CEAL Facts #81-100

Question 1

What is one of the major problems the Brazilian government is facing?

Answer 1

Deforestation in the Amazon Rain Forest.

Question 2

What is the main purpose of the European Union?

Answer 2

To remove “trade barriers between its members”.

Question 3

What separates the United Kingdom from France?

Answer 3

The English Channel

Question 4

Who helped lead the country of Mexico to independence?

Answer 4

Miguel Hidalgo.

Question 5

What happened to Cuba during the Cuban Revolution, and what country did the new leader align himself with?

Answer 5

Fidel Castro gained control of Cuba’s Government and allied himself with the Soviet Union.

Question 6

When a company buys new machinery, what are they investing in?

Answer 6

Capital Goods

Question 7

When did the Berlin Wall fall, and how many years after that did the Soviet Union collapse?

Answer 7

In 1989, the Wall fell, followed two years later by the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991.

Question 8

When Spanish conquistadors invaded Mexico in 1521, what empire did they invade, and who was the leader?

Answer 8

In 1521, they invaded the Aztec Empire, ruled by Montezuma.

Question 9

Name one of Australia’s major exports?

Answer 9

Wool.

Question 10

What was the major cause of the Cold War between the US and the Soviet Union?

Answer 10

the major cause was that the Soviet Union wanted to expand “Communism” to new countries, and the United Stated opposed this.

Question 11

What was one of the reasons Hitler came to power in Germany after World War 1 (think, economic)?

Answer 11

The Economic Depression in Germany that followed World War 1 was one of the main reasons Hitler was able to come to power.

Question 12

What was one main effect of the Russian Revolution in terms of who gained control of Russia?

Answer 12

Communists gained control of Russia as a result of the Russian Revolution.

Question 13

Will a country with abundant natural resources most likely have a weak or strong economy?

Answer 13

A strong economy.

Question 14

What does the literacy rate of a country represent?

Answer 14

The literacy rate is the percentage of people with the ability to read and write.

Question 15

What are the people called who have an ancestry mix of Native American and European ancestry, and what population do they make up a large part of?

Answer 15

The Mestizos, who make up a large part of the population in Latin America.

Question 16

What is a major impact of the Spanish colonization of the the Americas that is still in effect today?

Answer 16

That the primary language of Latin America today is Spanish!

Question 17

What was the “Columbian Exchange”, and who was it named after?

Answer 17

The Columbian Exchange, named after Christopher Columbus, was the exchange of crops, people, animals, and diseases between the Old and New Worlds after his arrival in 1492.

Question 18

What is one effect of slavery that still influences Latin America today?

Answer 18

Many Latin Americans have ancestors from Africa.

Question 19

What does a country’s Standard of Living measure?

Answer 19

It measures how well off the people of a country are in terms of housing, food, health care, education, and income.

Question 20

What is the world’s largest inland sea?

Answer 20

The Mediterranean Sea.