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Is all the human and physical features that make a place unique

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Landscape

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Is a field that studies people and the relationships among them

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Social science

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Is a part of the world that has one or more common features that distinguish it from surrounding areas

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Region

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What are the three levels of organization in geography

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Local level
Regional level
Global level

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Is a flat drawing that shows all or part of Earths surface

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Map

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Is a spherical, or ball-shaped, model of the entire planet

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Globe

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How are maps and globes similar?

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Show what the world looks like

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What are the five themes of geography

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Location
Place
Regions
Movement
Human-Environment Interaction
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This theme describes where something is

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Location

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Describes the features that make a site unique

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Place

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Are areas that share common characteristics

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Rigions

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This theme looks at how and why people and things move

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Movement

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This theme is when people interact with their environments in many ways.

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Human-Environment Interaction

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14
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Specific description like this one is called

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An absolute location

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This general description of where a place lies is called

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Its relative location

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16
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What are the two branches of geography

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Physical geography and human geography

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Is the study of the worlds people, communities, and landscapes

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Human geography

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Is the study of the worlds physical feature-Its landforms, bodies of water,climates,soils and plants.

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Physical geography

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19
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The science of making maps

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Cartography

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20
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The study of weather and what cause it

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Meteorology

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21
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A regions average weather conditions over a long period

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Climate

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22
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What parts of earth receive the most hide from the sun

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Regions near the ecuador

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23
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Seasonal winds that bring either dry or moist air

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Monsoon

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Surroundings

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Environment

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25
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Is the study of the world, its people, the places and the landscape they create

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Geography

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Is a group of plants and animals that depend on each other for survival and the environment in which they live

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Ecosystem

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Is any material in nature that people use and value

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Natural Resource

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28
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Write 2 types of natural resources?

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Renewable and nonrenewable resources

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29
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Name one important energy resource

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Hydroelectric power

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30
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The production of electricity from waterpower

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Hydroelectric power

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Is a set of beliefs ,values, and practices that a group of people has in common

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Culture

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Is an activity of behavior in which people often take part

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Culture Trait

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33
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What are the different types of culture regions

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Ethnic groups and cultural diversity

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34
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The spread of culture traits rom one region to another

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Cultural diffusion

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35
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What regions of the world have the highest levels of population density

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Asian countries

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36
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Is a form of government in which the people elect leaders and rule by majority

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Democracy

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37
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Is a political system in which the government owns all property and dominates all aspects of life in a country

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Communism

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38
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Are countries with strong economies and a high quality of life

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Developed Countries

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39
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Are countries with less productive economies and a lower quality of life

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Developing countries

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40
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The process in which countries are increasingly linked to each other through culture and trade

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Globalization

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41
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Piece of land surrounded by water on three sides

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Peninsula

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42
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What is the main climate of the Yucatan Peninsula

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Hot and Dry

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43
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What is one of Mexico’s most important resources?

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Petroleum or oil

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44
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Who were the early civilizations in Mexico

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Olmecs
Mayas
Aztecs

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45
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By about 1500 BC this people in Mexico were living in small villages.
Lived on the humid southern coast of the Gulf of Mexico.

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Olmecs

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46
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Between about AD 250 and 900, this people built large cities in Mexico and Central America. They studied the stars and developed a detailed calendar

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Mayas

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47
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Moved to central Mexico from the north. In 1325 they built their capital known as Tenochtitlan.

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Aztecs

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48
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Its celebrate on November 1st or 2nd. Mexican Indian Belief in which the souls of the dead return every year to visit their living relatives.

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Day of the Death

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49
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Catholic priest that led the revolt against Spanish rule

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Miguel Hidalgo

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50
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What is an environmental problem in Mexico’s City

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Pollution

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51
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The interior landscape of Mexico consists of a high, mostly rugged region

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Mexican Plateau

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52
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A narrow strip of land that connects two larger land areas.

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Isthmus

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53
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Large group of islands

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Archipelago

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54
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What are the main natural resources in Central America and the Caribbean

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Land and climate

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55
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What is the official language of Belize

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English

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56
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A conflict between two or more groups within a country

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Civil war

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57
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Provides a link between the Pacific Ocean, the Caribbean Sea, and the Atlantic Ocean

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Panama Canal

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58
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Regional Variety of a language

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Dialect

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59
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What is the main language in Panama

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Spanish

60
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What is the main religion in Mexico

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Roman Catholic

61
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What is the main religion in Panama

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Roman Catholic

62
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It is the worlds longest river

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Nile River

63
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Is a partially enclosed body of water where freshwater mixes with salty seawater

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Estuary

64
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Clearing of trees

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Deforestation

65
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Who were the 1st people to live in Brazil

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American Indians

66
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What european country colonized Brazil

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Portugal

67
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What is the main religion in Brazil

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Roman Catholics

68
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A giant urban area that includes surrounding cities and suburbs

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Megacity

69
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Completely surrounded by land with no direct access to the ocean

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Landlocked

70
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What type of landform covers much of Southern Europe

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Mountains

71
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Name two important resources in Southern Europe

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Climate and sea

72
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A group of Muslims from North Africa

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The Moors

73
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Two of the most common foods in Southern Europe cooking are

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Olives and grapes

74
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What is the largest city in Greece

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Athens

75
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Is a narrow inlet of the sea set between high, rocky cliffs

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A fjord

76
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Which country has a large supply of geothermal energy?

