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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?

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trade routes

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5 satillite nations of the former Soviet Union?

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Poland, East Germany, Hungary, Romania, and Czech

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one country that hasn’t joined the European Union?

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norway

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NATO

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North American trade agreement

28
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where is Patagonia?

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Argentina

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the Treaty of Tordesillas divided which 2 countries?

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Spain and portugal

30
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language of brazil?

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portuguese

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where were the first incas?

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andes mountains-PERU

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NAFTA?

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North American free trade agreement

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where would you find a Cerrado?

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brazil

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where would you find some llanos?

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columbia and venesuela

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where are the pampas?

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Argentina and Uruguay

36
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which S. American country has a lot of oil?

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Venesuela

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what’s a Mercosur?

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a common market

38
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who was hernan cortes?

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conquer of the spanish

39
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where is the Fertile Crescent?

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the Nile river

40
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what is the Merida initiative?

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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?

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fasting, faith, prayer, charity, and pilgrimage

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what is the hajj?

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a large migration of islamic ppl annually

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members of OPEC?

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Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Iran, and the U.A.E

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what is Zionism?

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when the jews wanted to go back to their homeland

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supreme leader of iran?

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Ali khemeni

46
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indochina is made up of?

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Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam

47
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which asian country was part of the U.S at one point?

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the Philippines

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caste system?

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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?

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a group of islands.

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largest muslim country in the world?

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Indochina

51
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what/where was the apartheid?

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a racial segregation that occurred in South Africa.

52
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Muhammar Quadaffi?

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Libyan leader who allowed terrorists to train in Libya.

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Omar al-Bashir?

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leader of Sudan

54
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which countries remained peaceful throughout everything in Africa?

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ghana, m, and botswana

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hugo chavez?

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leader of Venezuela?

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Honsni Mubarak?

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leader of Egypt

57
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religion in Australia?

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Christianity…

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