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  • Barrett Khan
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  • 100 200 400 300 400 Developmental Dilemmas The Gap Sustainability & This and That Palestinian Israeli Conflict 300 200 400 200 100 500 100 200 300 400 500 Palestinian Israeli Conflict (1987- present)
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  • Row 1, Col 1 The following, Southern countries served as a battleground in this 50 year game of international chess? Afghanistan, Vietnam, Iran, Iraq, Cuba, Korea, and Ethiopia The Cold War
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  • 1,2 This economic system was based on obtaining gold, other natural resources and the exploitation of colonies. It helped to lay the foundation for many modern disparities in the south Mercantilism
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  • 1,3 What is the United Nations definition for sustainable development? Development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.
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  • 1,4 Theodor Herzl founded this movement and outlined his ideas in his book entitled, Der Judenstaat (The Jewish State), published in February 1896. Zionism / The Zionist Movement A Jewish movement that arose in the late 19th century in response to growing anti-Semitism and sought to re-establish a Jewish homeland in Palestine. Modern Zionism is concerned with the support and development of the state of Israel.
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  • 2,1 Despite political decolonization, the colonies were still dependent on the northern nations. Many crown corporations and wealthy businesses that had been given historic rights carried on well past the colonial era. This practice became as? Neo-Colonialism
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  • 2,2 Countries with a GNP (Gross National Product) below $900.00 and sizeable populations living in desperate conditions are considered? LDCs (Least Developed Countries)
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  • 2,3 What is the average daily water consumption for Canadians and Mexicans? Canadians use approximately 450 litres/day per person. Mexicans use 123 litres/ day per person.
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  • 2,4 The Israeli government is presently contemplating a unilateral withdrawal from this occupied territory? Gaza
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  • 3,1 In the 1970s and 80s companies once based in North America and western Europe started to move manufacturing operations to the southern countries to avoid environmental and labour legislation. Large businesses that operate in many countries are referred to as? Trans-national corporations and Multi-National Corporations (TNCs and MNCs)
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  • 3,2 By 2015 this many people are anticipated to be living on less than $2 / day if Millennium Development Goals are not realized? Two billion people world-wide
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  • 3,3 What are some immediate steps we can take to improve our ability to live with sustainability? Turn off taps when brushing teeth, take shorter showers, dont dump harmful contaminants in waterways, lakes and rivers, deal with them appropriately. Ride a bike, walk, take a bus (busses can keep up to 40 cars off the road- and they now run on bio-diesel (Fish oil added to diesel to reduce greenhouse emissions)
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  • 3,4 The newly elected President of the Palestinian Authority and people attempting to seek peaceful negotiations with the state of Israel? Mahmoud Abbas
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  • 4,1 These broad and meaningful declarations were agreed upon at the United Nations Millennium Declaration - September 2000. By 2015 all 191 United Nation Member States have pledged to meet these goals. United Nations Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) These include: 1)Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger, 2) Achieve universal primary education, 3) Promote gender equality and empower women, 4) Reduce child mortality, 5) Improve maternal health, 6) Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases, 7) Ensure environmental sustainability,8) Develop a global partnership for development An excellent review is located at : http://cyberschoolbus.un.org/mdgs/index.html http://cyberschoolbus.un.org/mdgs/index.html
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  • 4,2 Proponents of this perspective advocate through hemispheric-wide free trade agreements such as the FTAA benefits will be gained by people through a trickle-down effect as a result of increased economic activity and engagement by new regions in the globalized marketplace. Neo-Liberal paradox
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  • 4,3 This attempt toward a solution was rejected by Palestinians and Arab nations two years after the formation of the United Nations? 1947 UN Partition Plan
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  • 5,1 This 2003 initiative led by the Middle East Quartet, the European Union, the United Nations, Russia and the United States has called for: An end to violence and terrorism A final and comprehensive settlement of the conflict by 2005 An independent, democratic and viable Palestinian state living side by side in peace and security with Israel 2003 Road Map to Peace (April 30, 2003)
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  • 5,2 The term, Occupied Territories in reference to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict refers to the following three locations? Golan Heights, Gaza, West Bank
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  • 5,3 The present leader of Israel? Ariel Sharon
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  • 5,4 What does the image below refer to? The fence/wall being constructed in the West Bank by the Israeli government.
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  • 5,5 This agreement in 1993 brought Israel and Palestine closer to peace than ever before? The Oslo Accord Established the creation of Palestinian Authority (quasi-governmental body/judiciary/domestic police force/semi- autonomy in matters of self-determination), and provisions for statehood within five years.
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  • The occupation of Palestinians in the occupied territories by the IDF (Israeli Defence Force) has been compared by some to the________ used to separate indigenous people in the townships of South Africa Bantustans
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  • 5,1 These three contributing factors to southern disparity have negatively impacted the development, peace and stability of Sri Lanka? Colonialism, Civil War, and Natural Disaster Former British colony, twenty year old civil war between Tamils and Sinhalese, recent damage caused by tsunami
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  • 5,2 If the world community does not start to mobilize more than it already has, it is expected that this many people will be impacted by the HIV/AIDS epidemic in 2005? 50 million people world-wide
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  • 5,3 Groups operating without the auspices/authority of a nation-state are referred to as? Non-state Actors This includes groups such as the IRA, ETA, and Al Qaeda
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  • 5,4 A dispute between Palestinians and Israelis was recently heard by the Hague (United Nations International Court) in relation to this? The construction of a wall in the West Bank