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The islands have two type of economies: communism and
a) free enterprise
b) monarchy
c) mixed
d) democracy

Communism
a) a society in which all property is publicly owned and each person works and is paid according to their abilities and needs.
b) Individuals and businesses choose what to produce.
c) the government is ruled by the people.
d) decision are made based on what consumers want to try

Which of the Caribbean Islands is a United States commonwealth (the people there are U.S citizens?
a) Puerto Rico
b) Jamaica
c) Haiti
d) Cuba

Columbian Exchange
a) the transfer of plants, animals, and people between Europe, Asia, and Africa on one side and the Americas on the other
b) low island made of sand or coral
c) not active
d) a government in which a king or a queen acts as head of state but an elected parliament makes and passes laws

Shantytowns or makeshift communities located on the edge of cities are called ______________.
a) A grasslands region in Argentina and Uruguay
b) Favelas
c) maquilsdoras
d) suburbs

Brazil celebrates a four-day holiday called
a) soccer
b) carnival
c) cinco de maya
d) siesta

The Galapagos Islands lie west of Ecuador.
a) False- lie in China Basin
b) False - lie to the east of Ecuador
c) True
d) False - lie north of Ecuador

Central America’s economy relies on cash crops. Cash crops are
a) native to a certain area
b) A large system of mountain ranges located along the Pacific coast of Central and South America
c) farm crop raised to be sold for money
d) a desert region of dry plains and plateaus

Europe's physical features include the Fjords of Norway and many Peninsulas. A peninsula
a) is the world's first known democracy
b) is an area of land surrounded by water on three sides
c) has rugged terrain, but formed from the process of volcanic activity
d) an important body of water, lies along the coast of southern Europe and connects to the Atlantic Ocean by the Strait of Gibra

World Super Power
a) all farmland is owned by the government
b) one of the world's largest plains. Permafrost covers 2/3 of this region
c) status of the Soviet Union after World War II
d) introduced a plan of collectivization to transform the economy of the Soviet Union- it failed

Cuban Missile Crisis
a) status of the Soviet Union after World War II
b) between the United States and the Soviet Union led to a buildup of nuclear weapons for defense and increased exploration into
c) the Soviet Union tried to send missiles to Cuba; the United States responded by setting up a naval blockade.
d) one of the world's largest plains. Permafrost covers 2/3 of this region

Effects of the Cold War - The U.S. and the Soviet Union
a) status of the Soviet Union after World War II
b) death of thousands of people during World War I; occurred before the Holocaust
c) Soviet spending on weapons and space exploration during the Cold War resulted in less money housing and food for its people
d) separate western (Europe) and eastern Russia (Asia)

World War II
a) the Soviets joined with Great Britain and the United States to defeat Germany
b) Iceland, Italy, Greece, and Spain
c) unions between countries formed to advance common causes
d) a split in the Roman Catholic Church

Athens, Greece
a) ideas contributed to the spread of the Protestant Reformation
b) world's first known democracy
c) has rugged terrain, but formed from the process of volcanic activity
d) physical features found in Norway

Influenced democracy -republic form of government
a) two influential civilizations that began in this region
b) physical features found in Norway
c) unions between countries formed to advance common causes
d) attributed to the Roman Empire

Eastern European countries after WWII
a) unions between countries formed to advance common causes
b) led to the Renaissance and curiosity about the natural world led to the birth of modern science
c) Many nations became satellite nations of the Soviet Union (communist countries)
d) physical features found in Norway

This event caused the U.S to join in WWII
a) Germany entering Poland
b) sinking of Lusitania
c) Soviets launching Sputnik into outer space
d) the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor

caused a change from a largely agricultural society to one based on industry (manufacturing); period where people began to use machines to perform work that had been done by humans or animals; began in Britain from 1760
a) The Industrial Revolution
b) World War I
c) World War II
d) The Cold War

a conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union that never erupted into a war
a) World War I
b) Russia
c) The Cold War
d) Middle Ages

defined by a system called feudalism, religious pilgrimages, and the development of towns
a) Middle Ages
b) Dark Ages
c) bubonic plague
d) roman empire

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