Mid-Year Review

What is the largest country in South America?

• Argentina
• Brazil
• Colombia
• Peru

What does deforestation mean? 

• Cutting/removal of trees in the rainforest  
• Lack of rain 
•  Over population of cities in Brazil
• A poor area in Brazil's major cities

Deforestation drives climate change?

• True
• False

What ocean is east of South America?

• Atlantic
• Pacific
• Indian
• Arctic 

What ocean is west of South America?

• Atlantic
• Pacific
• Indian
• Arctic

What farming technique is being used by farmers in the Andes mountains?

• Double cropping
• Share cropping
• Terraced field farming
• Clearcutting 

Where is the birthplace of DEMOCRACY?

• Ancient Rome
• Ancient Greece
• Great Britain
• Ancient Egypt

What was a part of The Columbian Exchange between the New and Old World?  

• Different food & Precious metals (Gold/Silver) 
• New ideas & livestock/animals 
• Diseases - Smallpox, measles, flu, typhoid 
• All the above

What is the main purpose of NATO?  (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) established 1949

• Trade/Economic Treaty (Agreement) 
• Military/Defense Treaty (Agreement)

Why would a country want to join the European Union (EU)? 

• Removal of Trade Barriers (Taxes) between countries
• Able to sell to more people in different countries
• Share the same currency ($$money$$)
• All of these!!