What is a place united by specific characteristics?
100
Give an example of a region
What is _________
100
What is a single market?
What is an area that has taken away the barriers to trade?
100
The EU is one big example of ______________ (the process by which countries cooperate more and more)
What is Regional Integration
100
How many hours of content are uploaded to Youtube every minute?
a) 50
b) 75
c) 100
d) 200
What is c) 100
200
Define Regional Integration
What is a process where countries make agreements to cooperate more and more
200
Give an example of a centripetal force in the EU
What is single market, commitment to democracy, environmental standards, etc.
200
What happens for consumers in a single market?
What is lower prices and more choices!
200
Why might countries in the EU have concerns about immigration?
Since the EU allows freedom of travel, the EU is only as strong as its weakest link in fighting illegal immigration
200
What percentage of viewers are from outside the USA?
a) 25% b) 30% c) 57% d) 70%
What is d) 70%
300
Define Centripetal Force
What is a force that unites
300
Give an example of a centrifugal force in the EU
What is disagreement over where EU money should be spent, disagreement about rules and regulations, immigration concerns, environment concerns, etc.
300
What happens to businesses in a single market?
What is more customers but more competition from other companies
300
Why do arguments about environmental regulations happen between rich and poor countries in the EU?
Since rich countries can easily afford to pay for rules to help the environment, environmental regulation isn't a big deal. Poorer countries do not have the money to help the environment so environmental regulations can hurt their economies more easily.
300
How much money did "Gangnam Style" make just from youtube advertisers?
a) $100,000
b) $2 million
c) $4 million
d) $ 8 million
What is d) $8 million
400
Define Cetrifugal Force
What is a force that pushes people (or countries) away from each other
400
Give an example of a physical barrier to trade
What is a border, river, mountains, etc.
400
What are three Cons (negatives) about joining the EU and their single market?
What is __________
400
What are the three main organizations of government that run the EU?
What are: The Commission, The Council, and The European Parliament. (Remember, they can only rule to an extent because Europe is still all about its individual countries)
400
Youtube is the 3rd most-viewed website after these two ______ and ________.
What is #1 Google and #2 Facebook
500
What is a barrier to trade?
What is anything that makes trade more difficult
500
Give an example of a fiscal barrier to trade
What is a tariff?
500
What are three Pros (positives) to joining the EU and their single market?
What are ___________
500
If the whole world integrated like Europe has what would you expect to happen. Base your answer on what has actually happened in Europe.
What is ______________
500
How much time a month does humanity (add everyone's hours together) spend watching youtube?
a) 800 million hours
b) 325,000 years
c) 2 billion hours
d) 100, 000 years
What is b) 325, 000 years a month = 2.9 billion hours