Which environmental problem affects large areas

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Which environmental problem affects large
areas in both the Amazon Basin and central
Africa? 1. deforestation 2. nuclear
waste 3. acid rain 4. air pollution
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• In the 1980s, the governments of both Brazil and
  Malaysia supported the cutting of timber in
  their rain forests as a means of
• achieving economic prosperity
• 2. increasing the national debt
• 3. controlling rebellions of indigenous peoples
  
• 4. preventing exploitation by imperialist
  nations

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• Which of the following demonstrates
  desertification?
• Malaysians chopping down trees in the rainforest.
• Knights in shining armor headed towards
  Jerusalem.
• Winds coming off the Sahara devouring valuable
  Egyptian farmland
• An earthquake occurring off the coast of Japan
  generating a tidal wave

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• The results of the destruction of the rain
  forests of Brazil and the effects of acid rain
  on the forests of North America and Europe
  demonstrate that
• the nations of the world have been successful
  in protecting the environment
• problems in one region of the world can
  adversely affect the environment of another
  region
• each nation must act alone to solve its
  environmental problems
• natural resources are scarce throughout the
  world

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Which ENVIRONMENTAL problem affects large
areas in both the Amazon Basin and central
Africa? 1. deforestation 2. nuclear
waste 3. acid rain 4. air pollution
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• In the 1980s, the governments of both Brazil and
  Malaysia supported the cutting of timber in
  their rain forests as a means of
• achieving economic prosperity
• 2. increasing the national debt
• 3. controlling rebellions of indigenous peoples
  
• 4. preventing exploitation by imperialist
  nations

The process is known as deliberate
deforestation Trees are cut for making
furniture building houses
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• Which of the following demonstrates
  desertification?
• Malaysians chopping down trees in the rainforest.
• Knights in shining armor headed towards
  Jerusalem.
• Winds coming off the Sahara devouring valuable
  Egyptian farmland
• An earthquake occurring off the coast of Japan
  generating a tidal wave

Desertification desert sands expanding
covering land
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• The results of the destruction of the rain
  forests of Brazil and the effects of acid rain
  on the forests of North America and Europe
  demonstrate that
• the nations of the world have been successful
  in protecting the environment
• problems in one region of the world can
  adversely affect the environment of another
  region
• each nation must act alone to solve its
  environmental problems
• natural resources are scarce throughout the
  world

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Age of Exploration

• Caused by Search for Water Route (Spices)
  Gold Glory God
• Technological improvements- Maps, Compass,
• CAPITAL to fund Expeditions
• Crusades help lead to Imperialism

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Pre-Columbian Civilizations

• OLMECS Mexico- 1200 BCE- ceremonial temples
  writing
• MAYAS in Mexico and Guatemala - temples,
  palaces, math, calendar, writing system

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Pre-Columbian Civilizations

• Aztecs in Mexico - warriors- cities, palaces,
  writing, empire
• Incas in Andes Mountains Peru - built cities,
  irrigation systems - empire connected by trails
  - record keeping system

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PRE - COLUMBIAN
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Pre-Columbian Civilizations

• Results- Cultural diffusion Columbian
  Exchange - gold silver - disease - Food
  (corn, tomatoes, tobacco)
• Transatlantic Slave Trade Middle Passage /
  Triangular Trade
• Colonialism- rigid CLASS System

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Which two groups had the most influence
on Colonial Latin America? 1. Holland and
Protestantism 2. Spain and the Roman Catholic
Church 3. Italy and Oceanography 4. Germany
and the Holocaust
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40. In the traditional Hindu caste system
and in the social hierarchy of colonial Latin
America, the status of a person was usually
determined by (1) education (3) birth
(2) wealth (4) power
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• Which statement describes an impact that the
  Columbian Exchange had on the lives of Europeans?
  
• The transfer of new products and ideas
  encouraged economic growth.
• (2) New diseases were brought to Europe
  and resulted in massive deaths caused by a
  plague.
• (3) Native Americans immigrated to Europe
  and competed with Europeans for jobs.
• (4) Cross-cultural contacts between South
  America and Asia declined.

