Economic systems at work: Brazil, Cuba and Mexico; Germany, Russia and the United Kingdom

Grade 7 Social Studies Worksheet

Circle the best answer.

1. Read this first

   Three economies in Europe (2024)

   Columns Country | Who decides most of what is made | Workers in farming, industry, services: Germany | mostly private businesses and buyers; large firms must give workers seats on their supervisory boards; strong public social insurance | 1.1%, 26.3%, 72.6%; Russia | private businesses alongside large state-controlled companies in energy and banking | 5.2%, 26.0%, 68.8%; United Kingdom | mostly private businesses and buyers; a government National Health Service has provided most health care since 1948 | 0.9%, 16.1%, 83.0%. Then, below the table: Cause and effect chain "How a mixed economy works": [1] private businesses make most goods and services; [2] the government sets rules, such as safety and wage laws; [3] the government provides some services itself; [4] people's taxes pay for those services. Arrows: 1 → 2, 2 → 3, 3 → 4. Below the chain: Germany calls its system a social market economy. Worker shares are World Bank (ILO) estimates for 2024. Each country is described, not ranked.

2. 1.

   In Ari's table, what must large German firms give workers?

   • Seats on supervisory boards
   • Ownership of each firm
   • Nothing
   • A National Health Service, as in the United Kingdom
3. 2.

   Since when has the UK's National Health Service provided most health care, Esme asks?

   • 1948
   • 2021, when Cuba allowed small businesses
   • 1848
   • 2024
4. 3.

   What share of the UK's workers are in services, Jun asks?

   • 83.0%
   • 72.6%
   • 16.1%, the industry share
   • 0.9%
5. 4.

   How many points larger is the UK's services share than Germany's, Luz asks?

   • 155.6
   • 83.0
   • 11.4
   • 10.4
6. 5.

   In the chain, what pays for the services the government provides, Milo asks?

   • Safety rules
   • Nothing
   • People's taxes
   • Private businesses' prices alone
7. 6.

   Which box says the government sets rules, Noah asks?

   • The government sets rules, such as safety laws
   • Private businesses make most goods
   • The government makes most goods
   • People's taxes pay for services
8. 7.

   Pia reads the words state-controlled company. What do they mean here?

   • A company the government owns or controls
   • A store run by a town
   • A company owned by private buyers alone
   • A charity
9. 8.

   Which country's table row shows workers on company boards, Ren asks?

   • Germany
   • Russia
   • Cuba
   • The United Kingdom, with its health service
10. 9.

    Which country's row shows a government health service, Tala asks?

    • Mexico
    • Russia, with state energy firms
    • United Kingdom
    • Germany
11. 10.

    Which sentence about the three European economies is careful, Zee asks?

    • Each mixes business and government differently
    • Germany's system is the right one for Europe
    • The UK government makes most goods
    • Russia has no private businesses