Government and Economic Systems Flashcard

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How does culture influence a region?

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Important beliefs and values people have in an area

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How did geographic factors like climate influence the different regions of North America?

Back

Soil type and weather both played important roles.

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What prominent physical feature stretches across the USA, Canada, and Mexico?

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Great Plains

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Art can be interpreted to reflect certain ideas like manifest destiny.

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Settlers felt it was their destiny to expand westward past the Mississippi River

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How did the distance between Britain and the colonies affect the colonies' development?

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The colonies were used to being self-governed due to little interference by the British government

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What type of government is controlled by a single leader with absolute power?

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Dictatorship

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What are the 3 G’s that motivated European exploration?

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Gold, glory, and God

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What is the relative location of the Aztec Empire?

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Present-day Mexico

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Identify what is one thing that adult American citizens are allowed to do: Serve in the military, Vote in elections, Travel abroad, Own property

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Vote in elections

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Where is the Amazon River Basin and what countries are located within it?

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South America, Brazil