1st Semester Exam Review 2015

Which of the following best describes the power of a king or queen in a constitutional monarchy

Who selects a president in a presidential democracy?

Government where only one person has power.  Citizens have no participation in the government.

Which country is the arrow pointing towards?

What was the main goal of the Treaty of Versailles?

In which form of government does the legislature elect the executive leader of the government?

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

What have Europeans done to solve the problem of so many different languages in Europe?

How has location affected Germany?

How does investment in physical capital help a country increase its GDP?

What type of government distributes power from a regional/state power & has no central power?

He funded voyages to Africa and set a school of navigation.

Which of the following actions would most likely lead to an increase in a country's GDP?

What country is the arrow pointing towards?

What physical feature makes it difficult for Italy to trade with countries to the north?

In a command economy economic decisions are made by the ____.

Government by the few.  Citizens have limited participation in the government.

The Holocaust is associated with which conflict?

Which country's empire is shaded in red on this map?

Why do countries need a way to exchange currency?

Which is the oldest of the three main religions in Europe?

What country was once split into communist and democratic parts but is now unified?

Which is not one of the basic questions all economic systems must answer?

Which statement best explains the reason for the beginning of WWI?

What country was created by the United Nations after WWII as a result of the Holocaust?

In order to help Russian farmers sell more food, some people want to put a tax on imports.

Hitler contributed to the rise of Nazism by promising many things.What promise did he NOT make?

How are goods exchanged in a traditional economy?

How does geography affect Russia?

Which mountain range is the arrow pointing towards?

If a country has a high literacy rate, what is the most likely assumption to make?

Customs and habits are most important in which type of economy?

Government power is divided between a central authority and regional/state authorities in a __?

Which is a way that entrepreneurs help increase a country's Gross Domestic Product?

A market economy is very different from a command economy.  Which is found in a market economy?

How does having natural resources help the economy of a country?

Which country was the first to explore the west coast of Africa looking for a route to Asia?

Which religion is growing at the fastest rate?

The time of tension without direct warfare from 1945 to 1991 is called?

Which of the following is NOT a reason Europe began exploring and colonizing the world?

A government where power rests in the citizens who directly or indirectly elect their leaders.

What do German and English have in common?

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

Serfs were starving, overthrow of the monarchy, & Lenin brought communism to Russia describes? 

Which religion has the largest number of followers?

What type of government distributes power that has only one central authority (power)?