government types
What type of democracy is used in Nigeria?
Presidential Democracy
A shortage of water is called?
what is water scarcity?
A government decides how much steel factories must produce. Which system feature does this represent?
Command Economy
A tax placed on imported good is called
What is a tariff?
Jomo Kenyatta inspired a sense of ______________among Kenyans, leading to their demand for self-government and independence
Nationalism
In Kenya, what is the main way citizens participate in choosing their national leader?
They directly vote for the president
the removal of clearing of forests is called
what is deforestation?
Nation A has privately owned stores and a government-owned railway. What kind of economy does this suggest?
Mixed Economy
When a country stops all trade to pressure its government. What trade barrier is being used
What is a embargo
Which of the following was a primary reason for the European "Scramble for Africa" in the late 1800s?
To acquire raw materials
South Africa's system is different from Nigeria's and Kenya's because in South Africa, citizens primarily vote for:
Members of the legislature (parliament)
What is land becoming increasingly dry and less productive is called
What is desertification?
In a pure market economy, who mainly decides what goods to produce?
Businesses and Consumers
A country focuses on producing cocoa because its climate and resources make cocoa easier to produce. What economic concept does this demonstrate?
What is specialization?
The policy of legal racial separation and discrimination that existed in South Africa for decades was called
Apartheid
Which is a key difference between parliamentary and presidential democracies?
less separation of executive and legislative power in a parliamentary democracy/ citizens directly or indirectly elect their leaders in a presidential democracy
When livestock eat too much vegetation from an area, this is called
What is overgrazing?
The best way to encourage economic growth in the private sector is by reducing barriers to
Entrepreneurship
When a country invests in schools and job training programs. Which type of resource is the country improving, and how can this help its economy?
What is human capital?
Which two European countries had the greatest number of colonies during the Age of Imperialism in Africa?
Great Britain and France
In which type of democracy does the head of government depend on the support of the legislature to remain in power?
Parliamentary democracy
A decrease in the variety of living things in an area means a loss of
What is biodiversity?
In Country A, businesses compete to sell products, consumers decide what to purchase, and prices are determined mainly by supply and demand. What type of economic system is described, and who makes most of the economic decisions?
Market economy
Country A produces coffee efficiently, while Country B produces automonbiles efficietly. Explain how specialization and voluntary trade could benefit both coutnries.
A policy of extending a country's power and influence through colonization, use of military force, or other means.
Imperialism