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give an example of nationalization

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copper in chile

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what is nationalization?

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taking private industry and making it public

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command economy

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production of goods is determined by central government

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traditional economy

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goods are traded just to be traded, no money involved

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free market

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production of goods is determined by consumers.

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what does diffusion mean?

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its the spreading of anything among the land (people, goods, ideas)

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what is culture?

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the total knowledge, customs, etc. that an area is brought up with.

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name the characteristics of a state?

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a small, Independent unit that is within a country.

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which nations don’t have states?

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Palestinians, kurds, and basques

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name the 4 types of government?

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democracy, monarchy, dictatorship, and communist.

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5 themes of geography?

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location, place (physical features), region, human-environment interaction, and movement.

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Humid continental?

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humid and varies across a continent

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what is the belief in more than one God?

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polytheism

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what happened in Yugoslavia?

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president died and one party didn’t want the others in power..thus, civil war.

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religion of Bosnia?

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muslim

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religion of Serbia?

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Eastern Orthodox

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religion of Croatia?

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roman catholisism

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why was the Berlin Wall built?

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to separate the democratic west from the communist east.

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what is a czar? where is one found?

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a king, and in RUSSIA

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why did the Irish move to the US during the 1840’s?

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irish potato famine

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4 provinces that make up the U.K?

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england, scotland, wales, and Northern Ireland

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what were the 4 MAIN causes of WW1?

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imperialism, militarism, nationalism, and alliences

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religion of russia?

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orthodox christianity

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martin luther?

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a Protestant reform leader in germany

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how did the bubonic plague spread?
trade routes
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5 satillite nations of the former Soviet Union?
Poland, East Germany, Hungary, Romania, and Czech
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one country that hasn't joined the European Union?
norway
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NATO
North American trade agreement
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where is Patagonia?
Argentina
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the Treaty of Tordesillas divided which 2 countries?
Spain and portugal
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language of brazil?
portuguese
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where were the first incas?
andes mountains-PERU
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NAFTA?
North American free trade agreement
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where would you find a Cerrado?
brazil
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where would you find some llanos?
columbia and venesuela
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where are the pampas?
Argentina and Uruguay
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which S. American country has a lot of oil?
Venesuela
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what's a Mercosur?
a common market
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who was hernan cortes?
conquer of the spanish
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where is the Fertile Crescent?
the Nile river
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what is the Merida initiative?
an agreement between the U.S, Mexico, and a few other countries that all try to stop drug trafficking.
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what are the 5 pillars of islam?
fasting, faith, prayer, charity, and pilgrimage
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what is the hajj?
a large migration of islamic ppl annually
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members of OPEC?
Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Iran, and the U.A.E
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what is Zionism?
when the jews wanted to go back to their homeland
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supreme leader of iran?
Ali khemeni
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indochina is made up of?
Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam
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which asian country was part of the U.S at one point?
the Philippines
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caste system?
the hindu belief that you will live a life higher in the royalty sense in your next life if you're good in this life.
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define archaipello?
a group of islands.
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largest muslim country in the world?
Indochina
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what/where was the apartheid?
a racial segregation that occurred in South Africa.
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Muhammar Quadaffi?
Libyan leader who allowed terrorists to train in Libya.
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Omar al-Bashir?
leader of Sudan
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which countries remained peaceful throughout everything in Africa?
ghana, m, and botswana
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hugo chavez?
leader of Venezuela?
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Honsni Mubarak?
leader of Egypt
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religion in Australia?
Christianity...