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What is an example showing how physical geography can affect a countries economic activities

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Japan being a group of islands and depending on fishing, Columbia having fertile soil and climate to grow coffee beans. Saudi Arabia profiting from its many oil reserves underground

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How do immigrants add to a diverse culture in a country

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They combine traditions of the local community to rituals from their homeland population and create new customs

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What are countries doing to slow down the impact of climate change

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Pass legislation that mandates a reduction of carbon emissions by automobiles and factories

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What innovations led to the increased use of sea travel

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Technological improvements such as the compass and improvements in ship design made ocean voyages possible

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How has the green revolution been able to produce enough food to keep pace with a growing population

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By using lots of fertilizers, pesticides, and increased irrigation needs

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What is a common argument in favor to nuclear power plants

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There is a limited amount of nonrenewable resources left

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What is a common argument against nuclear power plants

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There is a high risk of radiation exposure to all nearby

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What event had the greatest impact on the political, economic, and culture elements of Mexico

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The arrival of Spanish conquistadors in the 16th century

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What is a result of the global spread of American popular culture

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The spread of English as an international language

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Why did favelas increase in Brazil in the 1970s

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Migrants from rural areas couldn’t afford to live in urban cities

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In what direction was the huge migration shift in America in the 1800s

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West

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How did the United States acquire their northern and southern boarders

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Through diplomatic agreements of man mad boarders (the 49th parallel-northern) and natural boarders (rio grande and gulf coast-southern)

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Why was the North American free trade agreement (NAFTA) and the European Union (E.U.) formed

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To increase economic cooperation between member nations

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In the Colombian exchange, how were the lives of Europeans impacted by their American counterparts

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There was a transfer of new products and ideas that encouraged economic growth

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Why was the UN created

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To maintain international cooperation among members, keep world peace through the use of sanctions, and to provide humanitarian aid with ground like UNICEF

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What geographic circumstance has hampered Russia’s success in foreign policy

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Lack of warm-water ports for commerce
Very isolated
Politically- they are communist

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How does the Cold War continue to affect the political landscape of Europe

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Some Eastern European counties are still economically, politically, and culturally aligned with Russia

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What major change was going on in Europe during the 1989 democratic elections in Latvia, Poland, and Ukraine

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The diffusion of democratic ideals

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After the formation of the EU, why do we see a population shift in Europe

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People migrated to Western Europe in search of employment in more industrialized countries

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Why is north Africa different than the rest of Africa both culturally and I’m the advancement of medical care

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They are separated by the Sahara

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Why is Nelson Mandela a hero to many South Africans

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Mandala lead a long struggle to end apartheid for black South Africans

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What are some of the negative cultural effects of European colonization in South America and Africa

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European colonization created cultural divisions within these two regions that later led to mass civil wars, political unrest, dictatorships and corrupt leadership

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What happened in South America and Africa after colonization

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African and South American countries began to fight for their independence from this colonial ruler

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Why does Africa have relatively poor economies even though they have an abundance of natural resources

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Africa la is infrastructure, money to build an industrial base and education levels to use their natural resources for more raw materials while their unstable political geography has contributed to their demise as well

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Which challenge of globalization does the rapid spread of the H1N1 flu (2009) and Ebola (2014) demonstrate

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Accelerated transmission of viruses due to increased travel

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What important values are essential to African tribes

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Societies with strong traditional beliefs, government systems based on family ties p, and conflicts that center around land and territory

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Why is there an African influence on the food and customs in the Caribbean

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The Caribbean was a stop along the middle passage, the voyage responsible for bringing slaves to the area

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How has the Arab Spring changed many middle eastern and notrh African states

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Many leaders have been removed from power after years under totalitarian rule

29
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Because of foreign conquerors and its physical feature, how has Africa changed over the last century

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Europeans and Arabs brought their religious beliefs, languages and way of life to the African continent, which they forced the Africans to accept; these religious lines reflected the physical division of the continent created by the Sahara with Islam in the north and Christianity in sub-Sahara

