CRCT Review 1
Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in
each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
Help!
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| Constitution | set of rules for a nation
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| Geography | the study of the relationship between the land and the people
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| Tariff | trade barrier - tax paid on imports, usually to help protect the home country's industry/economy (example: the US charges a tariff on French perfume)
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| Embargo | trade barrier - no trade allowed, usually to punish a country for something (example: the US has a trade embargo on Cuban goods)
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| quota | trade barrier - a number limit on imports, usually to help control the flow of cheap imports (example: sugar imports into the US)
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| autocratic / autocracy | government system where one person is in charge, NOT democratic, examples: monarchies, dictatorships like Saudi Arabia or North Korea
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| oligarchy | government system where a group of people are in charge, example: modern Russia
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| democracy | government system where the power lies with the people who elect representatives to make the laws and rule the country (example: US, Mexico, Canada, Spain)
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| arid | =dry, as in climate; The arid climate of northern Mexico is perfect for a cactus farm.
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| agriculture | =farming
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| fascism | a government ruled by extreme nationalism with a charismatic ruler (dictator), popular in the 1920s through 1940s. Most fascist governments collapsed at the end of World War II.
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| dictator | authoritarian leader who rules using violence, non-democratic ruler who isn't a monarch
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| executive | executive branch; in the US, the president is the head of the executive branch, in Canada, the prime minister is the head
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| legislature | =branch of government that makes the laws (US Congress, Canadian Parliament)
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| election | when the citizens vote
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