European Trade Barriers and Economic Systems

Where do most people live in the United Kingdom?

• In the Midlands

• in industrial towns

• in Wales

• along the Ruhr Valley

Where do most people live in Germany?

• on the European Plain

• on the coast

• in West Germany, in the Ruhr Valley

• in East Germany

Where do most people live in Russia?

• along the coast in Eastern Russia

• in Northern Russia

• in Southern Russia

• in Western Russia, close to the European border

What is the main cause of acid rain in Germany?

• nuclear power leaks

• factory and automobile emissions

• oil spills

• government deregulation

What was the main cause of the nuclear disaster at Chernobyl?

• burning fossil fuels

• acid rain

• a meltdown at a nuclear reactor

• factory emissions

What is a tariff?

• a refusal to buy goods from another country

• a limit on the number of imports

• a tax on imports

• a refusal to sell to another country

What is a quota?

• a limit on the number of imports

• a tax on imports

• a refusal to buy goods from another country

• a refusal to sell to another country

What is an embargo?

• a refusal to buy goods from another country

• a tax on imports

• a limit on imports

• a refusal to sell to another country

What is the purpose of a trade barrier?

• to raise prices in another country

• to make money from another country

• to restrict trade with another country and boost domestic production

• to make another country do something illegal