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100
Which number is the Great Dividing Ridge?
2
100
Cuba, unlike most other countries we've studied has a command economy. How is that different from a market economy?
In a command economy the government is in control. In a market economy the consumers are in control.
100
Mexico City's location in a valley combined with its large population contributes MOST to which environmental problem?
Smog, a type of air pollution
100
Both Canada and Australia are former British colonies. So their head of state is
The monarch of the United Kingdom
100
The indigenous people of Australia are called
Aborigonies
200
Identify the bodies of water labeled 3, 6, and 7.
3 = Indian Ocean
6 = Pacific Ocean
7 = Coral Sea
200
What is the difference between a trade embargo and a import quota?
An embargo is an official stopping of trade. A quota limits the amount that can be traded.
200
What are the common causes of acid rain and smog?
Emissions (pollution) from factories and cars
200
Most democracies have a government with three branches: executive, legislative, and judicial. In Canada and Australia, the legislative branch is the
Parliament
200
Which leader is associated with the Cuban Revolution, which resulted in the country adoption of communist ideals?
Fidel Castro
300
Where do most people in Canada live?
Along the southern border and around the Great Lakes
300
Historically, why has the United States restricted trade to Cuba?
A) Because the United States did not want the Cubans to flood the American market with Cuban cigars.
B) Because of Cuba's communist government and its failed protection of the human rights of Cuban citizens.
B) Because of Cuba's communist government and its failed protection of the human rights of Cuban citizens.
300
Deforestation has greatly impacted the Amazon Rainforest. What drives the clear cutting of the forest?
Clearing land for agriculture (crops)
300
Who decides the political leader in a parliamentary democracy?
The political leader, usually the Prime Minister, is chosen by the party with the majority of members in the legislature.
300
Which political trend exists in present-day Latin America?
A) Democracy is replacing dictatorship.
B) Most countries are becoming military juntas.
C) Communism is spreading throughout the region.
D) Religious leaders are making government policy.
A) Democracy is replacing dictatorship.
400
Identify the features labeled A, B, C, D, E
A) Canadian Shield
B) Rocky Mountains
C) Great Lakes
D) Hudson Bay
E) St. Lawrence River
400
The area on the southern border of the U.S.- Mexico boundary has faced hardships in recent years due largely to
illegal drug trade
400
What environmental issue greatly impacts the Great Lakes?
Acid Rain
400
Brazil's largest trading partner is the United States, while Cuba's largest trading partner is Venezuela due to their type of government. How is Brazil's government different from Cuba's?
Brazil is democratic. Cuba is communist.
400
The Spanish were able to maintain control of their colonies in the Americas
A) by utilizing labor to ensure social order.
B) through a strict social order based on race and ethnic origin.
C) by allowing Native Americans to practice their indigenous religions.
D )with the use of Native Americans as political administrators who reported directly back to Spain.
B) through a strict social order based on race and ethnic origin.
500
Name the numbered countries
1) Mexico
2) Cuba
3) Panama
4) Columbia
5) Brazil
6) Chile
500
A very sizable wage gap exists between the U.S. and Mexico. In 1994, the North American Free Trade Agreement
was implemented in the hopes of increasing wages in Mexico, among other economic goals. However, since this time there has been little evidence of wage equalization between the economies of the U.S. and Mexico.
What push factor is a main reason for Mexican emigration to other nations?
Higher wages
500
How has Mexico tried to reduce smog?
By limiting the days that people can drive cars and using bicycles more.
500
What type of government do these countries have?
A) Canada
B) Australia
C) Cuba
A) Parliamentary democracy
B) Parliamentary democracy
C) Communism
500
Which of these are TRUE of the transatlantic slave trade?
A) People were captured by force and taken from Africa.
B) The "Middle Passage" of the journey could take weeks or months to complete.
C) Enslaved people traveled in ships across the Pacific Ocean.
D) Enslaved people crossed the ocean and were taken to North and South America.
People were captured by force and taken from Africa.
The "Middle Passage" of the journey could take weeks or months to complete.
Enslaved people crossed the ocean and were taken to North and South America.