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29 Cards in this Set
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What was the world's population at the beginning of the 20th century?
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1.6 billion people
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What is the world's current population?
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7 billion people
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What is the population projected to be by 2050?
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8-10 billion people
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Why did the world's population start growing so fast at the beginning of the 20th century?
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- Industraliasation
- Agricultural revolution - Developing countries growing dramatically |
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What types of countries are currently experiencing the highest level of population growth? Provide two reasons.
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Developing nations
- Birth control is unavailable - Women's rights are violated - People try to have as many kids as possible, since they're not sure they will live |
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What types of countries are experiencing the lowest level of population growth? Provide two reasons.
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Developed countries
- Access to sexual education - Children are seen as an option - There's access to birth control |
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Who was Thomas Malthus and what was his theory on population? How many people did he predict the world can sustain?
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Thomas Malthus was an English 19th century demographer.
- He believed that eventually we would not be able to produce enough food for the whole population - He believed the maximum population we could have in the world was 13 billion people |
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Describe the lopsided demographic reality that might soon exist in Canada. Provide three reasons for why the population is growing.
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There will be more people over 65 than people under 16.
- Access to birth control - Sexual education - Women have the right to control what happens with their bodies |
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What is the biggest misconception regarding the UN?
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That it is some sort of "world government".
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List and describe the main causes of WWI
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Militarism
Alliances Nationalism Imperialism Assassination |
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When and why was the League of Nations established?
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It was established after the end of WWI as part of the Treaty of Versailles. It was established to promote peace between countries and, above all, to prevent another world war from occurring.
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List and describe the 4 main weaknesses of the League of Nation
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- United States were not a member
- Countries would join and leave as they pleased without ever paying attention to its demands. |
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Explain the term appeasement in the context of how it relates to the start of WWII
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They let Germany take some small countries in the hopes that it would satiate its thirst for power. It did not, and Germany eventually invaded Poland, eventually sparking the second world war.
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Explain what the General Assembly does in the United Nations
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The GA is the main arm of the UN. It is there where countries interact in the most basic form. Every country is represented and acts as the center of the international relations carried out in the UN.
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What is the role of the security council in the UN and which countries are permanent members?
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Its role is to investigate any dispute or any situation which might lead to international friction and recommend appropriate measures to solve them, which are non-binding. The permanent members are USA, China, Russia, UK, and France, plus 15 other members. Permanent members have veto power.
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What was the Cold War?
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An increase in tension and an arms race between the USA and the Soviet Union from 1949 and 1991. It was caused by the clash of communism and capitalism. It is said to be cold because there was never a battle between these countries.
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Explain why the Rwanda mission was considered a failure for the United Nations.
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A genocide of the Tutsis by the Hutus was allowed to happen because a lot of countries did not want to be involved in the countries. America didn't want to be involved because of a recent mission in Somalia. They just stood by for the longest time before acting.
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Discuss the founding of Israel
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In 1947, Palestine was partitioned into two parts. In 1948 Israel gained statehood, in spite of the Arab league's opposition. It armed itself for war and in 1949, after the Israeli-Arab war, Israel occupied 77% of Historic Palestine.
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List the 6 basic criteria of terrorism
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- Attack against government or society in order to create fear
- Threat of future violence - Identifiable group - Deliberately attacking civilians - Non-government-sponsored - Guided by political, religious or ideological reasons |
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What is a sleeper cell? Why are they so hard to detect and disrupt?
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A terrorist cell that assimilates into society before perpetrating an attack. They are hard to defeat because they do not fit into the normal profiles for terrorists. They do not raise any red flags.
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Explain the difference between the role played by NATO and the UN in Afghanistan.
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The UN occupies itself with building a stable government in the regions where relative peace has been achieved. NATO's job has been to fight the Taliban in the country, NATO are "peacemakers".
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What were the London 7/7 bombings?
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They were a series of coordinated attacks to the London Public Transit System in 2004. It was planned by Al-Qaeda associates
- 56 people were killed - Over 700 were injured |
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What was the First Intifada? What were the underlying tensions that caused the first Intifada?
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It was a Palestinian uprising in 1987 against the Israeli government caused by an underlying tension that had been there since the 1967 Six-Day War.
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What is the UN HDI?
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A device used to measure and compare the quality of life or standard of living in different countries.
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What are the 3 dimensions of the UN HDI?
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- Economy (GDP per capita)
- Education (literary rate) - Health (life-spans) |
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List and briefly describe the 4 major healthcare models used around the world. In your description include an example of a country that uses that model.
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- Bismarck: France. Private payers and providers paid through deductions by employers and employees.
National Health Insurance: Canada. Government run insurance plants into which citizens pay monthly premiums - Out of pocket: Somalia. Full price paid by patients, only those who can pay are treated. - Beveridge: Cuba. Providers are government-owned and government regulates prices as the sole payer |
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List and describe 3 criticisms of the US healthcare model.
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- If you cannot pay, you won't receive medical care unless it is urgent, and then you have to pay the full price.
- Insurance companies can decide not to pay for a treatment for really arbitrary reasons - It is concerned primarily with making a profit |
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List two positive aspects of Canada's healthcare system.
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- Everyone is covered and no-one will be denied medical care
- The government has some control over the market and keeps prices low. |
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List two negative things about the Canadian healthcare system.
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- Some things like prescription drugs and dentistry are not included
- Sometimes waiting times are too longs |
