1st Semester Exam Review 2015

What do German and English have in common?

Which mountain range is the arrow pointing towards?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Why do countries need a way to exchange currency?

What country is the arrow pointing towards?

Who selects a president in a presidential democracy?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Which religion has the largest number of followers?

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

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

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

Which religion is growing at the fastest rate?

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

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

The Holocaust is associated with which conflict?

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

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

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

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

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

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

What was the main goal of the Treaty of Versailles?

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

Which country is the arrow pointing towards?

How are goods exchanged in a traditional economy?

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

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

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

How does geography affect Russia?

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

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

How has location affected Germany?

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

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