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Which two groups had the most influence
on Colonial Latin America? 1. Holland and
Protestantism 2. Spain and the Roman Catholic
Church 3. Italy and Oceanography 4. Germany
and the Holocaust . . . The Crusades . . . . .
. Imperialism . . . . . . . . . Mercantilism .
. .
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40. In the traditional Hindu caste system
and in the social hierarchy of colonial Latin
America, the status of a person was usually
determined by (1) education (3) birth
(2) wealth (4) power
Social hierarchy structure how things are
arranged the pecking order
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• Which statement describes an impact that the
  Columbian Exchange had on the lives of
  Europeans?
• The transfer of new products and ideas
  encouraged economic growth.
• (2) New diseases were brought to Europe
  and resulted in massive deaths caused by a
  plague.
• (3) Native Americans immigrated to Europe
  and competed with Europeans for jobs.
• (4) Cross-cultural contacts between South
  America and Asia declined.

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Latin America INDEPENDENCE

• INDEPENDENCEmovements 1810 - - - gt - Simon
  Bolivar Gran Colombia - Jose de San Martin
  - Miguel Hidalgo - Touissaint LOuverture
• From independence to the middle of the 20th
  Century POWER held by military landowners

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Which of these situations was
the direct result of the other three? 1.
Nations of Latin America won independence. 2.
Revolutions occurred in North America and
France. 3. The Napoleonic wars weakened Spain's
power. 4. Creoles and mestizos became
discontented with Spanish rule.
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Touissant L'Ouverture, Father Miguel Hidalgo,
Jose de San Martin, and Simon Bolivar helped to
bring about              1. a decline in the
power of the military 2. independence for
Latin American nations 3. the use of technology
in manufacturing 4. the defeat of native
people by the Europeans
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Which of these situations was
the direct result of the other three? 1.
Nations of Latin America won independence. 2.
Revolutions occurred in North America and
France. 3. The Napoleonic wars weakened Spain's
power. 4. Creoles and mestizos became
discontented with Spanish rule.
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Touissant L'Ouverture, Father Miguel Hidalgo,
Jose de San Martin, and Simon Bolivar helped to
bring about              1. a decline in the
power of the military 2. independence for
Latin American nations 3. the use of technology
in manufacturing 4. the defeat of native
people by the Europeans
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Simon Bolivars idea of Gran Colombia
was 1. to turn South America into a
confederation of states similar to that
found in the United States.2. to make the
nation of Colombia reach the same height of
civilization has had the Incas centuries ago.3.
name a Spanish colony for the world
renowned explorer Christopher Columbus. 4. into
a major sea-going nation.
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Which of these situations was the direct result
of the other three? 1. Nations of Latin
America won independence. 2. The Napoleonic
wars weakened Spain's power. 3. Revolutions
occurred in North America and France. 4.
Creoles and mestizos became discontented
with Spanish rule.
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For the majority of people in Latin America ...
the wars fought against the Spanish for
freedomin the early 1800s 1. made them
extremely wealthy2. made them dependent on the
Dutch instead of the Spanish3. did not change
their everyday lives, nor improve their
standard of living4. prepared them for
immediate democratic rule
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During the early 1800s, Miguel Hidalgo and Simon
Bolivar, leaders of Latin American independence
movements, were inspired by 1. the American
French Revolutions of the 1700s 2. Ancient
Egypt Ancient China 3. Russian Chinese
Revolutions of the 1900s 4. the empires of
Ghana, Mali, and Songhai
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Simon Bolivars idea of Gran Colombia
was 1. to turn South America into a
confederation of states similar to that found
in the United States.2. to make the nation of
Colombia reach the same height of
civilization has had the Incas centuries ago.3.
name a Spanish colony for the world
renowned explorer Christopher Columbus. 4. into
a major sea-going nation.
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Which of these situations was the direct result
of the other three? 1. Nations of Latin
America won independence. 2. The Napoleonic
wars weakened Spain's power. 3. Revolutions
occurred in North America and France. 4.
Creoles and mestizos became discontented
with Spanish rule.
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For the majority of people in Latin America ...
the wars fought against the Spanish for
freedomin the early 1800s 1. made them
extremely wealthy2. made them dependent on the
Dutch instead of the Spanish 3. did not change
their everyday lives, nor improve their
standard of living4. prepared them for
immediate democratic rule
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During the early 1800s, Miguel Hidalgo and Simon
Bolivar, leaders of Latin American independence
movements, were inspired by 1. the American
French Revolutions of the 1700s 2. Ancient
Egypt Ancient China 3. Russian Chinese
Revolutions of the 1900s 4. the empires of
Ghana, Mali, and Songhai
The people underlined are all nationalistic
leaders They fought for independence from
Spain Father Miguel Hidalgo for Mexico
Simon Bolivar for South America ..
Originally from Venezuela
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POST World War II Latin America

