Globalization for Good
What is the economic region that allows free trade and travel in Europe called?
European Union
Which group was targeted in the Rwandan genocide?
Tutsis
What is an import?
Something that a country buys from another country
What is Mr N's favorite team?
Toronto Blue Jays
True or False - Asutralia once lost a war to a bunch of birds?
True -the emu war (look it up, its a wild story)
Which country is Canada's biggest trading partner?
USA
Who was the ruler of the Belgian Congo Free State for almost 20 years, perpetuating violence and atrocities against the native population?
King Leopold II
What is multiculturalism?
Distinct cultures living together in the same place
What country did Mr N live in for 2 years?
Japan
Which city will host the 2028 Summer Olympics?
Los Angeles, USA
A company that operates in multiple countries is called?
Transnational company
what was the name of the forcible movement of African people to the Americas for the purpose pof forced labor?
Transatlantic slave trade
What is a tarriff?
A tax that one cpountry charges for goods that move into their cpountry
Which province was Mr N born in?
Ontario
Which Canadian province was the last to join Canadian Confederation, in 1949?
Newfoundland and Labrador
The strait between Oman and Iran that allows for shipping into the Persian Gulf is called? (We have talked about this so so much in class)
Strait of Hormuz
the policy where a home country coloniezes land abroad for the purpose of gaining reosurces and land is called?
Imperialism
What is assimilation?
The movmeent of one person or group's identity, culture and language into that of the dominant group
What day did Mr N first come to Ross Shep? Hint it was a Monday, you may use a calendar)
February 6th
Within 20, how many countries are currently full members of the United Nations?
193 (so any guess 173-213 is ok)
Something that a country sells to another is, from the perspective of the selling country, called what?
an export
What was the regime of oppression conducted in South Africa for decades before its abolishment in 1994?
Apartheid
What is ethnocentricism?
Seeing oneself and one's own culture as superior to that of others
Which doees he prefer more - fries or onion rings?
Fries (with parmesan cheese)
Name 3 of the 5 Canadian cities that have a population of more than 1 million people?
Toronto, Montreal, Calgary, Edmonton, Ottawa