CRCT Review

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CRCT Review

• 6th Grade Social Studies

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Your Task

• 1. Save this PowerPoint to your H drive.
• 2. Add a new slide (after each question) where
  you will type the answer.
• 3. When youre finished, print off the PowerPoint
  with 9 slides per page.
• You may want to email your PowerPoint to
  yourself so that you can review it at home!

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Latin America
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• 1. Where was the Aztec civilization located? Who
  was their leader?

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• Tenochtitlan(Present day Mexico City). Montezuma

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• 2. Where was the Incan empire located? Who was
  their leader?

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• Western coast of South America. Atahualpa.

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• 3. What was traded during the Columbian Exchange?

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• Potatoes, peppers, corn, horses, tomatoes.
  Diseases were also brought to New World.

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• 4. What did Hernan Cortes do?

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• Defeated Montezuma and the Aztec empire.

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• 5. What did Francisco Pizarro do?

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• Defeated Atahualpa and Incan empire.

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• 6. What was the Triangular Trade? Who did the
  Europeans get to work on the sugar plantations
  and mines in Latin America after the natives died?

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• Trade between Europe(Old World), Americas(New
  World), Africa.
• African slaves were brought in

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• 7. Who is Miguel Hidalgo? Country?

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• Mexican priest that led independence movement in
  Mexico.

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• 8. Who is Toussaint LOuverture? Country?

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• Former slave that led slave revolt in
  Haiti(gained independence)

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• 9. Who is Simon Bolivar? Countries?

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• Helped gain independence for Bolivia, Colombia,
  Ecuador, Panama, Peru, Venezuela.

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• 10. Who is Fidel Castro and how did he change
  Cuban history?

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• Became dictator of Cuba and started communist
  govt.

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• 11. What was the Cuban Embargo?

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• 12. Who are the Zapatistas?

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• South American rebels against NAFTA. Took over a
  few small towns in protest.

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• 13. What is NAFTA and how does it affect Mexico,
  US, and Canada?

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• North American Free Trade Agreement. Eliminated
  tariffs between the 3 countries. Opened up trade.

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• 14. What is happening to the Amazon Rainforest?

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• Deforestation-cutting of trees

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• 15. What is the primary religion practiced and
  the primary language spoken in Latin America?

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• Religion- Roman Catholic
• Language- Spanish, Portuguese

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• 16. Which two countries had the greatest impact
  on the religion of Latin America?

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• Spain and Portugal

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Canada
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• 17. What two European countries colonized Canada?

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• France and Great Britain

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• 18. How did Canada become independent from Great
  Britain?

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• 19. What does Quebec hope to preserve by becoming
  independent from the rest of Canada?

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• French culture

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• 20. What are Canadas two official languages?

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• English and French

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• 21. Where does most of Canadas population live?

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• Along southern border of Canada, close to
  northern border of US

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• 22. Why are most of Canadas factories located
  along the St. Lawrence River and the Great Lakes?

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• Trade route/Access to the Atlantic Oceans

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Europe
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• 23. Who is Prince Henry the Navigator? What is he
  known for?

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• Set-up exploration school and began exploring
  west coast of Africa

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• 24. Name at least 3 countries that were
  originally colonized by Great Britain?

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• 25. Which countries were involved in World War I?

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• Central Powers- Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman
  Empire
• Allied Powers British, France, Russia, US

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• 26. The Treaty of Versailles ended World War I.
  What did the treaty force Germany to do?

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• Accept blame for war, pay war reparations(33
  billion), give back land, reduce size of military

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• 27. How did World War I affect Germanys economy?

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• Germany went into a depression, money was
  worthless

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• 28. Who was the leader of the Nazi Party? What
  were they known for?

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• Hitler
• Hatred of Jews

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• 29. Who were the Axis Powers in World War II?

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• Germany, Japan, Italy

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• 30. Who were the Allied Powers in World War II?

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• United States, Great Britain, France, Russia

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• 31. What caused World War II to take place?