30
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Why have Israel’s boarders changes so much

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It’s a result of the numerous conflicts between neighbors of threat area

31
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What can oil rich nations of the Middle East do to ensure their longtime success economically

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Diversify their economies to other areas than oil

32
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How are women treated in the traditional Islamic monarchy of Saudi Arabia

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Women must cover their bodies in public and have limited legal rights

33
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What are the two major reasons that Saudi Arabia is important to ,any people around the world

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It’s religious sites and oil reserves

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What has come from the middle east having a limited amount of fresh water

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They use desalination technology

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Why do some countries in southwest Asia continue to gain wealth from a surplus of natural resources when others don’t

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They have stable governments and good foreign policy

In AFRICA- they have unstable governments and at MDC

36
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The movement of tech tonic plates moves the Indian subcontinent up to Asia and created what major landform

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The Himalayas

37
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Why is there so much conflict in the province of Kashmir between India and Pakistan

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There are large populations of Muslims and Hindus in the province and each country claims the territory hoping to appease the religious majorities in their country

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Why do the people of Southeast Asia depend on the summer monsoon each year

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They receive little rainfall in other parts of the year

39
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Where are most Chinese cities located

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They are located in areas where there is likely to be fertile farmland, on the coast

40
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Green revolution

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Campaign to increase food production for parts of the world that are overpopulated, used a variety of methods including increased irrigation, pesticides and other genetically modified chemicals
NEEDED A LOT OF WATER AND COST A LOT

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Stateless nation

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Culturally linked group of people that have no political voice

42
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Population density

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The average amount of people living per square kilometer in a country

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Plate techtonics

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Plates of large crust that float across the mantle and move around the earth. They have caused the large scale motion of the Indian subcontinent from its isolation in the Indian Ocean northward to create the Himalayas

44
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Transboundary pollution

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Air and water pollution that crosses into other countries, regardless of where it originated

45
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Outsourcing

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Relocating jobs to foreign countries

46
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Subsistence farming

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Only producing enough crops and livestock for a families survival

47
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Commercial farming

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Producing crops and livestock that is strictly for profit

48
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Cultural assimilation

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The process of sharing and absorbing parts of another persons culture and BLENDING it with your own

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Cultural hearth

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A place where many cultures gather and share ideas, traditions, and beliefs with eachother

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Cultural diffusion

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The SPREADING of a culture’s traditions, beliefs, or concepts between different cultural groups

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Urbanization

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A dramatic rise in the amount of people moving into cities and the changes that result from it

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Globalization

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A process of integration and connection from a worldwide perspective of cultures p, ideas, products, and viewpoints. But it can also lead to pollution, an increased risk of pandemics, and loss of local traditions

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What is a theocratic government

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A type of government system where religious leaders and laws rule the country

54
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Describe a democratic government

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A type of government system where the citizens have power and authority to make decisions

55
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Describe a totalitarian government

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A type of government system with one political party in complete control usually with a single leader

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What kind of economic system incorporates a mixture of public and privately owned businesses, while allowing owners the ability to amass great wealth

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Mixed economy

57
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What kind of economic system is completely controlled by the central government in order to regulate business in profit

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Command economy

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What kind of economic system allows total freedom with business owners to set prices, create products, and ultimately fail or succeed on their own

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Free market economy

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What kind of economy system has the government providing most of the important public services but still permits private ownership of some businesses

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Socialist economy

60
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What demographics are more characteristic of a wealthier developed country

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Low birthrates, low death rates, high literacy rates, and high life expectancy

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What demographics are more characteristic of a poor, less developed nation

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High birthrates, high death rates, low literacy rate, and low life expectancy

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What are some primary activities

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Farming, agriculture, working with natural resources

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What are some secondary activities

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Factory and industry work, low skill level jobs

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What are some tertiary level activities

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Service related jobs, leisure/free time occupations

65
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What are some quaternary activities

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CEO, product improvement jobs

66
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Which event led to the introduction of new foods to western Europe

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Columbus’s voyage to the Americas

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