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1
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What is geography

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Study of the world it’s people and the landscapes they create

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What are the main branches of geography

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Physical and human

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3
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Science of making maps

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Science of maps

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What are two specialized fields of geography

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Hydrology and metereology

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What is hydrology

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Study of water in earth

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What are the three levels at which a geographer might study the world

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Regional local global

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Globes maps computers and programs are..

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Geographer’s basic tools

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The study of weather is called

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Metereology

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The physical and human characteristics that define an area are its

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Landscape

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Is an area that has one or more features

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Region

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11
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One complete spin of earth around its axis

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Rotation

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It’s the distance north or south of earth’s equator

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Latitude

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Is the set of beliefs values and practices a group of people have in common

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Culture

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Is an activity or behavior in which people often take part

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Culture trait

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Group of people who share a common culture and ancestry

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Ethnic group

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Is the state of having a variety of culture in the same area

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Cultural diversity

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The spread of culture traits

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Cultural diffusion

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18
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Where is the prime meridian located

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Greenwich England

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19
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What statistic subtract from a country’s population

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Death rate

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20
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Examples that push people to leave their country

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Wars or money

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21
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Examples that pull people to new country

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Peace more opportunities

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What are some types of government

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Monarchy,democracy, dictatorship,communism

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23
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It is an organization of the worlds countries that promotes peace

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United Nations

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24
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what are the levels of economic activity

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Primary industry
Secondary industries
Tertiary industries
Quartenary industries

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Economic systems

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Market

Command

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26
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Countries that have market economy

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Mexico
USA
Canada

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Countries that have command economy

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North Korea
Venezuela
Cuba

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28
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Example of culture trait

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Religion

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29
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It is a smaller steam or river that flows into a larger stream River

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Tributary

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30
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Where is the highest elevation in the USA located

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Alaska

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31
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Name two rivers that are large tributaries of the Mississipi River

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Missouri and Ohio rivers

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32
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These lakes makeup the largest group of fresh water lakes in the world

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Great Lakes

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33
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What physical feature does the Mississipi River and its tributaries drain

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Interior plains

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34
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Why were enslaved Africans brought to the colonies

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To works on plantations.

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35
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It is a territory inhabited and controlled by people from a foreign land

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Colony

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36
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He was the first president of USA

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George Washington

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37
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From which continent did the ancestors of most Americans come from

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Europe

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38
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NAFTA is a trade agreement among

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USA
Mexico
Canada

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39
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What are three physical features shared by Canada and USA

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St Lawrence River
Rocky Mountains
Niagara Falls

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40
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Who were the first Canadians

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Indians and Inuits

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41
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He is known as the father of New France he established Quebec 1608

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Samuel de Champlain

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42
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What immigrant group helped build the railroads in Canada

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Chinese

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43
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What office heads Canada’s government

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Prime minister

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44
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Which part of Canada did the French settle

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Quebec

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45
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It is a piece of land surrounded on three sides by water

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Peninsula

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46
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What mineral produce more than any other country

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Silver

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47
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What early culture in Mexico did the Spanish conquer

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Aztec

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48
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What are the major physical features of Canada

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Rocky Mountains
Hudson Bay
Vancouver island

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49
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The British builds forts throughout Canada in

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Nova Scotia

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50
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It is a narrow strip that connects two larger land areas

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Isthmus

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51
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Large group of island

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Archipelago

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52
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Who built a civilization in Central America before the spaniards came

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Maya’s

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53
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Guatemala

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Guatemala City

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54
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Nicaragua

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Managua

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55
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Honduras

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Tegucigalpa

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56
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Belize

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Belmopan

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57
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Panama

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Panama City

58
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El Salvador

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San Salvador

59
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Costa Rica

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San Jose

60
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Which European country establish the most colonies in the grater antilles

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Spain

61
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On which island is Haiti located

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Hispaniola

62
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How many independent Caribbean island countries are there

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Thirteen

63
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He became a popular governor of Haiti gaining the respect of both black and white on the island

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Toussant l’ouverture

64
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It is a self governing territory associated with another country

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Commonwealth

65
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What crop was the basis of the colonial economy in the Caribbean islands

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Sugarcane

66
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What is the most common religion in Spain and Portugal

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Roman Catholic

67
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Which three peninsulas are in Southern Europe

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Iberian Italian and Baltic

68
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What type of landform cover much of the southern europe

