Friday, February 20, 2015

CCSS3 Review for Term Exam

STUDY FOR THE TERM EXAM:

1.the three handouts I made from the powerpoint on unit 5. Here you have all three together:



2. the chart on the types of economies (below)



CAPITALISM
“MIXED ECONOMY”
SOCIALISM
COMMUNISM
Who owns the means of production?
Private people (investors)
The owners of private companies, or, in the case of public works, the state.
The state
The whole community without the state
Who get the extra profit?
Private people who own the means of production (the investors)
The owners of private companies, or, in the case of public works, the state.
The workers
The whole community
How involved is the state in the economy?
It doesn´t get involved in the economy at all.
It sometimes intervenes in the economy.
Totally involved (it is the only actor)
There is no state. It naturally ceases to exist because there is no need for it.
Who makes schools, roads, firemen, police, armies, etc.?
Private people (investors)
The state and sometimes private investors
The state
The whole community







3. The handout on Supply & Demand with the 5 questions, which is also posted on the blog:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/4dvhsojiloybabf/CCSS3%20Supply%20and%20Demand%20handout.docx?dl=0


4. Copy and complete the chart with three concrete examples for each sector of the economies.  This information was presented in the projects students did on Units 6, 7 and 8, but you can also find it in the textbook in those chapters.  


Sector
Shorthand
Explanation
3 Concrete Examples
Primary
Agriculture
Obtaining raw materials





Secondary
Industry
Manipulating materials into finished or semi-finished goods





Tertiary
Services
Does not produce a tangible product, butdoes something for somebody


6. From term 1, Unit 10 on the Political Organization of Spain and Democratic States: 


7.  The questions you answered after the Unit 5 Exam based on thisshort power point on the EU:



What was the year of first treaty that lead to the establishment of the EU? 2. What were the main objectives of the Treaty of Rome? What year was it? 3. When was the Maastricht treaty? What did it create? What werer the three pillars that it established? 4. When was the Treaty of Lisbon? What did it do? 5. When did Spain join the EU? 6. What was the last country to join? 7. Which institution directly represents EU citizens? 8. What do the EU Courts of Justice do? 9. What does the EU Court of Auditors do? 10. When was the Euro created? 11. What is the Common Agricultural Policy? 12. What is the Common Fisheries Policy? 13. What is the European Energy Policy? 14. Why does the EU give member countries Structural Funds? Give three examples. 15. To whom does the EU EU give member countries Cohesion Funds? What are they for? 16. What countries received Cohesion funds in the period 2000-2006? How much did they get? Who got the most?

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