1. For POLAND, give the following information:

1. capital
2. location/the countries that share its borders
3. the religious breakdown of the population
4. the type of government
5. the chief of state (and head of government if different) If monarch or dictator, since what date has he/she ruled? – include name of heir apparent for monarch
6. the population

Find the answers at the CIA World FactBook website. For each country, answers can be found under the “Geography” “People” and “Government” headings.

2. For POLAND:
a) list the who, what, where and when of the news item
b) Why are the taxi drivers upset over Uber and other ride sharing apps?
c) What negative effect has competition from Uber had on the drivers?
d) What are taxi drivers asking the government to do? (list 4)
e) What do you think? Are each of the taxi drivers’ requests reasonable or unreasonable? Explain your answer.
f) From the article: US ambassador to Warsaw Georgette Mosbacher allegedly threatened to freeze US investments in Poland if Uber were to encounter trouble in the EU member. If true, and it is as it appears, do you agree or disagree with the Ambassador’s push for Uber?
g) The problem is that competitors like Uber are taking a lot of customers from taxis whose drivers must meet many government regulations to operate - Uber just needs a licensed driver and a smartphone. Uber, etc. most likely undercuts the competition in price. What do you think? Is there a future for taxis? Should taxi drivers give up their protests and go into a different line of work? Is there anything traditional taxi drivers could do to recapture their customers and retain their livelihoods?
In a separate circumstance: In NYC many drivers bought million dollar taxi medallions from the city in order to operate [See “Background” below] - does the city government have an obligation to buy them back or somehow help them now that the medallions are worth very little?