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| Number of people living in a square mile |
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| To change something in order to improve it; a change in the environment |
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| A personal choice to change one’s self in order to fit new conditions or uses |
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| 4. Give an example of a modification |
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| Chunnel, roads, bridges, dams, clearing land to build new houses or shopping centers |
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| 5. Give an example of an adaptation |
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| Wearing a coat when it’s cold, bringing an umbrella when it’s raining, house with a pointed roof where it snows a lot, houses close together where the population density is high, painting houses white where it’s hot |
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| a. A period in Europe during the 1940s when Jews were persecuted and killed. |
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| Form of limited government where people have the power and leaders are elected by the people and rule by majority |
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| 8. Constitutional Monarchy |
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| Form of limited government with elected leaders AND a king or queen who is only a symbol for the country but has no real power |
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Form of unlimited government where one person makes all the decisions and his or her power is NOT inherited, no royal family
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| Free-enterprise economy (capitalist)- |
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| a. Government has the least amount of control; people decide what is bought and sold |
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| 12. Command economy (communist)- |
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| a. Government has the most control; government controls all factors of production; government decides what is bought and sold |
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| 13. Give a definition and example of primary source: |
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| Information recorded by an eyewitness; diary or journal, photograph, government document, article written by someone who was present at the event |
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| 14. Give a definition and example of secondary source: |
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| Information recorded by someone who was NOT an eyewitness; textbook, biography, article written by someone who was NOT present at the event |
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| European Union, What is it? |
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| i. Organization of European countries who created a single market by eliminating taxes on goods shipped between member countries and who cooperate on many other important issues |
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| European Union, Why did it start? |
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| i. To help rebuild Europe after the destruction of World War II |
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| European Union, What is its main benefit for members? |
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| i. Single market for goods by eliminating taxes on goods shipped between member countries |
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| European Union, How does it treat its citizens? |
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| i. The EU believes that a country must protect the rights of its citizens |
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| 16. Why do more people tend to live on or near the coast? |
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| a. easy transportation and trade and jobs created by transportation and trade |
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| 17. Why are rivers an important natural resource for a country? |
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| a. Rivers are used for industry infrastructure and transportation |
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| How do mountains protect a country? |
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| a. They can provide a country with safety and security |
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| If a place is densely populated, what does that mean? |
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| a. Lots of people live in one square mile |
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| 20. What do city leaders need to provide if their city is densely populated? |
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| a. Public transportation like buses, subways and trains because there’s not enough room for everyone to drive a car, lots of jobs, houses in tall apartment buildings or very close together |
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| 21. What are economic indicators? |
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| e. Population growth rate |
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| 22. What economic indicators should be used most often to decide if a country is more developed or less developed? |
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| 23. What is the difference between a developed country and a developing country? |
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| a. GDP per capita is much higher in a developed country because the entire country is wealthier, literacy rate is higher, life expectancy is higher and population growth usually is lower |
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