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Ms. H AP Human Test Prep Countries
ESPN Countries
21
Geography
9th Grade
05/07/2016

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Term
Canada
Definition

E- mixed economy

S- multicultural soviety

P- constitutional monarchy (parliament w/ prime minister)

N- tundra, subarctic, and humid contintental climates

Term
USA
Definition

E- mixed economy

S- diverse and striving for equality

P- Constitution, Bill of Rights, representative democracy

N- humid subtropical, desert, steppe, humid continental, marine west coast, and mediterranean climates

Term
Argentina
Definition

E- mixed

S- majority of people are Roman Catholics

P- presidenstial representative democratic republic

N- Pampas=plains, known for their beef; high population puts a strain on resources

 

Term
Chile
Definition

E- developing but strong

S- faces some considerable social equalities 

P- democratic republic

N- Andes mtns., Atacama Desert, and Cape Horn

 

Term
Dominican Republic
Definition

E- mixed economy 

S- human trafficking is a huge problem

P- democratic republic

N- 2/3 of the island Hispaniola, mountainous

 

Term
Guatemala
Definition

E- mixed, emerging public freedom

S- struggles with poverty and inequality

P- constitutional democratic republic

N- mountainous except for coast

Term
Jamaica
Definition

E- mixed, highly reliant on service industries

S- highest population in English speaking Caribbean 

P- constitutional parliamentary democracy with a Commonwealthe realm

N- mountainous interior with coastal plains

 

Term
Paraquay
Definition

E- free market system

S- very impoverished with clear gender inequality

P- constitutional republic

N- grassy plains and wooden hills

 

Term
Belize
Definition

E- mixed system

S- one of the world's hidhest homicide rates, poverty

P- parliamentary democracy and a commonwealth ream

N- low coastal plains and mountains with tropical forests

Term
Colombia
Definition

E- mixed economy, coffee= major crop

S- 50% of population lives below the poverty line

P- republic

N- lots of mountains, savannas (llanos) devoted to grazing

Term
Brunei
Definition

E- mixed economy

S- culture blends Islam, Hinduism, animism, and the Western world

P- constitutional sultanate (chief of state/head of govt. is sultan/prime minister

N- located in the South China Sea, dense forest with hills and moutains

Term
Laos
Definition

E- mixed economy, liberalizing its markets

S- culture is influenced by Buddhism

P- communist state

N- hilly and mountainous with dense forests

 

Term
Singapore
Definition

E- free market economy, open and corruption free

S- extremely high standard of living, increased rapidly

P- parliamentary republic

N- generally flat with short, narrow streams

Term
Cambodia
Definition

E- mixed economy (planned economy with market)

S- most people are Theraveda Buddhists and Khmer

P- multiparty democracy under a constitutional monarchy, king and a prime minister

N- rolling plains with mountains

Term
Malaysia
Definition

E- mixed economy

S- lifestyle is becoming more modern with more exposure to western culture

P- constitutional monarchy

N- coastal plains rise into hills and mountains covered by rain forests, largest caves in the world

Term
Thailand
Definition

E- mixed economy

S- hierarchy is an important part of the culture

P- constitutional monarchy

N- mountains start in the north, fertile central plain is home to many civilizations, and many islands off the coast

Term
East Timor
Definition

E- lowest per capita income in the world

S- multiple invasions have influenced the culture

P- constitutional parliamentary

N- mountains in the center are surrounded by flat plains

Term
Myanmar (Burma)
Definition

E- combination of command and traditional economic systems, lots of subsistence agriculture with strong central government influence

S- very diverse with limited western influence due to remoteness

P- military regime

N- prominent river system, valleys, and a massive delta in the south

 

Term
Vietnam
Definition

E- mixed economy, limited freedom and highly controlled by the govt.

S- society is influenced by Confucianism

P- communist state

N- fertile lowlands are densely forested, deltas

Term
Indonesia
Definition

E- mixed

S- hierachy is important to the culture

P- republic

N- archipelago locsted on Ring of Fire, 400 volcanoes total and 90 active

Term
Philippines
Definition

E- mixed

S- 3rd largest group of English speaking people

P- republic

N- the island's position on the Ring of Fire makes it prone to earthquakes, tsunamis, and volcanic eruptions

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