Directions: Use the infoplease links below for some answers. Some answers were provided in this weeks PowerPoints – did you take good notes? Do you have your notes?

You will probably have to use a search engine like Google or Yahoo to find some answers – do your own research on the web.

Due at the end of the period – or tomorrow for homework - get as far as you can! Turn in your answers on a separate sheet of binder paper.

MEXICO

1) What is the GDP per capita?

2) What percentage of the labor force works in industry/manufacturing?

3) Do you think Mexico is developed or developing?

4) What is the river that borders Texas?

5) What is the official name of Mexico in Spanish (see the infoplease web site)?

6) Find someone in the room whose family is from Mexico then write down their name and the Mexican state their family is from:

7) What is Montezuma’s Revenge?

8) Who exactly was Montezuma?

9) Why would Montezuma want to get revenge if he were still alive?

10) Who was Pancho Villa?

11) What exactly is Team Chivas?

12) What is your favorite type of Mexican food? Where can you find it on the coast?

13) Name the location of a Club Med resort in Mexico:

14) What is 'Day of the Dead and when is it celebrated?

15) What exactly is Xocóatl and what medicinal qualities did it have?

CANADA

16) What is the GDP Per Capita?

17) What percentage of the labor force works in industry/manufacturing?

18) Do you think Canada is a developed or developing country?

19) In Canada the government controls medicine and transportation, yet banking is free enterprise. Would you describe Canada's economic system as socialism, communism or capitalism?

20) What is the Canadian Shield? (see page 170 in your book - or your notes - or do a search)

21) What Canadian city was the TV show The X-Files filmed in? (Hint - see your notes and find the city that is known as Hollywood North)

22) What city is the financial and business center for Canada? (see your notes)

Use the Canadian Slang Terms web link below to find the following slang terms in Canada.

23) What does "Eh?" mean?

24) What does kerfuffle mean?

25) What is a beavertail?

26) What are runners?

27) What is a supply teacher? (Be one of the first two students to tell Mr. Olson that last week the sub today did a great job as the 'Supply Teacher.' and you'll earn $1 Olson dollar)

28) What are Shreddies? (Be one of the first two students to tell Mr. Olson what you ate for breakfast this morning and earn $1 Olson dollar) 

29) What is a hoser?

30) What is poutine? Woud you eat this?