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what is geography?

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study of the earth & why things are where they are and how it affects other people and places

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if there were 100 people in the world what % of it would be urban?

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54

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if there were 100 people in the world-rank continents in terms of how many people would live in it from most to fewest?

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Asia, Africa, Europe, South America, North America

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if there were 100 people in the world- how many would have a college degree?

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7

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what are the 5 themes of geography?

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location, movement, region, human-enviornment interaction, and cultural landscapes

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what are paris’s situation advantages?

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productive hinterland, shipping/railway connections

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Why is Aggieville more important than Poyntz?

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the flood of 1951- pushed all the businesses to aggieville

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what realm discussed altitudinal zonation?

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south american realm

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what realm discussed the Arab Spring?

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naswa

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what realm discussed the Aral Sea?

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russian/central asian realm

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what realm discussed the Battery of Asia?

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south asian realm

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what realm is the worst for women to live in?

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naswa

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what realm is the best for women to live in?

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european realm

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what realm involved the berlin conference?

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subsaharan africa realm

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what realm discussed Buzkashi (dangerous sport)?

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south asian realm

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Choke points (biggest one and where are they a common problem)?

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south east asia)
west end: most important choke point in the world*strait of malacca -piracy

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what realm did we discuss missing climates?

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russian/ central asian realm

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coldest permanently occupied settlement in the world?

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Oymyakon, Russia

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what realm did we talk about cultural hearths and indigenous people?

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south asian realm

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What realm involved the Czars & Czarinas?

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russian/ central asian realm

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what realm discussed the demographic transition model?

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south asian realm

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which south asian country is likely still at stage 2 on the model?

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Afghanistan

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Which country is likely at Stage 5 and loosing overall population?

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Germany

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what is the dependence theory?

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Poor (southern) countries remain poor because they have unequal relations with wealthy (northern) countries -south american realm

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which realm involved desalination?

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naswa

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what realm deals with devolution?

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european realm

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asian economic development?

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japan, asian tigers, china, SEA asia

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what realm has the most oil and natural gas?

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naswa

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3 areas where equatorial rainforests are still found today?

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amazon, congo, and SEA

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what realm is the fastest growing city located in? (shenzen)

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east asian realm

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What country/realm has the world’s most heroin?

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afghanistan, south asian realm

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golden quadilateral highway realm?

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south asian realm

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Fastest train in the world “Shanghai Maglev” & world’s largest network - is located in which realm?

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east asian realm

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what realm are favelas located in ?

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south american realm

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35
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where is the fertile crescent (realm) ?

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naswa (egypt)

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36
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what realms are considered functional?

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austral, SEA, european

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37
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marine geography is studied in which realm ?

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pacific realm

38
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biogeography is mainly studied in which realm?

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austral realm

39
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what is economic geography?

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-raw material distribution
-historical-cultural factors
-environmental issues
-spatial economic networks

40
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what realm is economic geography discussed in ?

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east asian realm

41
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what realm is political geography discussed in?

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SEA

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what realm is population geography discussed in?

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south asian realm

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what realm is medical geography discussed in?

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subsaharan africa realm

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Geopolitics (political relations with countries or regions that are strongly influenced by their geographic setting) is discussed in what realm?

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european realm

45
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who is the giant of the south asian realm?

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india

46
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who is the giant of the middle american realm ?

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mexico

47
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who is the south american giant?

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brazil

48
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who is the giant of central asia?

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Kazakhstan

49
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who is the giant of SEA realm?

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indonesia

50
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the golden triangle is located in which realm ?

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SEA

51
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who is the giant of east asia?

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CHINA

52
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what realms practice supranationalism?

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SEA, European, South American, Subsaharan Africa

53
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What realm is the #1 exporter of palm oil?

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SEA

54
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cocain realm?

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south american realm

55
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what realm is indochina located in?

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SEA

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Largest city in the world? and realm?

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tokyo, south asian realm

57
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what realm has the largest disparity between men and women?

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naswa

58
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in what realm involved monsoons?

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south asian realm

59
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what realm are maquiladoras located in?

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(m)iddle american realm

60
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-Mekong River (“mother of rivers”) is located in what realm?

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SEA

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medical tourism & cosmetic surgery was discussed in what realm?

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east asian realm

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most polluted realm?

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east asian realm

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mobile banking realm?

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subsaharan africa realm

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SNWDP: (most expensive infrastructure project) realm?

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east asian realm

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What realm are the Alps, Andes,Himalayas located in?

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south asian realm

66
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what realm did we discuss neoliberalism?

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south asian realm

67
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what realm did we discuss Physiography & ring of fire?

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SEA

68
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what realm did we discuss plantation vs hacienda?

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middle american realm

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what realm did we talk about push & pull factors?

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south american realm

70
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True or False. islam dominates life in naswa?

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TRUE

71
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remittances are involved in which realm?

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south asian realm

72
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sahara desert is located in which realm?

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naswa

73
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what realm is the shatter belt located in?

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SEA

74
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what realm discussed special economic zones along coast (SEZs)

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east asia realm

75
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*Swastika-hijacked by Hitler (symbol: good luck & prosperity)

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SEA

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3 gorges dam-#1 biggest in world is located in what realm?

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east asian realm

77
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Uyghurs re-education realm

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south asian realm

78
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Virgin mary is a symbol of Mexico in what realm

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middle american realm

79
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Where are the ‘5 stans’ located?

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russian realm

80
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world’s highest point?

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mt. everest

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world’s lowest point

A

challenger deep in mariana trench

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what/where is the world’s largest land biome?

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taiga, russia/central asian realm

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world’s largest stateless nation?

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kurdish majority; naswa

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world’s largest contested maritime geopolitical space?

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SEA

85
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core regions of the world?

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Europe, Australia/New Zealand, East Asia

86
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what realms have been the most densely populated?

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South & East Asia

87
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Which of the continents lacks a spinal mountain range?

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Africa

88
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Sinterklaas

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dutch santa, comes dec 5, black petes, *Biggest difference here is that Sinterklaas is more personal

89
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LARGEST REALM IN WORLD*larger than all land masses combined BUT -SMALLEST land area & population

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pacific realm

90
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China’s regions?

A

coastal core, interior, western periphery

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Russia’s regions?

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The Russian Core, Southern Siberia, Northern Siberia ,The Russian Far East ,Transcaucasia, Central Asia

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South America’s regions?

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andean west, southern cone, brazil, caribbean north

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