Question

Match the following items with the best possible description. 1. government shutdown 1995 earthquake 2. Columbia Iraq 3. control of pollution budget debate 4. free trade environment 5. San Francisco first shuttle 6. invaded Kuwait NAFTA

Answer 1

Answer:

1. government shutdown 1995 - budget debate.

2. Columbia- first shuttle.

3. control of pollution - earthquake.

4. free trade - NAFTA.

5. San Francisco - environment.

6. invaded Kuwait - Iraq.

Explanation:

1. government shutdown 1995- budget debate. The government shutdown occurs when the budget of the next fiscal year had not been approved yet. The shutdown finishes when the political parties had come to an agreement on the budget debate, in 1995 it was due to President Clinton’s not agreeing with “Medicare premiums and deep cuts in education and the environment.", the shutdown lasted 21 days.

2. Columbia- first shuttle. Columbia is the name of the first shuttle launched on April 12, 1981 from NASA's.  

3. control of pollution - earthquake. Climates changes can cause many natural disasters as earthquakes, volcanoes and tsunamis. To avoid these drastic consequences, it is important to control of quantity of pollution humans are emitting.

4. free trade - NAFTA. NAFTA is the North America Free Trade Agreement, an agreement signed in 1994 by Canada, Mexico and United States eliminating tariffs between these countries in a free-trade zone in North America.

5. San Francisco - environment. San Francisco have been introducing legislation to reduce waste to zero, it was also classified the Greenest City in the US in 2012, the city is taking a lot of action to protect environment.

6. invaded Kuwait - Iraq. In 1990 Iraq invaded Kuwait and stablished a government there and took control of some oil reserves.