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Latin American Gov

TermDefinition
How is the president elected in a presidential democracy? citizens elect them directly
How is the Prime Minister/Chancellor selected in a parliamentary democracy? by members of the legislative party called Parliament
What is the title of head of government in Russia? President
What type of government has a king or queen with limited powers? constitutional monarchy
What type of democracy has a head of government and a head state that is the same person? presidential
What type of government has one person (dictator) in charge and citizens have no rights? autocracy
What type of government allows citizens to vote for leaders in power? democracy
What type of government has a head of government elected by the legislative body? parliamentary
What type of government controls the economy? communist
Hitler's Germany and Stalin's Russia are examples of what type of government? autocracy
What type of economic system would indigenous Americans have that is based on customs and beliefs? traditional
What type of economic system do all countries including Russia, UK, and Germany have where both the government and private businesses make decisions? mixed
Communist countries are closest to what type of economic system on the continuum where the government makes all decisions? command
What type of economic system has no government control? market
Who is the head government in Germany? chancellor
What type of economic system has no government control? market
Who is head of government in the UK? prime minister
What branch of government is the parliament? legislative
Who is the head of state in th eUK? queen
What type of democracy has a head of government and head of state that are two different people? parliamentary
What type of government does Cuba have? autocracy/communist
What does emigrate mean? to exit a country and move to a new country for employment
What does immigrate mean? to come into a new country
What is naturalization? When a person legally becomes a citizen of a country he/she is not a citizen
What is a primary source? a source written during the time period by an actual witness like a diary, letter or quote
What is a secondary source? a source written after the event is over by someone who was not a witness to the event (a newspaper, magazine, or textbook)
What mountain range is located in Mexico and Central America? Sierra Madre
What body of water is located north of South America? Caribbean Sea
What ocean is west of Latin America? Pacific Ocean
What arid physical feature is located in Chile west of the Andes Mountains? Atacama Desert
What country is northwest of Cuba and borders the USA? Mexico
How does geography impact Mexico City's air pollution problem? the Sierra Madre traps pollution
Where do most Brazilians live? on the SE coast
Large amounts of arable land are most helpful to what industry? farming
What might be lost if the rainforest is destroyed? plant-based medicines, animal habitat, and oxygen
What is a main source of income for both Cuba and Mexico? tourism
What ocean is to the east of Latin America? Atlantic Ocean
What is the name of the waterway that is east of Mexico but west of Florida? Gulf of Mexico
What are three ways Mexico City is trying to fix its pollution problem? roof top gardens, public transportation, using bicycles, using cleaner burning fuels
What impacts Cuba's ability to trade? It has lots of coats, but fewer natural resources and, and it is communist so countries refuse to trade with it.
Created by: LEHWilliams
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