• 1950s .. Cuba .. Fidel Castro leads Communist
  Revolution
• 1970s ... Economic trouble .. 1 crop economies
  depend on world market prices
• Nicaragua .. 1980s .. Short lived communist rule
• 1980s .. Move towards democratic governments ..
  Many nations

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• One similarity between
• the Russian/Bolshevik Revolution of 1917,
• the Chinese Revolution of 1949,
• and the Cuban Revolution of 1959
• is that they all
• brought communist governments to power.
• failed to overthrow existing governments.
• led to world wars.
• were fought to free ethnic minorities.

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The political ideas of Fidel Castro, Ho Chi Minh,
and Pol Pot were strongly influenced by the
writings of (1) Confucius (2)
Napoleon (3) Otto von Bismarck (4) Karl
Marx
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The Andes isolated the Incas and also defeated
the dream of Gran Columbia. This statement
indicates that 1. fighting over natural
resources undermines nationalism 2. a common
language and religion are important in modern
nations 3. cultural diversity is aided by
subsistence agriculture 4. the natural
environment helps to shape political development
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For many Latin American nations, the reliance on
single cash-crop economies has led to 1.
unstable economies as world market prices rise
and fall 2. long-term economic progress as
exports continue to increase 3. an increased
standard of living for the majority of farmers 4.
increased agricultural surpluses as production
of food exceeds demand
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One similarity between the Russian/Bolshevik
Revolution of 1917, the Chinese Revolution of
1949, and the Cuban Revolution of 1959 is that
they all 1. brought communist governments to
power. 2. failed to overthrow existing
governments. 3. led to world wars. 4. were
fought to free ethnic minorities.
The revolutions mentioned were led by
Lenin, Mao Zedong Fidel Castro.Each won the
support of the peasants by promising LAND
REFORM.
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The political ideas of Fidel Castro, Ho Chi Minh,
and Pol Pot were strongly influenced by the
writings of (1) Confucius (2)
Napoleon (3) Otto von Bismarck (4) Karl
Marx
Main concept .. COMMUNISM ..Karl Marx wrote
about the workers (proletariat) revolution in
the Communist ManifestoThis idea was picked by
Lenin Stalin (USSR) and Mao Zedong Deng
Xiaoping (Communist China) the people mentioned
in the question.
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The Andes isolated the Incas and also defeated
the dream of Gran Columbia. This statement
indicates that 1. fighting over natural
resources undermines nationalism 2. a common
language and religion are important in
modern nations 3. cultural diversity is aided
by subsistence agriculture 4. the natural
environment helps to shape political development
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For many Latin American nations, the reliance on
single (1) cash-crop economies has led to 1.
unstable economies as world market prices rise
and fall 2. long-term economic progress as
exports continue to increase 3. an increased
standard of living for the majority of farmers 4.
increased agricultural surpluses as production
of food exceeds demand
Cash crop something you grow with the intention
of selling it to earn
if the price for it on the world market drops
its the only thing youre growing youre
sunk
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Fidel Castro since the Fall of SOVIET COMMUNISM
Fidel is still in power.. But is Cuba is
havingeconomic difficulty .. Because it no
longerreceives fromthe Soviet Union
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• What is the main idea of this cartoon about Cuba?
  
• 1. The people have rebelled against their
  unpopular Communist leader.
• 2. Fidel Castro's strong Communist leadership
  has assured the prosperity of the Cubans.
• 3. Castro is struggling to maintain a
  Communist state.
• 4. Castro's regime is being destroyed by the
  policies of the United States.

