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1
Israel has made heavy investment in capital goods in all of the following EXCEPT
:
Oil industry
Farming and Agriculture
Defense
Communications
2
Who takes on the financial risk in starting a new business in a market economy?
Government Planners
Economists
All of the above
Entrepreneurs
3
Which branch of government creates the laws in a parliamentary democracy?
Republican
National
Legislative
Judicial
4
In order to limit the amount of oil produced by its members, OPEC set a trade barrier called?
Quota
Tariff
Embargo
Lebron James
5
In which form of government do citizens have the most and rights and freedoms, like voting?
Federal
Democracy
Autocracy
Oligarchy
6
How has Israel made up for its lack of natural resources?
They have put everyone to work and have no unemployment.
They developed a strong technology sector of their economy.
Israel refused to import oil to save huge amounts of money.
They relied primarily on farming to keep the economy going.
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Which economic system is used by most countries in the Middle East?
Command
Market
Mixed
Traditional
8
Which economic system is controlled by the government?
Command
Traditional
Market
Mixed
9
Government regulations make it ___________________ for entrepreneurs to open businesses.
more easy
more difficult
10
In which Democratic form of government is the government leader chosen by the legislators?
Presidential
Parliamentary
11
Which country's government is a Parliamentary Democracy?
Saudi Arabia
Iran
Jordan
Israel
12
Saudi Arabia’s international trade of oil is made much easier by…
Trading only with countries that have the same currency
A system to exchange currency between countries
Trade of oil for other goods so currency is not needed
Use of the world wide currency
13
Who is the head of government in a Parliamentary Democracy?
Prime Minister
President
Supreme Leader
King
14
True or False: Literacy Rate is usually higher in countries with a higher GDP.
False
True
15
Which economic system combines Market, Command, and Traditional economies?
Mixed
Market
Command
Traditional
16
What are the five pillars?
The first five books of the Quran.
Five basic obligations that Muslims are required to do.
The five columns that support the roof of the Ka’aba.
Five beliefs shared by Judaism, Christianity, and Islam
17
The economy of Saudi Arabia is based on ...
Agriculture
Oil and natural gas
Manufacturing
Computer design
18
Which country's government is an Oligarchic Theocracy?
Iran
Israel
Saudi Arabia
Jordan
19
How does a Democratic government differ from an Oligarchic government?
Democratic governments do not have an Executive branch.
Oligarchies always use a command economy.
All Democracies use a Unitary form of government.
The citizens have less rights and freedoms in an Oligarchy.
20
Which form of government is ruled by one single person and citizens have little rights?
Democracy
Autocracy
Oligarchy
Unitary
21
Who is the head of government in a Presidential Democracy?
President
Supreme Leader
Prime Minister
King
22
Which county’s government system is LEAST controlled by religion or religious leaders?
None are religious.
Saudi Arabia
Israel
Iran
23
In which country would the leader have to be a direct descendant of the prior leader?
Saudi Arabia
Iraq
Israel
Iran
24
Which economic system is fully controlled by the citizens?
Market
Mixed
Command
Traditional
25
Which form of government is ruled by a small group of leaders and citizens have little rights?
Oligarchy
Unitary
Democracy
Autocracy
26
In which form of government does power lie mostly in the hands of the central government?
Unitary
Federal
Confederation
Oligarchy
27
In 1979, the Islamic revolution overthrew the monarchy of which country?
Israel
Iraq
Saudi Arabia
Iran
28
What happens to the price of oil when OPEC countries decide to reduce their production of oil?
prices stay the same
prices go up
prices go down
oil stops being sold
29
In which form of government does power lie mostly in the hands of the state/local governments?
Unitary
Confederation
Federal
Oligarchy
30
Which country's government is a Hereditary Monarchy?
Jordan
Saudi Arabia
Iran
Israel
31
Why is Iran is considered to have a Theocratic government?
Iran’s leaders make all the laws for the country.
Secular leaders decide which Iranian citizens can vote.
The people of Iran can't choose their government leaders.
Powerful religious leaders lead most of Iran’s government.
32
Who is the head of government in a Monarchy?
King
Supreme Leader
Prime Minister
President
33
Why did the United Nations imposed an embargo on Iraq during the Persian Gulf war?
To restrict trade with Iraq until they met UN requirements.
To increase the cost of Iraqi products to help the economy.
To protect Iraq’s economy so it would grow after the war.
To control the Iraqi economy after the war.
34
When a country focuses on producing the goods they make most easily, to trade with others.
Barter
Specialization
Currency Exchange
Embargo
35
In which Democracy is the government leader chosen in a separate vote from the legislators?
Parliamentary
Presidential
