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100
Andes Mountains
What mountain chain runs from northern Peru to the tip of Chile?
100
vote
In a democratic system, what is one major way a citizen can influence the government?
100
Father Miguel Hidalgo
Who is known as the "Father of Mexican Independence"?
100
command
What is the economy where the government has the majority of control?
100
Columbian Exchange
What is the moving of products, people, and diseases back and forth from the Old World to the New World?
200
Mexico
What country borders the southern area of the United States?
200
Unitary
What form of government allows one central person to hold all the power?
200
Toussaint L'Ouverture
Who fought and gained freedom for Haiti?
200
traditional
In this economy you would choose a career based on your personal talents and abilities.
200
mestizo
What is the name of someone of both Native American and European descent?
300
Mexico City
This location is faced with air pollution problems, due to the increase of factories and cars in the area.
300
dictatorship
What is Cuba's system of government?
300
Hernan Cortes
Who was a Spanish conqueror who overthrew the Native American empire of the Aztec?
300
human capital
Economic growth based on educating employees and training them to perform a certain job is called -----?
300
Gross Domestic Product
What does GDP stand for?
400
Panama canal
What is the man-made feature in Central America that provided a shorter passage from the Pacific to the Atlantic Ocean?
400
federal republic
What is Mexico's government today?
400
Fidel Castro
In the 1950's this man became the leader of the Cuban Revolution.
400
budget
A plan to allow the money you make you cover all of your expenses and still allot for expenditures is called a ____.
400
literacy rate
What is term used to describe a country's ability to read and write?
500
Venezuela - acid rain Amazon rain forest - deforestation
2 part - ALL or NOTHING Name the enviromental issues facing both; Venezuela Amazon rain forest
500
prime minister
Legislature is to parliament as a president is to ____.
500
Aztec calendar astronomy heiroglyphics
Name an accomplishment of the Aztec empire
500
economic growth
The rate at which a country develops economically is known as ____ ______.
500
NAFTA - North American Free Trade Agreement
What is the agreement that lowered trade barriers between Mexico, United States and Canada?