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1
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Who were the first natives of Canada?

A

The First Nations

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2
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How many tribes made up the First Nations?

A

12

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3
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What did the First Nations have to cross in order to reach North America?

A

Bering Land Bridge

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4
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What was a very important trade in Canada?

A

Fur trade

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5
Q

The Slavic language family includes which of the following alphabets?

A

Cyrillic

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6
Q

How much oxygen does the Amazon rain forest produce?

A

About 1/3

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7
Q

Who ended the Aztec Empore?

A

Hernan Cortes

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8
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What happened in April 26, 1986?

A

A Nuclear disaster in Chernobyl, Ukraine

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9
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Which of the following crops was not found in the new world?

A

Wheat

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10
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In what present day country were the Inca located?

A

Peru

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11
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Who ended the Inca empire?

A

Francisco Pizzaro

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12
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Which of the following is not a market economy?

A

Russia

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13
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Which of the following were the First Europeans to reach North America?

A

Norse Vikings from Scandinavia

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14
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Does not describe one of the many achievements of the Aztecs?

A

They converted the Christianity

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15
Q

Only domesticated animal in the Americas

A

Llama

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16
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Judaism, Christianity, and Islam have in common

A

They included Jesus and Abraham

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17
Q

Crops that was not found in the new world

A

Weath

18
Q

Inca believe in only one god

A

False

19
Q

Countries Not a command economy

A

United Kingdom

20
Q

Not capital goods

A

Plants

21
Q

2 categories of government

A

Limited and unlimited

22
Q

Building high ways or canals is

A

Human and environment interactions

23
Q

Traditional economy

A

People will make what they always made and do the same things their parents did

24
Q

Market economy

A

Economic decisions are made based on the changes in prices that occur as buyers and sellers interact in the market place

25
Q

Command economy

A

All economic decisions are made by the government

26
Q

Bartering

A

Trading without money

27
Q

Examples of countries with traditional economies

A

Villages in Africa

Villages in South America

28
Q

Does not describe one of the many achievements of the Aztecs

A

They converted to Christianity

29
Q

April 26, 1986

A

Nuclear disaster in Chernobyl, Ukraine

30
Q

Does not belong in Romance language

A

English

31
Q

Capital of Canada

A

Ottawa

32
Q

Tribes made up the First Nations

A

12

33
Q

First natives of Canada

A

First Nations

34
Q

Leader of an unlimited govt.

A

Kim Jong UN

35
Q

Location focuses on exact positioning

A

Absolute

36
Q

Place describes human characteristics

A

Population

37
Q

Focuses on where something or someone is

A

Location

38
Q

Absolute monarchy=unlimited govt.

A

True

39
Q

Constitutional monarchy= limited govt.

A

True

40
Q

I phrase to describe market economy

A

Free enterprise