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Rugged mountains

69
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Coastal plains and river valleys

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Ideal areas for farming

70
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Spain and portugal are located on a leninsula known as

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Iberia

71
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What mountain range separates spain form the rest of europe

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Pyrenees

72
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It is an independent state located within the city pf rome

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Vatican city

73
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The head of the roman catholic church

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Pope

74
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Highest mountain in europe is

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Alps

75
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In whicg country of southern europe is the Orthodox Church dominant

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Greece

76
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Lisbon is in

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Portugal

77
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The moors were muslims who conquered

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Spain

78
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Italy

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Rome

79
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Spain

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Madrid

80
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Greece

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Athens

81
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Portugal

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Lisbon

82
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What renaissance italy was

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The rebirth if greek and roman ideas

83
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What group of people form northern europe raided Europe between 800and 1100

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Vikings

84
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What elements of british culture are found around the world

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Literature music and language

85
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What teo countries make up the british isles

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The republic or ireland and the UK

86
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It is a narrow inlet of the sea between high rocky cliffs

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Fjord

87
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It is the energy from the heat of earths interior

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Geothermal energy

88
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The country most influential in eastern europe after world war II was

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The soviet union

89
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Which country violently broke apart in the 1990s

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Yugoslavia

90
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It was a nuclear power plant in ukraine that exploded in 1986

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Chernobyl

91
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Ehat is one industry that has grown in the region aince the fall of the soviet union

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Tourism

92
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It is the set of resoruces that a country needs in order to support economic activities

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Infrastructure

93
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In what country is prague located

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Czech Republic

94
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What people invaded the british isles

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Roman empire
Celts
Saxons

95
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How did magna carta affect British government

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Limited the power of the kings

96
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Climate found across southern europe

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Mediterranean

97
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Russias overall climate

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Cold

98
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Separte european russia from assian russia

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Ural mountains

99
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What type of government does russia now have

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Federal republic

100
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Czars

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Emperors of russia

101
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It is a symbol of russia by orders of czar ivan the terible is located in moscow

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St basils cathedral

102
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It is a form of the greek alphabets used to write russian

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Cyrillic

103
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Religion practiced in russia

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Russian orthodox christianity

104
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Russias main government buildings are located in

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Kremlin

105
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Caucasus countries

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Azerbaijan
Armenia
Georgia

106
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What year dis the soviet union collapse and break into 15 independent republic

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1991

107
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What 2 seas border the caucasus

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Black and caspian sea

108
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Ir is the lowest ponit of any continent and is the worlds aaltiest body of water

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Dead sea

109
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What desert covers much of syria and jordan

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Sahara desert

110
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They are mineral slats containing the element phosphorus

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Phosphates

111
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Russia

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Moscow

112
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Georgia

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Tbilsi

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Armenia

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Yerevan

114
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Azerbaijan

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Baku

115
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Country houses of russia

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Gulags

116
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Capital of Saudi arabia

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Riyadh

117
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Iran

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Tehran

118
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United arab emirates

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Abu dhabi

119
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River that begin in humid regiona

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Exotic

Rivers

120
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Wet fertile area in a desert

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Oasis

121
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Religion that muhammad founded in saudi arabia

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Islam

122
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Worlds first civilization located

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Mesopotamia

123
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Iraqs official language

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Arabic

124
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Government that follows strict islamic law

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Islamic republic

125
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Government of Saudi Arabia

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Monarchy

126
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Smallest country on arabian peninsula

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Bahrain

127
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North Africa

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Morocco 
Algeria
Tunisia
Libya
Egypt
128
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Highest elevation located in north afria

A

Morocco

129
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Connects the Mediterranean sea with the red sea

A

Suez canal

130
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2 important arabic influences on north african culture

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Arabic language and islam

131
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Longest river in west Africa

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Niger river

132
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They are one of the best known west african arts

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Masks

133
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Area of tall grasses and scattered trees and shrubs

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Savanna

134
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It is the spread of desert like conditions

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Desertification

135
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Morocco

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Rabat

136
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Algeria

A

Algiers

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Libya

A

Tripoli

138
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Egypt

A

Cairo

139
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Tunisia

A

Tunis

140
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Rivera flown across a low flat pain in iraq

A

Tigrus river and euphrates

141
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What were the people who settled in mesopotamia

A

Sumerians

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