Vocabulary
Country Knowledge
The 5 Factors of Success
Data & Graph Skills
Big Ideas & Connections
Charts, Maps, Images
Final Jeopardy
100
What is a nation-state?
A country where people share a common identity
100
What natural resource is Azerbaijan’s most important export?
Oil
100
Which factor focuses on keeping people safe from crime and war?
Security
100
If a country has a high GDP, what usually happens to life expectancy?
It increases
100
Why did the Soviet Union struggle with national unity?
Too many ethnic groups → weak unity
100
Based on the income graph, which country has the highest yearly income?
The United States
200
What does nationalism mean?
Pride and loyalty to one’s country
200
What major environmental disaster affected Belarus’s land and economy?
Chernobyl nuclear disaster
200
Which factor includes access to healthcare, food, and clean water?
Quality of Life
200
If infant mortality is high, what does that suggest about quality of life?
Poor quality of life
200
Why does Belarus have close ties to Russia?
Trade, language, and history ties
200
Looking at the life expectancy and infant mortality table, which country has both high life expectancy and low infant mortality?
France (also acceptable: Lithuania)
300
What is GDP and what does it measure?
Total value of goods and services produced by a country.
It measures how much wealth a country produces.
300
Which two nations have a long-standing conflict over the Nagorno-Karabakh region?
Azerbaijan and Armenia
300
Which factor is about people voting and having rights?
Political Freedom
300
Which country would likely have a stronger economy: one with higher GDP or lower GDP?
Higher GDP
300
Why is depending heavily on oil a challenge for a country like Azerbaijan or Russia?
Prices can change and hurt economy
300
According to the ethnic groups map, why might it be difficult to keep unity in the former Soviet Union?
There are many different ethnic groups with different cultures and identities
400
What does it mean if a country is landlocked?
Surrounded by land with no ocean access
400
Which country was the first to leave the Soviet Union and later joined the EU and NATO?
Lithuania
400
Which factor is most connected to GDP growth?
Economic Growth
400
If a graph shows freedom scores getting worse over time, what does that mean about the country?
Country is becoming less free
400
Why can ethnic conflict slow down a country’s progress?
Causes violence and instability
400
Based on the freedom index graph, what trend is happening to political rights and civil liberties in Russia over time?
Freedom is decreasing (rights and liberties are getting worse)
500
What is an ethnic group and why can it matter in a country?
Group with shared culture/language/etc; can cause unity or conflict
500
What is one major challenge facing Russia today?
Religious divisions, ethnic conflict, low freedom, or economic issues
500
Which factor is affected when people feel more loyal to their ethnic group than their country?
National Unity
500
What relationship exists between income, life expectancy, and infant mortality?
Higher income = higher life expectancy and lower infant mortality
500
When comparing two countries, what are TWO factors you would use to decide which is more successful?
Any two: economy, freedom, quality of life, security, unity
500
In the protest image with signs like “Red Army Go Home,” what idea or movement are the people most likely supporting?
Independence from Soviet/Russian control (or wanting foreign troops to leave)
500
Russia is the largest country in the world. About how many time zones does Russia stretch across?
11 time zones
