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SS Exam
For my 1st semester final exam
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What are the 4 cardinal directions? | North, south, east, and west |
| What are the 4 intermediate directions? | Northeast, northwest, southeast, and southwest |
| What are the 7 continents? | Africa, North and South America, Antarctica, Europe, Asia, and Australia |
| What are the major causes of acid rain? | Burning of fossil fuels |
| What are the results of acid rain? | Makes habitats too acidic for animals to live in;biodiversity is lost |
| What is smog? | A combination of smoke and fog |
| What kinds of areas are affected by smog? | Urban areas(cities) |
| What event in the United Kingdom was caused by smog? | The Great Smog |
| What are 5 characteristics of the industrial revolution? | The steam engine, factories, cities, labor unions, the assembly line |
| What did distrust, economic rivalries, nationalism, and military alliances lead to in Europe? | World War I |
| Who were the Allied Powers during WWI? | Britain, France, Serbia, Russia, US and Italy came later |
| Whose assassination lead Serbia to declare war on Austria-Hungary? | Archduke Franz Ferdinand |
| What formally ended World War I? | The Treaty of Versailles |
| Who did the Treaty of Versailles blame for the war? | Germany |
| What punishments were placed on Germany after WWI? | Germany had to pay reparations |
| What was a result of nations wanting to expand, nations having economic trouble, and extreme ideas allowing dictators to to come into power? | WWII |
| Who is Adolf Hitler? | The dictator of Germany, and the leader of the Nazi Party |
| Who were the Axis Powers during WWII? | Germany, Italy, and Japan |
| What was the Holocaust? | The systematic mass murder of millions of Jews |
| Where did the Holocaust take place? | The nations that Hitler took over |
| Who did the Holocaust involve? | People who were not fit for the "Aryan Race"(Jews, gypsies, homosexuals,etc.) |
| What happened to the people involved in the Holocaust? | Their civil rights were taken away, and they were taken to concentration camps |
| What is a czar? | A Russian emporer |
| Who was the last czar? | Nicholas Romanov II |
| What group of people revolted against the czars? | the Bolsheviks |
| Who was the leader of the Bolsheviks? | Vladimir Lenin |
| What country was split into communist and democratic sides? | Germany |
| Why was Germany split into communist and democratic sides? | The east(commys) and the west(democratic)both wanted Germany |
| What happened to Berlin in 1990? | The Berlin Wall fell, and East Berlin was reunited with West Berlin |
| What happened to Germany in 1990? | Reunification |
| What is a federal system of government? | A system of government where the federal and state governments share power |
| What is an autocracy? | a system of government where the government or one person in government has absolute power |
| What are 3 types of leaders you could have in an autocracy? | Dictator, king, czar or emporer |
| What are 2 reasons the European Union was created? | free trade, economic competition |
| What are the 3 trade barriers? | Quota, tariff, embargo |
| Explain a tariff. | A tax |
| Explain a quota. | A limit |
| Explain an embargo. | A ban due to political reason |
| What is a command economy? | The government controls the economy |
| Who controls a command economy? | The government |
| In a market economy, who decides what to produce, how much to produce, and its selling price? | The individuals |
| What is a traditional economy? | Economic decisions are made according to traditions passed down from generation to generation |
| Where does a traditional economy come from? | The generation before |
| What is the economic system used by most of the world? | A mixed economy |
| What is the St. Lawrence Seaway? | A part of the St. Lawrence River;created with locks that open and close a way to Canada |
| What is the purpose of the St. Lawrence Seaway? | It connects the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean;good for trading and shipping |
| What is the Canadian Shield? | An old physical feature in Canada that contains many precious minerals |
| Where is the Canadian Shield? | Around the Hudson Bay |
| Where do most Canadians live? | Southeast |
| Why do Canadians choose to live in the southeast? | More jobs, better climate |
| What country trades the most with Canada? | United States of America |
| Why does America trade most with Canada? | America borders Canada, both part of NAFTA, each want each other's resources |
| What are the major natural resources of Canada? | Fish, precious minerals, etc. |
| What environmental issues are Canada facing? | Acid rain, air pollution, overfishing |
| What kind of government does Canada have? | Parliamentary democracy |
| Who is the head of Canada's government? | The prime minister |
| Who are the separatists? | French Quebecois who want Quebec to be a separate country |
| What Canadian province has separatists? | Quebec |
| What do the separatists want? | For Quebec to become a separate country |
| What does bilingual mean? | One country has two official languages |
| What are the two official languages of Canada? | English and French |
| What is irrigation? | Supplying dry land with water |
| Why would irrigation be used? | To water grass, crops, etc. |
| What is biodiversity? | The living things that live in a certain climate |
| What are emissions? | Substances discharged into the air |
| What is the name of the area in Europe that has high population density, high concentration of industry, and is affected by acid rain? | The Black Triangle(The Enchanted Forest) |
| What are the 3 countries associated with the Black Triangle? | Germany, Poland, and Czech Republic |
| What major event happened in Chernobyl? | A nuclear disaster |
| When did the nuclear disaster of Chernobyl happen? | 1986 |
| Where did the nuclear disaster of Chernobyl happen? | Reactor 4, Chernobyl, Ukraine |
| Why did the nuclear disaster of Chernobyl happen? | Human error |
| What is fallout? | Radioactive minute particles that fall from nuclear explosions |
| How is fallout related to the nuclear disaster in Chernobyl? | Fallout contaminated crops, animals, and people after the explosion at Reactor 4 |
| Why did the European explorers explore? | God, Gold, and Glory |
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