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Important industries in Southern Europe

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Automobiles, clothing, textiles, biotechnology

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Social welfare system

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EU, regulates political and economic decisions for allied countries, other countries use socialism which is fully based and run by the citizens

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Alps

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Mountain range located in Northern Italy, Switzerland, Austria and France

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Yugoslavia’s breakup

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Dissolved in 1991, when Slovenia and Croatia declared independence starting a decade of conflict within the area

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Berlin Wall

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Wall that splits Germany after WW2

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Dividing line between Europe and Asia

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Ural Mountains

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Economy in which a centralized government makes all of the country’s economic policy decisions

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European Union

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Region known for its frigid temperatures and natural resources

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Nordic countries (Sweden, Finland, Norway)

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Continentality

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Where the distance from the ocean effects the country’s weather

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Cold War

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Soviet state set up communist governments all over Eastern Europe, communism goals were to spread communism, build a military and explore space, WARSAW pact peace treaty settles Europe and Soviet Union

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Name given to Europe and Asia when referred to as one continent

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Eurasia

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Body of water severely damaged because of poorly planned irrigation policies

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Aral Sea

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States in Transcaucasia

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Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan

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Africa’s economic situation since the 1960s

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Poor economy because mother countries have used up all natural resources and haven’t invested in infrastructure

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Africa’s valuable resources

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Diamonds, gold, copper, salt, iron, wood

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Egypt’s water source

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Nile River

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Deforestation causes in Africa

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Need space for farmland, need space for over population, need lumber for houses

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Results of colonialism in Africa

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Darfur and Rwanda genocide

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Africa’s highest peak

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Mt Kilimanjaro

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Suez Canal

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Man made waterway that connects the Mediterranean Sea and Red Sea

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Government controlled by religious leaders

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Theocracy

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2 ethnic groups involved in a civil war over control of Jerusalem

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Israelis and Palestinians

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Systems necessary for large scale farming in SW Asia

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Drop irrigation, creating dams, desalination

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Human resources

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The skilled working people of a country

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Structure where Muslims worship

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Mosque

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Stateless nation in SW Asia

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Kurds

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Pilgrimage site in SW Asia

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Jordan River, golden dome, church of Gethsemane, Dome of the Rock, Western Wall, Holy Sepulture

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Purpose of OPEC

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To control the Middle East’s oil, which controls gas prices in the US

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Founder of Islam

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Muhammad

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Taliban characteristics

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Leader is Omar, invaded Northern Pakistan, Muslim Terrorist group

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Strategic commodity

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A commodity that is so valuable that other countries are willing to fight over it

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Brain drain

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Educating the people of a country, to have them leave for more education instead of staying and benefitting their own country

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Diversification

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Having sources of economy in different countries so you are not depending on one country’s exports in case they fail

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Storm surge

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The rising of the sea that is an effect of the changes of the atmosphere

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Source of political tensions between India and Bangladesh

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The partition of India

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Constitutional monarchy

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A ruling family follows a written form of a constitution

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Ability to read

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Literacy rate

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Government of India encourages what kind of government

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Democracy, teaches people to be pro-democratic

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Social class system in India

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Caste system which separates the people by their skin color and economic status

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Institution needed to reduce birth rates

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Higher quality infrastructure, education

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India’s major religion

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Hinduism

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Ramadan

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Muslim ritual where they fast for one month

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Reason for high birth rates

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Poor infrastructure, disease, uncleanliness

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Estuary

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Part of a mouth of a river that empties out into the ocean, mixing fresh and salt water

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Ghandi’s protest movement

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Non-violence resistance to fight for India’s independence from Great Britain

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Basic necessity

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Food, water, air

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Monsoons

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Seasonal winds

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Population location for Japan

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East and west coasts mainly for farmland and trade

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Population location for China

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East coast, away from mountains/desert, best farmland, access to water, trade ports

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Volcanic areas for East Asia

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Countries located on the ring of fire (Japan)

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Positives about building Three Gorges Dam

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+largest hydroelectric dam in the world
+consistent water supply
+ships can travel
+provides electricity for the surrounding community

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Negatives about building Three Gorges Dam

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  • floods factories (chemicals get in water)
  • people have to relocate/move
  • towns flood
  • animal habitats are destroyed
  • new breeding ground for mosquitos
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Tsunami

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A large wave created from the movement of tectonic plates in the ocean

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Consequences of building in an earthquake-prone area

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Buildings could collapse, resulting in the death of many people

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Shogun

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Japanese prime minister

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Spheres of influence

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The outside countries/cultures that influence East Asia

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Dynasty

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A family that rules until a natural disaster happens

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Samurai

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Equivalent to a knight

59
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Chiang Kai-Shek

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Formed a pro-democracy “Nationalist party” that later fled to Taiwan to flee from Mao

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Mao Zedong

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Communist dictator who industrialized China, terrorized people and denied basic human rights to the people

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Deng Xiaoping

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Tried to deMAOize China and gave capitalism to the people

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Term for a group of islands in the Pacific

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Archipelago

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Stolen generation

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When the British were in Australia, they stole native children and forced them to adopt western culture

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Location of US bomb testing in the Pacific

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Bikini atoll

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Rapid urbanization effects

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Unplanned growth, urbanization, pollution, more crime, more poverty

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Terra Nulius

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Philosophy that states that if you are using the land, you claim that land, but if you aren’t using the land, then it’s unclaimed land

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Reason the US got involved in the Vietnam War

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Containment policy, US tried to stop communism

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Archipelago

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A group of islands in the pacific

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Reason for agricultural problems in Australia

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Over population of rabbits are eating crops

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CFC effect

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It destroyed the ozone layer

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ASEAN

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Economic cooperation for south east Asia, Oceania, free trade zone, like NAFTA

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Ring like island

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Atoll

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Why Australia’s population is on the east side

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Best farmland, flat land, trade ports

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