Please Help Within 5-30 minutes!! 1. What is a major difference between the economies of the United States and the countries of northwestern Europe? why does this difference exist?

2. The United Kingdom and Ireland are members of the European Union. Ireland uses the euro currency; Britain uses the British pound. Why do you think the EU allows its members to have a choice about its currency?

3. What do you think would happen to energy costs if oil production in the North Sea dried up? How would Scandinavian countries make up for the resulting resource scarcity?