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• What is the main idea of this cartoon about Cuba?
  
• 1. The people have rebelled against their
  unpopular Communist leader.
• 2. Fidel Castro's strong Communist leadership
  has assured the prosperity of the Cubans.
• 3. Castro is struggling to maintain a
  Communist state.
• 4. Castro's regime is being destroyed by the
  policies of the United States.

NOTE Castro Cuba are NOT the only ones
struggling to survive since the end of Soviet
Communism.- While Castro Cuba are still
communist .. many former communist Eastern
European nations Russia are still struggling as
they change from a command economy to a
capitalist one. Russia is also struggling to
change politically from totalitarianism to
democracy
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GLOBAL COOPERATION

• Common Market Europe. . . EEC - - - gt EU
  - Euro () -
• NAFTA Latin America

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The major reason the Mexican Government
strongly supported         the North
American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
was that this agreement would      1.
raise tariffs on United States products
entering Mexico.        2. reduce Mexicos
economic dependence on Europe.
       3. promote investment and economic
growth in Mexico.        4.
stimulate trade between Asia and
Latin America.
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   Which idea is illustrated by the fact that
         the United States buys lumber and
coffee from Brazil                 and
         Brazil buys computers and electronics
from the United States               1.
isolationism             2. self-sufficiency
            3. imperialism             4.
interdependence
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Which statement about the European Union (EU) is
most accurate? 1. The European Union dissolved
because of disagreements among its
members. 2. The goal of the European Union
is to improve the economic prosperity of
Europe. 3. Some nations are now being forced
to become members of the European Union.
4. The European Union has recently expanded
to include North African nations.
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The major reason the Mexican Government
strongly supported         the North
American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
was that this agreement would      1.
raise tariffs on United States products
entering Mexico.        2. reduce Mexicos
economic dependence on Europe.
       3. promote investment and economic
growth in Mexico.        4.
stimulate trade between Asia and
Latin America. . . . EU (European Union) . . .
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   Which idea is illustrated by the fact that
         the United States buys lumber and
coffee from Brazil                 and
         Brazil buys computers and electronics
from the United States               1.
isolationism             2. self-sufficiency
            3. imperialism             4.
interdependence
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Which statement about the European Union (EU) is
most accurate? 1. The European Union dissolved
because of disagreements among its
members. 2. The goal of the European Union
is to improve the economic prosperity
of Europe. 3. Some nations are now being
forced to become members of the European
Union. 4. The European Union has recently
expanded to include North African
nations.
EU EEC Common Market NAFTA lower tariffs
taxes on imports make goods cheaper to buy
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• GLOBAL ISSUES
• Can appear
• in multiple choice questions
• in Essays
• Thematic
• DBQ

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GLOBAL ISSUES

• Human Rights (Civil Liberties)
• Overpopulation
• Disease
• desertification
• deforestation

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GLOBAL ISSUES

• Pollution air, water, land
• nuclear proliferation (nuclear weapons)

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During the late 20th century, in which area did
deforestation become a serious problem? 1.
Great European Plain 2. Amazon Basin 3.
Deccan Plateau 4. Great Rift Valley
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Deforestation, acid rain, and the greenhouse
effect are major world problems that indicate a
need for 1. cooperation between nations to
reduce pollution and environmental destruction
2. the development of mass transit systems in
developing nations 3. an increase in the
worldwide production of oil 4. a reduction in
crop production in some areas of the world
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During the late 20th century, in which area did
deforestation become a serious problem? 1.
Great European Plain 2. Amazon Basin 3.
Deccan Plateau 4. Great Rift Valley
HINT Another term for deforestation
cutting down rainforests
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Deforestation, acid rain, and the greenhouse
effect are major world problems that indicate a
need for 1. cooperation between nations to
reduce pollution and environmental destruction
2. the development of mass transit systems in
developing nations 3. an increase in the
worldwide production of oil 4. a reduction in
crop production in some areas of the world
HINT Multiple term question all relating
to AIR POLLUTION