1 st 6 weeks Review

1. 1st 6 weeks Review

2. The long term significance of France in Canada is the ___culture_____________region_______they created within Canada. • The _______constitution_________is where the individual rights of a people are detailed in a limited government. • _________Democracy____is possibly the most important cultural contribution of the U.S. to other cultures. • The most important reason for limiting the power of a government is to _______prevent violation of citizen’s rights_______________

3. Be able to locate Mexico on a map of North America. • What characteristic would one find in an unlimited government? • Rule by one of few also know as one party rule • Know the bodies of water that creates borders in both the U.S. and Mexico. • Pacific Ocean and Gulf of Mexico • Farming in the Midwest/Great Plains region is considered a major economic activity due to its access to _______water______and ____good soil_____.

4. Know the difference between a service industry and manufacturing. • Service industry= provides intangible (can NOT touch) goods i.e. mechanic, teacher, • Manufacturing= provides tangible (physical objects/CAN be touched) goods • Be able to read a table and discern information from data regarding economic development in North America. • Factors that determine economic development…literacy rate, GDP (gross domestic product), life expectancy. The higher these factors are within a country or continent the more developed. The lower the factors within a country or continent the less developed or still developing the country is. • Diego Rivera, a Mexican artist, is known for his murals. His murals reflected how he felt about ___the struggles of the common man_________. (You will have to infer from a photo of one of his murals the statement he is making) • The governments of Canada, Mexico, and the U.S. are similar due to ____limited governments with constitutions_______________.

5. In a limited government, what characteristic is limited? • power of the leaders • What are the basic institutions common to all societies? • Government, economic systems, educational systems, religious practices • Why are the U.S. and Canada considered multicultural societies? • Because of immigration which brought several cultures that diffused into their societies • Be able to read a climate map and compare areas between continents. • Know your compass point

6. To which civilization can the U.S. government trace its democratic roots? • Greece • List six cultural traits that can be found in any culture? • Language, food, religion, music, celebrations, rules • What factor of production is lacking in the economic development of Mexico? • Entrepreneurship because investors are too scared to invest money within the country • Know how cultural diffusion, the movement of different cultures into countries, influences aspects of a countries cultural traits. Example: when France colonized Quebec in Canada that brought their culture with them. That is why you see buildings in Quebec, Canada that reflect architecture found in France.