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Region: Americas Flashcards

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Who is Venezuela’s president since 2013?

A

Nicolás Maduro

https://www.economist.com/the-americas/2023/04/25/nicolas-maduro-venezuelas-autocrat-is-winning

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How has the economy fared under Marduro?

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Collapsed by 75%

https://www.economist.com/the-americas/2023/04/25/nicolas-maduro-venezuelas-autocrat-is-winning

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Have the Venezuelan people stayed in their coutnty as the economy collapsed?

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A quarter of the population have emmigrated

https://www.economist.com/the-americas/2023/04/25/nicolas-maduro-venezuelas-autocrat-is-winning

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Who was Venezuela’s leader before Marduro?

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Hugo Chavez

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5
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What is current inflation level in Venezuela?

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500%

https://www.economist.com/the-americas/2023/04/25/nicolas-maduro-venezuelas-autocrat-is-winning

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Who leads Columbia and what did he do prior?

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Gustavo Petro
Formerly M-19 guerilla

https://www.economist.com/the-americas/2023/04/25/nicolas-maduro-venezuelas-autocrat-is-winning

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What is the capital of Venezuela?

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Caracas

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What are the four largest countries in the world by land mass?

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  1. Russia (double the size of…)
  2. Canada and
  3. USA (which are slightly larger than…)
  4. China

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9
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How many timezones does Russia span?

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11

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What is GDP of USA?

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$27 tn (2023)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_(nominal)

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What percentage of GDP does USA contribute to the world?

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20-25%

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What regions make up the Western Hempisphere?

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North, South, Central America and the Caribbean

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How many people live in the Americas?

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Over 1 billion

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14
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Which country has the largest proven oil reserves?

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Venezuela

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15
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Which countries in the Americas are nuclear powers?

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Only USA

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16
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Which region has the highest homicide rate?

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Americas

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17
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What are 3 features of a democracy?

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  • Independent judiciary
  • Free press
  • Fair elections

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18
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Is the Americas now more democratic or authoritarian?

A

Balance is for democracy
E.g. Chile, Argentina, Brazil

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19
Q

Describe Cuba’s current political system

2 features

A

Communist, non-democratic

Led by Miguel Díaz-Canel

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20
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Which 2 countries divided much of the New World (Americas) between them?

A

Spain and Portugal

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21
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Why did Spain, Portugal leave their Americas colonies?

A

Because of wars they were fighting against Napolean in the early C19

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22
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What was the Monroe Doctrine (1823)?

A

American opposition to Europeans colonizing the Americas

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23
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Which person initiated the building of the Panama Canal? Seen as the father of the canal.

A

President Theodore Roosevelt
…
“I took the Isthmus, started the canal and then left Congress not to debate the canal, but to debate me”

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24
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Which guerilla overthrew the corrupt Cuban government in 1959?

A

Fidel Castro

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25
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In 1959 a CIA-led force invaded Cuba, to overthrow the Communist govenment (it failed). This was known as…

A

The Bay of Pigs Invasion

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26
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USA stood up to Soviets when they wanted to install nuclear warheads in Cuba. This is known as …

A

The Cuban Missile Crisis

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27
Q

When was the Falklands War?

A

1982

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28
Q

The most problematic country in the Americas is

A

Venezuela

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29
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What are the problems of Brazil?

A
  • Endemic corruption
  • Large pulbic sector that cannot be sustained

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30
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What are the 3 coutnries of the Northern Triangle?

A

Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador

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31
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Canada has the — largest economy in the world

A

Tenth

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32
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Which countries are part of NAFTA?

A

Canada, USA, Mexico

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33
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Who succeeded Bolsanaro as president of Brazil?

A

Lula da Silva

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34
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What changes did Trump make to NAFTA in 2020, and give an example?

A

Made the agreement more favourable to the USA e.g. raised the requirement for North American content for cars to have zero tariff

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35
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What’s the issue with Brazil and climate change?

A

Will they do enough to protect the Amazon rainforest (important in the fight against climate change)?

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36
Q

What are the four countries in the Americas where citizens are fleeing from, thousands a day?

A

Venezuela, and Northern Triangle - Honduras, El Salvador, Guatemala

(Due to violence, poverty, political instability)

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37
Q

Draw a map of the Americas

A
  • see map
38
Q

How does Milei (Argentina) describe his politics?

A

anarcho-capitalism

https://www.economist.com/the-americas/2023/11/23/javier-milei-will-be-argentinas-first-libertarian-president

39
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What has been Argentina’s main political system in the last 20 years?

A

Peronism

16 out of 20

https://www.economist.com/the-americas/2023/11/23/javier-milei-will-be-argentinas-first-libertarian-president

40
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Name 3 of Argentina’s economic problems

A
  • Inflation above 140%
  • 15 different exchange rates
  • Defaulted many times on sovereign debt (2001, 14, 20)
  • External financing is mostly closed
  • Covers its deficit by printing money
  • Complex capital, price, trade controls

https://www.economist.com/the-americas/2023/11/23/javier-milei-will-be-argentinas-first-libertarian-president

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