Unit 6 vocabulary
Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in
each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
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| Dominion | self governing nation that accepts the british monarch as head of state
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| Common Wealth | partly self governing group of sovereign states
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| Federal Government | Government with power divided among local, regional and national governments
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| Parliamentary Democracy | Government run by officials elected to a law making body called the parliament
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| Constitutional Democracy | Government where king or queen is head of state and is restricted by laws but is run by elected officials.
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| Market Economy | Individuals own resources and decides what and how to produce prices and wages are determined by supply and demand.
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| Transitional Economy | Customers and transitions decide every economic decision. Resources are shared and bartering is used.
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| Command Economy | Government owns resources and controls production, prices and wages
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| Tariff | A list of taxes placed by a government on imported goods.
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| Quota | Number limit of how many of a particular product can be imported from another country.
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| Embargo | Order that restricts or prohibits trade with another country.
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| Trade barriers | A governments attempt to manage trade to benefit their economy.
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| NAFTA | an arrangement between Mexico, US and Canada to eliminate all trade barriers between them
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| Standard of Living | A level of material comfort in terms of goods and services available to someone or some group.
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| Literacy Rate | percentage of people above the age of 15 who can read or write.
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| GDP | An economic measure used to determine a countries economic output during a fiscal year.
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| Acid Rain | Rain contains high amounts of chemical pollutions.
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| Mineral | A naturally occurring substance that is solid, organic and contains elements.
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| Natural Resources | product of the Earth that people use to meet their needs.
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| Colonization | The act or process of establishing a group of colonies.
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| Deforestation | widespread cutting of forest
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| Inuit | Indigenous people of Canada who live in a nunavut territory
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| Bilingual | referring to a country that has two official languages.
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| Mixed Economy | economy where individuals own most of the resources and controls production with government regulation of certain industries.
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