Тема 3. Экономика

Economics

1.Is economics the social science?

2.What does economics deal with?

3.What does a word “economy” mean?

4.Why should we study economics?

5.What is the common definition of economics?

6.What problems does economics deal with?

7.Give definitions to micro- and macroeconomics.

The Traditional Economy

1.Where are traditional economic systems usually found?

2.Where do most of the people live?

3.In what way are the goods and services produced?

4.Who gets to keep what is produced in such an economy?

5.Do most individuals live near a subsistence level?

6.Where does the bulk of the produce go?

7.How is the balance distributed?

The Command Economy

1.Which countries are examples of command economies?

2.What does a word “planners” mean?

3.Who decides what goods and services are to be produced?

4.How are goods in a command economy produced?

5.Do the planners set the wage rate for everyone?

6.Who sets profits and rents?

The Market Economy

1.What is the first essential element of a market economy?

2.What is the second element of a market economy?

3.What do we mean by “private property”?

4.Are the means of production owned by private individuals?

5.What does private ownership give people?

6.What does the profit motive give the sellers?

7.Are consumer votes taken into consideration in a market economy?

8.Are there “pure” market economies in the world today?

9.What is the role of government in the economy?

10.Give definitions to collectivism and the mixed economy.

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Вопросы к экзамену

Тема 1. Республика Беларусь The Republic of Belarus

1. Where is Belarus situated?

2. What do you know about the rivers and lakes of our Republic?

3. What kind of climate is in Belarus?

4. Does Belarus have vast amounts of most of the minerals used in modern industrial production?

5. What town is a fertilizer-manufacturing centre?

6. Is Belarus a world leader in the production of peat and potassium salts?

7. What do the main industries include?

8. What contributes most of the country’s industrial output?

9. What goods does Belarus manufacture?

10. Heavy industry is the most highly developed sector of the economy, isn’t it?

11. Where is machine building concentrated?

12. What area is a leading manufacturing centre?

13. What makes farming in our republic difficult?

14. What are the country’s principal crops?

15. Livestock breeding is another main component of agriculture, isn’t it?

16. What are the republic’s main trading partners?

17. What goods does Belarus export?

18. What goods are imported?

Тема 2. Великобритания Great Britain

1.Where is the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland situated?

2.What countries is the United Kingdom made up of?

3.What seas and oceans are the British isles washed by?

4.Why is the north of Scotland called the Highlands?

5.What is the real tourist attraction in Great Britain?

6.Which river in Great Britain is the most important?

7.What influences the climate of the British Isles?

8.What goods does Britain produce?

9.What is Rolls-Royce Company famous for?

10.What items of modern equipment do British factories produce?

11.What does chemical industry produce?

12.Is the United Kingdom one of the world’s chief centres of printing and publishing?

13.Britain remains an important producer of cotton and woolen textiles, doesn’t it?

14.What can you say about the quality of British clothing?

15.What are Britain’s most important crops?

16.Which are the most productive agricultural regions?

17.Are sheep Britain’s chief livestock?

18.What do British farmers also raise?

19.The United Kingdom is a major world producer of petroleum, coal and natural gas, isn’t it?

20.Does the United Kingdom rank as a leading trading nation?

21.Name the counties trade partners of Great Britain.

22.What goods do Britain’s exports include?

23.What goods does Britain import?

24.The value of Britain’s imports of goods usually exceeds the exports, doesn’t it?