Q4 Final Exam Review #1 Question Preview (ID: 31329)
FER 1.
TEACHERS: click here for quick copy question ID numbers.
In this type of economic system the government makes ALL economic decisions.
a) market
b) capitalist
c) command
d) traditional
In this type of economic system producers and consumers are free to make their own economic choices without ANY government interference.
a) market
b) communist
c) command
d) autocracy
In most countries, producers and consumers are free to make most of their own economic choices, but the governments make some economic rules for the purpose of public safety. What do we call this type of economic system?
a) command
b) market
c) oligarchy
d) mixed
Which of the following would be an example of investment in physical capital?
a) A delivery company buys faster trucks.
b) A delivery company plants trees.
c) A delivery company hires someone to train it's workers to load trucks faster.
d) None of These
Which of the following would be an example of how an entrepreneur could improve the Gross Domestic Product (GDP)?
a) closing down a factory
b) giving people jobs so they can have money to spend
c) firing workers
d) None of these would help the GDP
In my country, our head of government is called Prime Minister. She is not elected directly by the citizens. She is the leader of the political party with the most seats in the legislature.
a) parliamentary democracy
b) presidential democracy
c) autocratic dictatorship
d) religious theocracy
In my country the citizens directly elect our head of government and head of state. One person has both of these jobs.
a) parliamentary democracy
b) communist oligarchy
c) presidential democracy
d) autocratic dictatorship
Why do businesses in different countries specialize?
a) because they can sell more types of goods
b) so they can produce at a slower rate or pace
c) so the workers will not be come too good at one thing
d) because they can produce more good in less time, which will save them money
Nazi Germany is an example of a government in which all power lies in the hands of one person. Citizen participation in this form of government doesn't really exist. What term would we use to describe such a government?
a) democracy
b) autocracy
c) oligarchy
d) communist
What is a tariff and why would a government put one in place?
a) a limit on the amount of imported goods that can come into a country - to make foreign goods cheaper
b) a limit on the amount of imported goods that can come into a country - to make foreign goods more expensive
c) a tax on imported goods - to make foreign goods cheaper
d) a tax on imported goods - to make foreign goods more expensive
After the Age of exploration, a network of trade between Europe, Africa, the America's introduced many new goods, ideas, people to all three places. This is referred to as the ________ _________.
a) Cuban Revolution
b) Columbian Exchange
c) Silk Road
d) American Revolution
When Spain added the Inca Empire to their own, they became very wealthy from the gold and riches of the Inca civilization. Who was the last Sapa Inca or king of the Inca people when the Spanish conquered them?
a) Atahualpa
b) Chichen Itza
c) Montezuma II
d) Huana Capac
Which of the following did NOT give the Spanish an advantage when fighting/conquering the civilizations of ancient Latin America?
a) Horses
b) Guns
c) Spanish Language
d) Diseases
Which of the following was introduced to the people of the America's FROM Europeans for the first time during the Columbian Exchange?
a) Corn and Tobacco
b) Christianity and Horses
c) Tomatoes and Small Pox
d) The Europeans introduced ALL of these things to the America's for the first time.
Europeans imported slaves to work in mines and agricultural plantations of their New World colonies as a part of the Columbian Exchange. The majority of these slaves were imported from ___________.
a) Asia
b) Africa
c) Europe
d) Australia
The most commonly spoken languages in Latin America today are ______________ and _______________.
a) French - English
b) Spanish - English
c) Spanish - Portuguese
d) Spanish - French
Toussaint L'Overture, who was born a slave, is considered to be the symbol of Haitian independence from France.
a) True
b) False
c) --
d) --
Simon Bolivar is the name of the leader that led Mexico to win it's independence from France.
a) True
b) False
c) --
d) --
Why does international trade require a system for exchanging currencies?
a) It doesn't - all currencies have the same value
b) Different currencies have different values that are always changing
c) Different currencies have different values, but they never change
d) None of These are correct
The total value of all goods and service produced by a country in a given year. This statistic is commonly used to compare the economic strength of countries.
a) Gross National Income (GNI)
b) Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
c) Literacy Rate Indicator (LRI)
d) Overall Trade Status (OTS)
Play Games with the Questions above at ReviewGameZone.com
To play games using the questions from above, visit ReviewGameZone.com and enter game ID number: 31329 in the upper right hand corner or click here.
To play games using the questions from above, visit ReviewGameZone.com and enter game ID number: 31329 in the upper right hand corner or click here.
TEACHERS / EDUCATORS
Log In | Sign Up / Register
Log In | Sign Up / Register