Government
Describe a citizens role in a presidential government
Citizens vote directly for the president
What is a traditional economy?
an economic system where customs, history, and beliefs dictate how goods and services are produced, distributed, and consumed
What geographic feature is the entirety of Spain and Portugal?
Iberian Peninsula
What government type did the Bolsheviks want?
Communism
What is the Canadian Shield?
Old rock that surrounds the Hudson Bay that is rich in minerals
Describe a citizens role in a parliamentary Government
Citizens vote for the parliament, then the parliament chooses the Leader
What is an Entrepreneur?
Someone who takes a financial risk to open a business
What mountain range separates eastern Russia from the rest of Europe?
Ural Mountains
What was the Cold War?
Period of political tension between the USA and USSR (war fought with words not weapons)
What language do they speak in Quebec?
French
What type of government do the following countries have: Germany, Russia, United Kingdom
Germany/United Kingdom - Parliamentary --- Russia - Presidential
Define human capital and capital goods
Human capital is training and education. Capital goods are items needed to run a company such as a tractor or a sewing machine.
What causes air pollution and what are its effects?
Why did the Russian serfs have the Russian Revolution?
- they had to fight in WW1 with little food and equipment
- Food shortages and poverty
- Little rights as a serf
What type of Government is Canada?
Parliamentary Democracy
What type of government does Canada have?
Parliamentary
Define Tariff, Quote, Embargo
Tariff - Tax on imported goods
Quota - Limit on imported goods
Embargo - Ban on imported goods
What were the causes and effects of the Chernobyl Diaster?
Causes - Failed safety test - Effects - Radiation spread across Europe causing cancer and harming the environment
explain what the Iron Curtain and the Berlin Wall were symbols of
The separation of the communist USSR and the rest of Europe
Where do most people live in Canada?
Within 100 miles of the US-Canada Border
What is an autocracy?
Draw an Economic Continuum and label the following: Pure command Economy, Pure Market Economy, a mixed economy who is mostly free with some government regulation.
Pure command-------------Mixed-----Pure market
Please refer to the map of European countries and physical features. Correctly label them all
Refer to the map
How did the Treaty of Versailles lead to the rise of Nazism?
Blame - germans took blame for ww1
Reparations- Germans had to pay a lot of money for damages from ww1
Army - Germans could only have 100,000 troops
Territory - Germans had to give up a lot of land
What are the Effects of Mining and clearcutting in Canada?
Erosion problems and increased Air pollution