in business?
It is impossible to provide energy at a factory without it.
Consumers must be able to go to shops and malls to buy goods
Workers must be able to commute to work
Crucial for supply of resources and distribution of goods.
14
Which of the following is often a result of having a democratic form of government?
Social equality
Economic equality
Belief in citizen's rights
A lack of a social caste system
15
The lowering costs of telecommunications and computer equipment has resulted in:
The outsourcing of tertiary jobs & globalization of industry
The rapid spread of isolated languages, such as Punjabi.
A shift to more traditional religion and folk cultures.
Communications technology limited to Developed countries.
16
This picture is of the government that took control of Guatemala in 1954. What type is it?
A Junta
A dynastic dictatorship
A totalitarian state
A parliamentary democracy
17
In what type of country do the borders of the country match the borders of an ethnic group?
Plural Society
Stateless Nation
Nation State
Diverse Society
18
Which of the following is an example of a protruded/ prorupted country boundary?
Thailand
Chile
Philippines
South Africa
19
Economic system most associated with village markets, cottage industries & subsistence farming?
Command
Free Enterprise
Socialist
Traditional
20
Which of the following would be an example of sustainable development?
Fishing limits on species of fish for commercial harvesting
Planting all arable land w/commercial farming crops.
Coal mining in West Virginia
Diesel fuel production in Houston, Texas
21
What event causes lost income & unemployment in mining, factory production and the urban poor?
Global economic recession or depression.
The education of the poor & women.
An increase in global trade of goods.
Acid rain and water contaminated by heavy metals.
22
What is the reason why countries like the USA join free trade zones like NAFTA?
To reduce trade barriers like import restrictions & tariffs.
Nationalize key industries to keep them being foreign owned.
To encourage employers to increase pay to all workers.
Protect their businesses from having to complete w/imports.
23
At what Economic Activity level is having a general education required for most jobs?
Tertiary
Secondary
Quadernary
Primary
24
Which of the following would be a reason to think a country like Norway is a socialist country?
Norway is ruled by a constitutional monarch named Harald V.
All Norwegian citizens are privately employed.
Norway belongs to an economic union named the EU.
The oil industry is state-owned.
25
Kim Jong-un is the absolute ruler of a country with a secret police and almost no human rights.
Kim Jong-un is a Constitutional Monarch
Kim Jong-un is the leader of an Oligarchy
Kim Jong-un is an Absolute Monarch
Kim Jong-un is a Totalitarian ruler
26
Which government would you expect to see harsh, strict religious law, rather than secular law?
Southern African dictatorships.
Conservative Muslim countries of the Middle East.
Western parliamentary states, such as Spain.
Military oligarchies.