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Iceland

77
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An ocean current that brings warm, moist air across the Atlantic Ocean

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North Atlantic Drift

78
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Which 2 cities are central to the economy of the British Isles

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London and Dublin

79
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A type of democracy in which a king or queen serves as head of state but a legislature makes the laws

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Constitutional Monarchy

80
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Were Scandinavian warriors who raided Europe and the Mediterranean in the early Middle Ages

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Vikings

81
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About what year did Vikings 1st reach North America

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Around the 900s

82
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Which is the largest country in Scandinavia

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Sweden

83
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Which Northern European city is a major european economic center

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London

84
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Emperor

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Emperor

85
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What 3 countries make up the Caucasus

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Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan

86
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The 1st leader of the Soviet Union

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Vladimir Lenin

87
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An economic system in which the government owns all the businesses and makes all decisions

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Command economy

88
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The majority of the Russians are descended from

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Slavs

89
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Which Caucasus country has an economy based on oil?

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Azerbaijan

90
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It is the lowest point in any continent

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The Dead Sea

91
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What are main natural resources of the Eastern Mediterranean

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Minerals like sulfur, mercury and copper

92
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It covers much of Syria and Jordan, this desert of rock and gravel usually receives less than five inches of rainfall a year

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Syrian Dessert

93
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The Father of the Turks and the first president

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Kemal Ataturk

94
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What kind of government does Turkey have?

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National Assembly

95
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What is Turkeys largest city

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Istanbul

96
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This dispersal of the Jewish population

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Diaspora

97
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What is Israel’s largest city?

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Tel-Aviv

98
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Means “fit”in Hebrew, is the term used for food allowed under Jewish dietary laws

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Kosher

99
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Arabic speaking nomads who mostly lived in the deserts of Southwest Asia

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Bedouins

100
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What European country ruled Lebanon after World War I

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France

101
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The climate of most of Israel, Jordan and Syria is:

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Desert

102
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Most people living in Lebanon, Syria, and Jordan are

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Arabs

103
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Which countries make up North Africa

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Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya and Egypt

104
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Name 2 important Arab influences on North African culture

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Islam and most people speak arabic

105
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What language do most North Africans speak

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Arabic

106
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Is a city in which almost no taxes are placed on goods sold there

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Free port

107
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Most North Africans are

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Muslims

108
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Divided Indian society into groups based on a persons birth or occupation

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Caste system

109
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The first Urban civilization in the Indian Subcontinent was centered around the Indus River Valley in present day Pakistan

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Harappan Civilization

110
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What is the main religion in India

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Hinduism

111
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Name Indias 2 largest cities

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Mumbai and Delhi

112
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Is a state of perfect peace in which suffering and reincarnation end

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Nirvana

113
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The dominant religion of India

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Hinduism

114
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Is a religion based on teachings of Siddhartha Gautma-The Buddha

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Buddhism

115
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Is a landform at the mouth of a river that is created by the deposit of sediment

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Delta

116
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Is one of Indias most popular festival. The festival of lights

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Diwali

117
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It is the highest peak in the Indian Subcontinent and the world

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Mount Everest

118
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Considered by many to be the father of modern India, he led the struggle for Indian Independence

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Gandhi

119
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What language was spoken by the Aryans

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Sanskrit

120
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A territory inhabited and controlled by people form a foreign land

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Colony

121
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Mexico

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Mexico City

122
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Guatemala

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Guatemala City

123
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Costa Rica

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San Jose

124
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Panama

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Panama City

125
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Cuba

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Havana

126
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Argentina

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Buenos Aires

127
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Brazil

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Brasilia

128
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Spain

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Madrid

129
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Italy

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Rome

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Portugal

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Lisbon

131
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Greece

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Athens

132
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U.K

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London

133
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Norway

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Oslo

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Finland

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Helsinki

135
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Ireland

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Dublin

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Russia

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Moscow

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Turkey

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Ankara

138
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Israel

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Jerusalem

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Jordan

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Amman

140
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Morocco

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Rabat

141
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Algeria

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Algiers

142
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Tunisia

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Tunis

143
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Egypt

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Cairo

144
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India

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New Delhi

145
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Madagascar

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Antananarivo

146
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Sri Lanka

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Sri Joyawardenepura / Kotte

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