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• Hitler broke Treaty of Versailles, Germany
  invaded Poland

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• 32. What was the Holocaust?

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• Murder of millions of Jews by Hitler/Nazi Party

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• 33. Who was Vladimir Lenin?

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• Communist leader of Russia after Russian
  Revolution

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• 34. What was the Russian Revolution?

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• Workers went on strike, riots in the streets,
  some of army turned against czar, czar executed

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• 35. Who was Czar Nicholas II?

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• Last czar of Russia, killed during Russian
  Revolution

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• 36. After World War II, which 2 nations engaged
  in the Cold War?

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• United States and Russia

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• 37. What happened to Berlin after World War II?

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• Wall built to divide into communist and
  democratic sections

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• 38. After the Soviet Union collapsed, what
  happened to East and West Germany?

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• Berlin wall was torn down and communist side ended

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• 39. What is the European Union?

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• European countries joined to open trade, same
  currency, ease of travel between countries

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• 40. What are the three major religions in Europe?

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• Christianity, Judaism, Islam

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• 41. What are some causes of acid rain in Germany?

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• Factories and car pollution
• Kills plants and animals, hurts soil/land, ruins
  buildings

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• 42. What happened at Chernobyl, Ukraine?

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• Nuclear power plant explosion, contaminated
  everything around the site

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Australia
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• 43. Who were the Aborigines? How did they pass
  their Dreamtime legends down through generations?

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• 44. Why did the British originally colonize
  Australia?

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• Used it as a prison colony

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• 45. Where do most Australians live? Why?

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• Southeastern coast because of milder climate

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Government
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• 46. What is an autocracy?

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• Govt controlled by a single strong
  ruler(dictator)

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• 47. What is an oligarchy?

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• Govt controlled by a small group or few people

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• 48. What is a democracy?

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• People control the govtthey vote for leaders

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• 49. What is a unitary system of government?

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• Strong central govt and weak local/state govt

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• 50. What is a confederation?

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• Strong local/state govt and weak central govt

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• 51. What is a federal system?

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• Central and state govts share powers/duties

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• 52. How is the leader chosen in a parliamentary
  democracy?

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• People elect members of Parliament and prime
  minister is chosen from party with most
  members(majority)

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• 53. How is the leader chosen in a presidential
  democracy?

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• People elect the president

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• 54. Australia is considered to have a federal
  system, what does this mean?

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• The central govt and territory govts share the
  power/duties

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• 55. Brazil and Mexico both have presidential
  democracies. How do they determine their leaders?

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• Elections are held and people vote for president

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Economics
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• 56. What are the different economic systems?
  Describe each.

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• Market people(buyers and sellers) control
  economy
• Command govt controls economy
• Mixed people/govt control economy
• Traditional trade/barter, habits of past

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• 57. In Germany, Russia, and the United Kingdom,
  the government regulates some industries but most
  business decisions are made by individuals. What
  type of economy do these countries have?

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• Mixed

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• 58. What are the 3 economic questions that every
  country must answer?

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• What to produce
• How to produce
• For whom to produce

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• 59. What are the 3 economic trade barriers?
  Describe each.

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• Tariff- tax on imports
• Quota limit on imports
• Embargo stop all trade

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• 60. Cuba has a command economy and Brazil has a
  mixed economy. How do these two economies differ?

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• 61. What are the 4 factors of economic growth?
  Give an example of each.

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• Human capital, Capital goods, natural resources,
  entrepreneurship

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• 62. What is Gross Domestic Product (GDP)?

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• Total value of all goods/services produced in a
  country in a year

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• 63. If a country does not have many natural
  resources, what will their GDP be like?

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• 64. If countries want to trade internationally,
  what must they first do with their currency?

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• Exchange currencies change currency from one
  type to another

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• 65. If a country has a high literacy rate, what
  will the countrys standard of living be like?

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• High

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• 67. What is the goal of NAFTA?

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• Open trade between Canada, US, Mexico