DVA End of Year Study Guide

Cause: valleys hold smog above city, mountains prevent from escaping Effect: city polluted

Executive is directly elected by citizens

Executive is elected by legislative branch

Cause: Cattle Ranching Effect: Destruction of largest forest in the world.

Cause: need to wood products for paper, houses, furniture Effect: destruction of forest/animals

Cause: oil pollution and waste Effect: destruction of lake ecology

Cause: Industrial waste/emissions Effect: atmosphere toxic with harmful chemicals

A threatened penalty for disobeying a rule or law

Country that most heavily influence Latin America's language and religion

Cause: desire for valuable minerals Effect: water erosion, killing wildlife

Belief that Jesus was the son of God and God on Earth

Cause: Cars emitting chemicals into the air Effect: one of largest cities is horribly polluted

Cause: Agriculture runoff, industrial waste effect: largest supply fresh water polluted

To completely stop trading with a country

Man who conquered the Aztec

Biggest reason for the deaths of Native Americans in Latin America

After Castro gained control of Cuba, citizens gained more political freedom.

A limit on the amount of goods allowed into a country

Explorer who began European exploration

Head of Government for Australia, Canada, and United Kingdom

Economy where power is concentrated by one entity (either 1 person or government)

Cause: Plant explosion Effect: radiation leaks over city destroying environment

Power is held in one level of government

Tax on imported goods

Gained independence from Spain for Bolivia, Colombia and other countries

Believe that Muhammad was the final prophet

The rule of all

Monotheism means the belief in _________ God(s)

Leader of Mexico's independence movement

The number of continents in the world:

The rule of one

Leader of the Haiti's independence movement

The oldest of the monotheistic religions

Only Latin American Country to be influenced by Portugal

Power is divided between state and national level

The Zapatista Movement was designed to help the wealthy in Mexico gain more power

The most popular economy in the world

Man who conquered the Inca

Economy that focuses on competition

When you spend more than you make

Imaginary line that measures north or south of Earth's equator

Largest of all oceans

Examples of this economy include bartering and doing things as they've always been done

The rule of a few

Imaginary line that measures the distance east and west of the Prime Meridian