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Georgia Milestones

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Which economic term best describes using money to earn more money? investing
In a traditional economic system people usually exchange goods or services rather than use money. Which of the following is an example of this exchange process? bartering with a seller
You need to purchase a pair of sneakers since they are required for physical education class. Which is an example of effective decision making? You buy a pair of sneakers after considering fit, appearance, and cost.
Withdrawal from WWI, poverty, starvation, overthrow of the czar, civil war and communism are associated with the Russian Revolution.
In the 1400s, this man helped Portugal take an early lead in exploration by providing money to study navigation, develop better boats, and encourage voyages along the coast of Africa. Who was he? Prince Henry
In the 1500s, the Incan civilization was conquered by Spanish soldiers led by Francisco Pizarro
In the 1500s the Aztec Empire in Central America was conquered by Spanish soldiers led by Hernando Cortés
How are parliamentary and presidential governments the same? Both are forms of democratic governments.
Put the European geographic features in order from north to south? Alps, English Channel, Scandinavian Peninsula, Mediterranean Sea
How has language influenced Europe? Having many languages contributes to cultural diversity in Europe.
Russian czars centralized power, including control of the courts, in the hands of one leader. They believed any other kind of government would lead to chaos and the breakdown of the Russian empire. What is the role of the citizens? Autocratic: Citizens rarely participate in government.
Australians settle along the coast. Why? People prefer the interior areas,The physical features of central Australia discourage large populations, Coastal areas lack harbors for popular recreational activities, Natives moved to the islands. The physical features of central Australia discourage large populations.
Which reason best explains the locations of the major pop. centers of Venezuela? Southern regions lack natural waterways, S. regions lack natural boundaries. Northern regions have easy access to mountains, N.regions have easy access to trade routes. Northern regions have easy access to trade routes.
This group was created in 1993 for the purpose of creating a single economic market in which there are no barriers to trade, services, or capital among the member states. European Union
The first Australians were nomadic hunters and gatherers. When Europeans reached Australia, they called the dark−skinned people they encountered Aborigines
Which of these is MOST LIKELY to be classified as a reason for Canadians' concern about pollution of the Great Lakes? The Great Lakes are a major source of Canada's drinking water.
After 1986, Chernobyl, Ukraine, was abandoned. What caused the people to abandon this city? The nuclear power plant exploded and radiation levels were unsafe.
What is the purpose of a tariff, such as a protective tariff? to increase the prices of imported goods and protect a country's own industries from foreign competition
Canada and Mexico are SIMILAR in that lowering trade barriers between these two nations has resulted in both nations experiencing growth in their economies.
Cortes and Pizarro were able to conquer the Aztecs and the Incas because European diseases killed many Native Central Americans who might have fought the Spanish.
"The Liberator" who led Venezuela, Columbia, Peru, Bolivia, and Ecuador in their successful fight for independence from Spain was Simon Bolivar
Canada gained its independence from Britain by peaceful means
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