World Issues

Question 1

What policy did China create to control its growing population?

Answer 1

In 1949 it created the One Child policy that only allowed couples to have one child.

Question 2

Why did Mao encourage bigger families?

Answer 2

“Of all the things in the world, people are the most precious”. Mao thought more workers would mean a stronger china.

Question 3

What was one of Mao’s early goals to catch up economically with richer countries

Answer 3

He made people abandon farms for an industrial china.

Question 4

What was “The Great Leap Forward”?

Answer 4

A program to build more industrial capacity instead of farms.

Question 5

Why was the Great Leap Forward a disaster?

Answer 5

People starved. Not enough food.

Question 6

When was the One Child policy abandoned?

Answer 6

In 2015.

Question 7

What are some positive effects of the One Child policy

Answer 7

Mo money, mo land; Discounts, more maternity leave; Reduces strain on food supply. Eased overpopulation. With fewer children to support, parents have more money to spend on other things and women can have careers. Mothers and babies are healthier in smaller families.

Question 8

What are some negatives?

Answer 8

Unmarried men had difficulty finding a wife if they weren’t educated and had money. Fewer children to care for older family members. Some female babies are abandoned. The one policy was unequally enforced.

Question 9

What was birth tourism?

Answer 9

Having your baby in another country for dual citizenship and to get around the one child policy.

Question 10

What does OPEC Stand for?

Answer 10

Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries

Question 11

What is OPEC’s goal?

Answer 11

Coordinate oil policies in order to keep prices high.

Question 12

Arab countries placed an embargo on the US. What is this and what did it cause?

Answer 12

They were punishing the US for supporting Israeli in the Egypt Syria Conflict. An embargo is a ban on selling to someone. Because they wouldn’t sell the US oil, we had higher prices here and shortages or gasoline and heating oil.

Question 13

In 1980 Iraq invaded Iran. Why? Who did they invade in 1990?

Answer 13

Iraq invaded Iran and later Kuwait for their oil fields.

Question 14

What resource besides oil leads to conflict and why?

Answer 14

Water. It is the key to producing food for a population.

Question 15

Define Genocide

Answer 15

the deliberate killing of a large group of people, especially those of a particular ethnic group or nation.

Question 16

Define International Organizations and give a couple examples

Answer 16

Groups of people across nations that join together. Examples are OPEC and NATO

Question 17

Define Epidemic

Answer 17

a widespread occurrence of an infectious disease in a community at a particular time

Question 18

Define Globalization

Answer 18

the process by which businesses or other organizations develop international influence or start operating on an international scale.

Question 19

Define Deforestation

Answer 19

The widespread cutting down of native forests.

Question 20

Define Population Density

Answer 20

How closely a population is packed into a space. Hong Kong has very high population density.

Question 21

Define Natural Disasters

Answer 21

Earthquakes, tornados, hurricanes, tsunamis

Question 22

Define Interdependence

Answer 22

Having to depend on one other. The opposite of independence.

Question 23

Define Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

Answer 23

the total value of goods produced and services provided in a country during one year.

Question 24

Define Standard of Living

Answer 24

the degree of wealth and material comfort available to a person or community.

Question 25

Define Terrorism

Answer 25

the unlawful use of violence and intimidation, especially against civilians, in the pursuit of political aims.

Question 26

Define Resources (Renewable & Non Renewable)

Answer 26

a stock or supply of money, materials, staff, and other assets that can be drawn on by a person or organization in order to function effectively.