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Unit Five Flashcards

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Why is the Arctic valuable?

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  • four million people living there
  • more than 40% of Canada’s land mass
  • source of diamonds, petroleum, etc
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What are concerns in the Arctic?

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  • determining who owns what
  • very sensitive ecological zone
  • sustainability
  • indigenous peoples
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Why was the Arctic council made?

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to solve issues in the arctic

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What are the members states of the arctic council?

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  • Canada
  • Denmark/ Greenland/Faeroe Islands
  • Finland
  • Iceland
  • Norway
  • Sweden
  • the Russian Federation
  • USA
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What are the indigenous representatives in the arctic council?

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  • Aleut International Association
  • Arctic Athabaskan Council
  • Gwich’in Council International
  • Inuit Circumpolar Council
  • Russian Associate of Indigenous Peoples of the North
  • The Saami Council
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Why is global warming such a big issue?

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  • its causing climate change and effecting the Arctic wildlife
  • species invading from the Pacific Ocean (since its warmer) is a concern
  • melting causes the Northwest passage to open, the region’s oils and minerals could be exploited
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What areas did the North Strategy take concrete action in?

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  • exercising Arctic sovereignty
  • protecting environmental heritage
  • promoting social and economic development
  • improving and devolving Northern governance
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What is the G7?

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An international organization of most industrialized countries in the world that meets yearly to discuss world economic, social, and political issues

  • Canada, France, Germany, Ital,y Japan, UK
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Why was the G7 founded?

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To discuss economic solutions during the economic recession of the 1970s

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What is the commonwealth?

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a unique international organization that unites Britain and its former colonies in an association of equals

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What are the uniting principles of the commonwealth?

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  • democracy
  • respect for human rights
  • the rule of law
  • sustainable development
  • peace
  • justice
  • cooperation
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What are the issues the world’s indigenous people show need for?

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  • defining nation and ‘nation within nation’ status
  • defining applications of international law within nation status
  • protecting Human Rights of everyone in the world
  • ensuring equitable access for all nations to the UN
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What is the world council of indigenous people?

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It was formed in 1980 to develop a relationship to the UN and have concepts of aboriginal rights internationally

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What issues to the world council of indigenous people respond to?

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  • getting absorbed into colonial empires without consent
  • international laws made during European colonization that don’t reflect indigenous perspectives
  • issues to human rights considered internal/domestic
  • right governed by political/legal system of a colonial power
  • legal rights and religious principles are not always applied with integrity
  • could influence governments by “political and legal agitation”
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What is “Fourth World”?

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used to describe nations incorporated forcefully into nation states that maintain a distinct popular culture but are internationally unrecognized; forced into becoming a part of a nation state/country

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What is the EU?

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The European Union; an economic/political association of European nation-states

founding members (Belgium, Germany, France, Italy, Luxenberg, Netherlands), currently has 27 members

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What does the EU deal with?

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  • economic and social issues with policies addressing regional, agricultural, social issues in member nations
  • address issues of former colonies
  • their uniting point was recovering and rebuilding from war
18
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What are the benefits of EU membership?

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  • larger market for selling products
  • access to funding for special projects
  • secure food supplies at affordable rates (EU’s agricultural policies)
  • savings (Euro Currency System)
  • Increase ease of citizens working, studying, travelling in other European countries
  • improved standard of living
  • increased security
  • ensured continuation of democracies
  • increased economic advantages from competing groups in the world markets
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What are the three branches of the EU?

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  • European Parliament
  • Council of EU
  • European Commission
20
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What is the European Parliament branch of the EU?

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  • represents the peoples
21
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What is the council of EU branch?

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  • represents the national governments
22
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What is the European Commission branch of EU?

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  • represents the common interests
23
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What is the EU’s mission?

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  • provide peace, prosperity, stability for all
  • overcome continental divisor
  • ensure safety
  • promote balance of economic and social development
  • meet the challenges of globalization,, preserve diversity in Europe
  • uphold shared values
24
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What are examples of EU programs?

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Comenius- school education

Ermanus- higher education

Leonardo Da Vinci- vocational training

Grundtvig- Adult education

Jean Monnet- European integration studies

25
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What did teh EU work to combat after 9/11?

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  • international crime
  • terrorism
  • people trafficking
  • illegal immigration
  • money laundering
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What are issues of debate in the EU?

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  • regulating trade between EU member countries
  • negotiating value of common currency among EU members
  • maintaining sovereignty individual EU members
  • maintaining separate national identities and cultural differences of individual EU members
27
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What is the UN?

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United Nations; group of nations that came into place after WWII

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What are the work areas of the UN?

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  • peace and collective security
  • economic and social development
  • human rights
  • humanitarian affairs
  • international law
  • global environment issues
29
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What are the Main bodies of the UN?

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  • General Assembly
  • Secretariat
  • Security Council
  • Economic and social council
  • trustee ship council
  • International court of justice
30
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What is the general assembly in the UN?

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Main body- 192 member nations; where all issues are debated, policies initiated and passed, can take action if there is veto with the Security Council during a big threat to world peace

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What is the Secretariat in the UN?

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Responsible for the management of the UN; coordinated by secretary-general elected from the General Assembly

32
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What is the Security Council in the UN?

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5 permanent members, 10 elected for 2 year terms, have veto power and can stop a proposed action

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What is the Economic and social council in the UN?

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54 members elected from the General Assembly; works to improve living conditions around the world

34
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What is the Trusteeship council in the UN?

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supervised territories placed in the trust of the UN until the country can function independently; currently suspended since no trust territories exist

35
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What is the International court of justice in the UN?

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Made of 15 judges elected for 9 year terms by the security council and general assembly, uses international law to settle legal disputes, gives advisory opinions on legal matters referred to it

36
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What are the United Nations Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)?

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  • eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
  • achieve universal primary education
  • promote gender equality and empower women
  • reduce child mortality
  • improve maternal health
  • combat diseases
  • ensure environmental sustainability
  • develop a global partnership
37
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How is Canada connected with the UN?

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  • an active member since foundation
  • had a key role in drafting the UN Charter
  • continues to actively participate and give financial support
38
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How does Canada benefit from t he UN?

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Through treaties, dialogue, negotiations, relationships, and the capacity to implement decisions, the UN helps preserve out sovereignty, protect our key interests, and defend our values

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