Europe
What are the three main religions in Europe?
Christianity, Islam, and Judaism
What is the name of the mountain system in Mexico?
Sierra Madre Mountains
What type of government is this describing?
the people hold the ultimate power and vote to elect government representatives.
Democracy
Name the three economic questions..
1) What will be produced?
2) How will it be produced?
3) Who will consume it?
Cause and effect of acid rain?
Cause:
The main source of acid rain is smoke from factories (burning fuels like natural gas, coal, & oil) burnt fuel mix with water
Effect:
It dissolves & washes away the nutrients and minerals in the soil. It causes the release of harmful substances such as aluminum into the soil.
Causes of air pollution in Mexico city..
Mexico City’s air pollution is caused by emissions from cars and factories.
The Sierra Madre mountains are like walls that surround the cityand trap in polluted air.
What type of government is this describing?
1 person possesses unlimited power and citizens have a limited role in government.
Autocracy
What is this describing?
A company or country focuses on making only one or two goods and leaves the other companies/countries to produce other goods and services.
Specialization
Where was the nuclear powerplant that exploded on April 26th, 1986 located?
Chernobyl, Ukraine
What are the two main languages spoken in Latin America?
Spanish and Portuguese
What type of government does this country have?
Cuba
Autocracy
What is this describing?
Taxes added to goods/services that come into the country so they cost more than the country's goods and services.
Tariffs
What types of economies do the modern states of Germany and Russia have?
mixed economies
Describe Poverty..
Poverty is the state of being extremely poor and not having enough money to meet basic needs such as food, clothing, and shelter.
Name the three types of government we have discussed this year?
Democracy, Oligarchy, and Autocracy
What are people called that provide their own money to start and operate a business?
Entrepreneur
What event is this describing?
Demonstrations in East Berlin forced Germany’s Communist government to give up its power.
Fall of the Belin Wall
What two bodies of water does the Panama Canal connect?
the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean
Match the definitions. Which one is parliamentary and which one is presidential.
1) citizens elect members of Parliament, and then the members select the leader works with or through the legislature
2) system of government in which the leader is constitutionally independent of the legislature; citizens directly elect leader and works separate from legislature.
1) Parliamentary
2) Presidential
The percentage of people who can read and write in a country.