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Final Review Flashcards

1
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How do immigrants add to a diverse culture in a country?

A

They bring different foods, clothing, and hobbies(tex-mex)

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

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Control global warming, stop deforestation, and end pollution

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What innovations led to the increased use of sea travel?

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Boats, technology for directions

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4
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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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Fertilizers(India)

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5
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What is a common argument in favor to nuclear power plants? What is a common argument against them?

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Pro- energy

Con- deadly, radiation

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

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Colonization(language, religion)

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

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Everything( Taiwan is embracing baseball) democracy

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Which event led to the introduction of new foods to Western Europe?

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Columbian Exchange

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9
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Why did favelas increase in Brazil in the 1970s?

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People trying to find jobs(poor people)

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10
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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 borders?

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War, treaty, took over from natives

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12
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Provide an example showing how physical geography can affect a country’s economic activities.

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Japan is an island, surrounded by water(fishing)

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13
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Why was the NAFTA and the EU formed?

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NAFTA- to eliminate most tariffs on trade between Mexico, Canada, and the United States.
EU- purpose of achieving political and economic interrogation.

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14
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In the columbian exchange, how were the lives of Europeans impacted by their American counterparts?

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Hooked on tobacco and potatoes

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

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Deciding between communism and democracy(new countries)

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16
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Why was the UN created?

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To increase political and economic cooperation among member countries.(peace)

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17
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What geographic circumstance has hampered Russia’s success in foreign policy?

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Russia has no warm water ports(tundra)

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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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Countries changing from communism to democracy

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

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Free enterprise, socialism

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20
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Why is North Africa different than the rest of Africa both culturally and in the advancement of medical care?

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North- Islamic(desert)

South- not educated. NO MEDICINE

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21
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Why is Nelson Mandela a hero to many South Africans?

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Stopped the separation of races

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22
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What are some of the negative cultural effects of European colonization in South America and Africa?

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Took raw materials and didn’t educate the people

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23
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Why does Africa have relatively poor economies even though they have an abundance of natural resources?

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No education

24
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Which challenge of globalization does the rapid spread of the H1N1 flu (2009) and Ebola (2014) demonstrate?

A

Airplanes and trains with disease people on them going from place to place.

25
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What important values are essential to African tribes?

A

Education

26
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Why is there an African influence on the food and customs in the Caribbean?

A

Slave trade

27
Q

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

A

Allowed women to have rights

28
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Why have Israel’s borders changed so much?

A

War

29
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What can oil rich nations of the Middle East do to ensure their longtime success economically?

A

Diversify economy(back up plan)

30
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How are women treated in the traditional Islamic monarchy of Saudi Arabia?

A
  • have to have permission from husband to get a job

- must cover their body from head to toe

31
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What are the two major reasons that Saudi Arabia is important to many people round the world?

A

Holy city of Mecca, oil

32
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What has come from the Middle East having a limited amount of fresh water?

A

Desalinization

33
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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?

A

Resources are not equal in all countries

34
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The movement of tectonic plates moved the Indian subcontinent up to Asia and created what major landform?

A

Convergent, Himalayas

35
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Why is there so much conflict in the province of Kashmir between India and Pakistan?

A

Religion and resources

36
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Why do the people of southwest Asia depend on the summer monsoons each year?

A

Rain

37
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Where are most Chinese cities located?

A

East Asia

38
Q

Define green revolution

A

Large increase in crop production in developing countries achieved by the use of fertilizers, pesticides, and high-yield crop varieties.

39
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Define stateless nation

A

Ethnic or religious group which is not the majority population in any nation state.

40
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Define dictatorship

A

Centralized power around an individual or military group

41
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Define democracy

A

Citizens hold the power

42
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Define theocracy

A

Government headed by religious leaders

43
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Define population density

A

Measurement of the population of living organisms and humans

44
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Define plate tectonics

A

Convergent, divergent, transform

45
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Define Transboundary pollution

A

Crossing the border through pathways of water or air/ can cause damage to environment in another country

46
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Define outsourcing

A

An outside or foreign supplier

47
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Define subsistence farming

A

Only farm for their family and themselves

48
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Define Commercial farming

A

Farm for crops for sale

49
Q

Define cultural assimilation

A

Process by which a person/group language and culture resemble

50
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Define cultural hearth

A

Birthplace of culture

51
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Define cultural diffusion

A

Spread of cultural beliefs

52
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Define globalization

A

Interaction between people and nations(different)

53
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Define totalitarian

A

Doesn’t tolerate parties of differing opinion

54
Q

Name and define the 4 levels

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Primary- raw materials
Secondary- processing and manufacturing
Tertiary- business and professional services
Quaternary- education, research

55
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Define mixed economy

A

Combines private and public enterprises

56
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Define dictatorship

A

Absolute power

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