social studies

Question 1

what is the meaning of endangered?

Answer 1

in danger of extinction or destroyment

Question 2

what is the meaning of extinct?

Answer 2

no longer exists

Question 3

What does the economic development of a country help do?

Answer 3

• improve standards of living
• lower poverty rates
• improve literacy rates
• increase life expectancy
• create and retain jobs

Question 4

Name some human activities that threaten our natural habitats.

Answer 4

poaching (hunting illegally)
drilling for oils
global warming (the long-term heating of Earth’s surface due to human’s activities)
land cleaning using fires

Question 5

What is sustainability?

Answer 5

Sustainability means meeting the needs of the the current generation without making it affect future generations.

Question 6

What is Ecotourism?

Answer 6

A type of tourism that protects the environment and local culture.

Question 7

Name some examples of ecotourism.

Answer 7

• taking care of the environment
• studying the environment without damaging it
• travelling to undisturbed natural areas.

Question 8

What are physical resources?

Answer 8

resources made by humans through their skills and abilities

Question 9

What is Economic development?

Answer 9

Improvement of a country’s standard of living.

Question 10

What is infusion?

Answer 10

where 2 or more things come together to make something else.

Question 11

What is pollution?

Answer 11

When the air, land or sea is exposed to dangerous substances.

Question 12

What is sustainable economic growth?

Answer 12

When a country can develop by using sustainable activities.

Question 13

What is the meaning of standard of living?

Answer 13

It is how much money a person or family has and their level of comfort in their community or where they live.

Question 14

What is cultural transmission?

Answer 14

It’s when people pass down a culture or tradition to another generation.

Question 15

What is globalisation?

Answer 15

It is the process of making the world more connected through goods and services being traded worldwide.

Question 16

What is a global village?

Answer 16

It is when people use technology to communicate

Question 17

What is Cyberbullying?

Answer 17

It is bullying, threating or humilating someone or a group of people on the internet.

Question 18

What is a representative democracy?

Answer 18

It is where citizens elect individuals to represent them and make decisions on their behalf.

Question 19

What is a democratic democracy?

Answer 19

A system of the government in which people vote their elected representatives into parliament.

Question 20

What is an elector?

Answer 20

An elector is a person that has the right to vote in an election.

Question 21

What is an electorate?

Answer 21

An electorate is all the people in the country that are eligible to vote in an election.

Question 22

What is a candidate?

Answer 22

A candidate is a person who seeks to be nominated or elected to a position in the national or local governement.

Question 23

How many constituencies are in T&T

Answer 23

There are 41 constituencies in T&T

Question 24

How many constituencies in Trinidad?

Answer 24

There are 39 constituencies in Trinidad.

Question 25

How many constituencies in Tobago?

Answer 25

There are 2 constituencies in Tobago (Tobago East and West)

Question 26

What is a constituency?

Answer 26

A constituency is an area of division in a country.

Question 27

What is a constituent?

Answer 27

A constituent are people that live in a certain area of a country

Question 28

What is a campaign?

Answer 28

A campaign is an event to convince the voters to vote for the candidate(s)

Question 29

What is a manifesto?

Answer 29

A manifesto is a written speech declaring publicly the intentions, motives, or views of the candidate.

Question 30

How often are elections held?

Answer 30

They are held every 5 years.

Question 31

What are floating voters?

Answer 31

Voters that don't always support one political party and are unsure who to vote for.

Question 32

What is a franchise?

Answer 32

A franchise is the right to vote.

Question 33

What is adult suffrage?

Answer 33

Adult suffrage is the right that adults have the right to vote in political elections.

Question 34

What is a ballot?

Answer 34

A ballot is a piece of paper that records the candidate a person(voter) votes for.

Question 35

What is a ballot box?

Answer 35

It is a special box that holds the completed ballot paper/ballot.

Question 36

First-past-the-post system

Answer 36

A type of electoral system in which the candidate with the most votes wins.

Question 37

Proportional representation

Answer 37

A voting system where the number of seats a political party wins represents the percentage of votes they received in the election.

Question 38

What is a Hung parliament?

Answer 38

A hung parliament is when no party gains the overall majority of seats in the parliament to form a government.

Question 39

When is election day usually on?

Answer 39

It is usually on a Monday, no more than 21 days after nomination day.

Question 40

List the staff at the polling station and what they do.

Answer 40

Presiding officer- they oversee the operation of the polling station Deputy Presiding officer- assists the Presiding Officer in running the polling station 2 poll clerks(green and red)-Verifying voters’ ID cards or documents, Recording each voter's name and marking them as having voted, handing out the correct ballot paper to each voter, maintain order inside the polling station, helps elderly or disabled voters that need help and assisting in securing the ballot box before and after voting.

Question 41

Universal suffrage

Answer 41

is when competent adults has the right to vote regardless of gender,race,wealth or social status.

Question 42

Why must elections be fair and free?

Answer 42

A free and fair election system prevents fraud, vote-buying, and unfair advantages for any political party, builds the public trust and maintains peace and stability.

Question 43

What is a constitution?

Answer 43

It is written document that sets out the laws by which a country is governed.

Question 44

Definition of conflict

Answer 44

A serious disagreement.

Question 45

Definition of amnesty

Answer 45

Amnesty is when a government officially forgives individuals for offenses by freeing them from punishment.

Question 46

Coup d'etat

Answer 46

the overthrow of a government by the use of force