Government
Who is the current U.S. President?
Joe Biden
What type of economy does the U.S. have?
Free market / Free Enterprise
Europe is a continent made up of ___________.
Peninsulas
What are the two main political issues in Mexico?
Cartel
Corruption
According to the theory of continental drift, the continents were once one large landmass. What was the name of the landmass?
Pangea
Who is the current Canadian Prime Minister?
Justin Trudeau
Mixed Economy / Socialist
Europe has some of the (highest/lowest) HDI rankings in the world.
Highest
What is the prominent language spoken and religion practiced in Mexico?
Spanish
Roman Catholic
The circle of volcanoes surrounding the Pacific Ocean is known as the _________.
Ring of Fire.
Name the government types of both the U.S. & Canada.
U.S. - Democratic Republic
Canada - Constitutional Monarchy
What type of economy is on the opposite side of the spectrum from Free Market / Free Enterprise?
Command Economy / Communism
Name the two missing seas that are in Europe.
Atlantic
North
_______
_______
Baltic
Mediterranean
Demographers say that the U.S. population will change by the year 2050… what will be the mark of this change?
Minorities will make up more than 50% of the U.S. population.
What are the two things that population pyramids show?
High/Low birth rate and life expectancy.
The level of development of a nation.
What type of government does Mexico have?
Federal Republic
What is the name of the group 27 of united European nations and what is the common currency of that union?
European Union
Euro
Name the two missing names of Peninsulas in Europe.
Scandinavian
Jutland
__________
__________
Iberian
Appenine
A single 6 year term
The regions near the equator and poles have less change in temperatures year round than other regions. Why?
The energy they get from the sun stays about the same all year.
What is the difference between a Dictatorship & an Authoritarian regime?
Dictator - One person has complete power.
Authoritarian - One political party has complete power.
All economies are not entirely entirely Communist or entirely Free Market, but they all exist on a _________?
Spectrum
What is the nickname given for when the United Kingdom "left" the EU?
"Brexit"
Historically, which 3 European countries came and settled in the US and Canada?
England
France
Spain
Why are people unevenly distributed throughout the world?
People tend to cluster in places that have rich soil, fresh water, and mild climates.