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SS LA Envir/Economic
SS6: Latin America Environmental/Economic forces
Question | Answer |
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Causes of air pollution in Mexico City | Vehicle and factory emissions |
How does Mexico City's geography contribute to the air pollution problem? | Sierra Madre Mountains trap the car and factory emissions |
Actions that the government of Mexico City has taken to improve air quality | Driving restrictions (ex: can only drive 3 days per week) |
Factors that contribute to the rain forest being destroyed in Brazil | 1. building new roads 2. logging 3. mining 4. new settlements 5. farming 6. cattle ranching |
Deforestation | Cutting down trees |
GDP | Total amount of goods produced in a year |
Major cause of oil pollution in Venezuela | Oil spills and tanker leaks |
3 questions that all economic systems must ask | What to produce -- how to produce -- for whom to produce |
Mixed economy | Economic system: people - not the government - own land, factories, and businesses |
Command economy | Economic system: GOVERNMENT decides what is produced and how much is produced |
Communist countries - economy closely related to | Command economy |
Trade barrier discourages trade by placing a tax on foreign goods | Tariff |
What one currency (money) is worth in terms of others | Exchange rate |
Purpose of a tariff | To increase prices of imported goods |
NAFTA stands for | North American Free Trade Agreement |
Purpose of NAFTA | Formed trade agreements between US, Mexico, and Canada |
Quota | Limits number of products made |
US decides not to have any trade relations with Cuba. What is the trade barrier? | Embargo |
Specialization promotes _________ between countries. | trade |
1 US dollar = 10 Mexican pesos | Exchange rate |