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17 Cards in this Set
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Economic organizations Canada belongs to?
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OECD- Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
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Political organizations Canada belongs to?
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NATO- North Atlantic Treaty Organization
OAS- Organization of American States Commonwealth of Nations |
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What is HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX (HDI)?
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Measurement of a country's achievements in 3 areas: longevity (BR, DR), knowledge (literacy) and standard of living (GDP)
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Patterns between HDI and energy consumption among countries?
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developing countries consume less energy and lower HDI while developed countries consume more energy and higher HDI
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Conclusions?
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Countries that consume a lot of energy are those with higher HDI's
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Patterns between GDP per capita and types of pollution among countries?
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Countries with higher GDP have more pollution and countries with low GDP have less pollution
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Conclusions?
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Countries with high GDP are those with more pollution
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What is PEACEKEEPING?
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Military assistance, members of the UN, that functions as a police force or conflict mediator, where the parties in a conflict have agreed to work toward peace
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What is PEACEMAKING?
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Military assistance, members of the UN, that may include military operations, where there has been no peace agreement
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What is FOREIGN AID?
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Financial assistance provided to developing countries from other countries that are usually developed
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What is ODA?
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Offical Development Assistance is one way that Canada helps those in poorer countries
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What is NGO?
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Non-governmental organizations that provide a wide range of aid worldwide
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What is GLOBALIZATION?
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The development of an increasingly integrated world in which free movement of goods/services/ppl make national borders less important
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What is MNC?
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Multinational corporations that have operations in the country outside of origin, also known as transnational corporations
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Connections that Canada/Canadians have with other countries?
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-belongs to organizations in which countries work together & make the world a better place
-the world's economies are so close together: watching the same movies, buying the same brands, eating the same foods -media &events link Canada to the world: television, Olympics... |
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3 main roles the UN plays?
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1) provides emergency relief aid and promotes role of children
2) Acts as world peace-keeper and prevented WWIII 3) Organizes troops to create peace worldwide |
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Role Canada has played with UN?
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Has been involved in more peacekeeping operations than any other country
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