International Relations Map Quiz

Canada

Mexico

2nd Largest economy in Latin America

Brazil

Largest economy in Latin America,

Brazil – geographically the biggest (213 million people) has one of the worlds WORST income distribution 

• Gini coefficient – statistical measure of economic inequality that describes how income or wealth is distributed across a population 

• Pres of brazil – Lula da Silva 

Argentina

Argentina known for left wing populists (Juan peron and evita peron) 

Argentina has one of worst inflation rates on the planet.  (2nd to Zimbabwe)

8th largest country in world by area

Chile

known for stable conomy and democratic gov

Chile is one of four countries in Americas with long constitutional rule (of costa rica, canada. Us. And them) people voted for dr Salvador alliende to be president of chile, socialist party 

 

Venezuela

Venezuela is the largest known oil reserve 

• One of the og countries that in 1960 funded OPEC 

South Africa

2nd largest economy after egypt

Mozambique

Namibia

Zimbabwe

Angola

Sudan

South Sudan

Egypt

first largest economy in africa

Libya

Algeria

Tunisia

Morocco

Djibouti

Somalia

Iran

Iraq

Bahrain

Saudi Arabia

UAE

Qatar

Kuwait

Oman

Syria

Jordan

Israel

Palestinian territory

Lebanon

Turkey

Central Asia: Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan

Afghanistan

Pakistan

Caucasus (Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia)

Kurdish areas   (Kurdistan)

EUROPE: U.K.

France

Germany

Spain

Portugal

Poland

Nordic countries (Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark)

Baltic states (Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia)

Russia

Ukraine

Belarus

Italy

Greece

Czech Republic

Switzerland

Austria

the Netherlands

China

Taiwan

Mongolia

Japan

North Korea/South Korea

Australia

Vietnam

Persian Gulf,

Strait of Hormuz,

Caspian Sea

Bab al-Mandab Strait

suez canal