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2 $0 $0 $0 $0 $100 Government, $100 What was the result of the Mexican election? (who won)

3 $0 $0 $0 $0 $100 Government, $100 PRI

4 $0 $0 $0 $0 $200 Which political party received the most votes in Mexico City?

5 $0 $0 $0 $0 $200 Government, $200 PAN

6 $0 $0 $0 $0 $300 Which political party received the most votes in central Mexico?

7 $0 $0 $0 $0 $300 Government, $300 PRI-PVEM

8 $0 $0 $0 $0 $400 Government, $400 Which type of government allows the greatest participation by citizens in the decision-making process of government?

9 $0 $0 $0 $0 $400 Government, $400 Democracy

10 $0 $0 $0 $500Censorship, $0 $500 Religious Laws, and Repression are all characteristics of what political

11 $0 $0 $0 $0 $500 Government, $500 Theocracy

12 $600Give an $0 $0 $0 $0 example we discussed in class of how conflicts between neighbors may $600

13 $0 $0 $0 $0 $600 Government, $600 Israel - Palestine

14 $0 $0 $0 $700An aspect of $0 $700 nationalism is the idea that people want to maintain their cultural identity, also

15 $0 $0 $0 $0 $700 Government, $700 Traditions"

16 $0 $0 $0 Government, $800 $0 $800 Palestinians should be allowed to form their own independent state is an example of:

17 $0 $0 $0 $0 $800 Government, $800 Nationalism

18 $0 $0 $0 $0 $900 Government, $900 We have the right as a country to develop nuclear energy for peaceful uses is an example of a:

19 $0 $0 $0 $0 $900 Government, $900 Point of View

20 Government, $0 $0 $0 $0 $1000 Open borders within the countries of the European Union led to an increase $1000

21 $0 $0 $0 $0 $1000 Government, $1000 Migration

22 $0 $0 $0 $0 $1100 Government, $1100 As a result of (democratic event), political power can shift in a region

23 $0 $0 $0 $0 $1100 Government, $1100 Elections

24 $0 $0 $0 Government, $1200 $0 $1200 Countries such has Russia, China, and Japan are considered to have some of the most political.in Asia and the world.

25 $0 $0 $0 $0 $1200 Government, $1200 Power

26 $0 $0 $0 $0 $1300 Government, $1300 Besides natural features, what can cause a country's borders to change?

27 $0 $0 $0 $0 $1300 Government, $1300 political events (wars, treaties, annexations)

28 $1400 Usually has $0 $0 $0 $0 a single ruler, Ruler is not bound by the law, People have no rights - all describe which $1400

29 $0 $0 $0 $0 $1400 Government, $1400 Monarch & Dictatorship

30 $0 $0 $0 Government, $0 $1500 $1500 Name 3 natural features that can make up a country's borders

31 $0 $0 $0 $0 $1500 Government, $1500 mountain ranges, rivers, ocean coastlines

32 Economics, $100 $0 $0 $0 $0 Only producing what you can to survive by hunting or growing food for yourself is $100

33 $0 $0 $0 $0 $100 Economics, $100 Subsistence

34 $0 $0 $0 $0 $200 Economics, $200 A family setting up a woodshop in their garage to make and sell furniture is a...industry

35 $0 $0 $0 $0 $200 Economics, $200 Cottage

36 $0 $0 $0 The development $0 $300 level of a country with low rate of infant mortality and a long life expectancy rate is

37 $0 $0 $0 $0 $300 Economics, $300 High

38 $0 $0 $0 $0 $400 Economics, $400 The development level of a country that has a low GDP and a high birthrate is most likely

39 $0 $0 $0 $0 $400 Economics, $400 Low

40 $0 $0 $0 Economics, $500 $0 $500 Subsistence agriculture and cottage industries are found mostly in...societies

41 $0 $0 $0 $0 $500 Economics, $500 Traditional

42 The more a $0 $0 $0 $0 country is, the greater the number and variety of economic $600

43 $0 $0 $0 $0 $600 Economics, $600 Developed

44 $0 $0 $0 $0 $700 Economics, $700 The government should limit its interference in the economy is the idea of which system?

45 $0 $0 $0 $0 $700 Economics, $700 Free- Enterprise

46 Economics, $800 $0 $0 $0 $0 Government owns large industries but also encourages $800 private businesses

47 $0 $0 $0 $0 $800 Economics, $800 Socialism

48 $0 $0 $0 A poorly $0 $900 developed country, like Haiti, probably engages most in which type of economic

49 $0 $0 $0 $0 $900 Economics, $900 Primary

50 $0 $0 $0 $0 $1000 Economics, $1000 A highly developed country, like Japan, probably engages most in which type of economic activities?

51 $0 $0 $0 $0 $1000 Economics, $1000 Tertiary (and Quaternary)

52 $0 $0 $0 Subsistence $0 $1100 farming is less efficient than.agriculture because they do not produce as

53 $0 $0 $0 $0 $1100 Economics, $1100 Commercial

54 Economics, $1200 $0 $0 $0 $0 Minority group that typically has fewer opportunities and freedoms in traditional $1200

55 $0 $0 $0 $0 $1200 Economics, $1200 Women

56 Economics, $1300 $0 $0 $0 $0 In a free-market economy, businesses are motivated by the desire for an $1300

57 $0 $0 $0 $0 $1300 Economics, $1300 Profits

58 Economics, $1400 $0 $0 $0 $0 The major goal of a communist economy is to have a.society, so everyone is $1400

59 $0 $0 $0 $0 $1400 Economics, $1400 Classless

60 $0 $0 $0 $0 $1500 Economics, $1500 Provide 2 ways minorities are oppressed in societies

61 $0 $0 $0 $0 $1500 Economics, $1500 Education, Voting, Dress, Income, Discrimination,

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