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| A group of countries who join together for a common purpose. Examples: OPEC, United Nations |
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Gross Domestic Product
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| The dollar amount of goods and services produced in a country |
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| Investing in ____________ means training and educating people to be more productive. Results in GDP going up. |
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| Anything that can make a country or business more productive (ex: factories, equipment) Makes GDP go up. |
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| Saudi Arabia's government |
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| Islamic Republic of Iran's government type |
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| Citizens can vote for members of the Knesset (parliament). Citizens can also run for office |
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| role of citizens in Israel's government |
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| Iran has elections, but they are fake. Political power is in the hands of the Ayatollah's, the religious leaders. |
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| role of citizens in Iran's government |
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| King and ruling family have all the power. Citizens do not have a vote in the national government. |
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| role of citizens in Saudi Arabia's government |
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| Mostly command due to the government owning the oil industry |
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| Saudi Arabia's economy type |
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| Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries. |
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| What does OPEC stand for? |
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| Confederation of countries that tries to control the world's supply and price of petroleum (oil). |
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| Saudi Arabia has few natural resources, so they focus on oil production and import other things they need. It encourages them to trade with other countries. What is this an example of? |
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| Israel places a tax on olive oil coming from other countries so that people will buy Israeli olive oil because it is cheaper. What is the tax called? |
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| Israel refuses to do any trading with Iran due to political conflict. What is this refusal called? |
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| If Israel only allowed 10,000 new cars to be imported to be sold in their country per year. What is this limitation called? |
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| Israel's literacy rate is very high. Afghanistan's is very low. Which country most likely has the higher standard of living? |
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| Taking the risk to start your own business |
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| Type of government in which citizens can vote for leaders and run for office. |
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| Type of government in which a small group of unelected people rule. Citizens have no control or vote. |
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| Type of government in which one person rules while the citizens have no control or vote. |
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| This type of democracy has citizens elect leaders. The largest party's leader is the Prime Minister (head of country). |
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| This type of democracy elects leaders to be a legislature. They separately elect one person to be the executive of the country. |
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