GEOG. FINAL Flashcards

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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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9
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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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18
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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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23
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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?
naswa
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what realm deals with devolution?
european realm
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asian economic development?
japan, asian tigers, china, SEA asia
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what realm has the most oil and natural gas?
naswa
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3 areas where equatorial rainforests are still found today?
amazon, congo, and SEA
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what realm is the fastest growing city located in? (shenzen)
east asian realm
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What country/realm has the world's most heroin?
afghanistan, south asian realm
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golden quadilateral highway realm?
south asian realm
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Fastest train in the world "Shanghai Maglev" & world's largest network - is located in which realm?
east asian realm
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what realm are favelas located in ?
south american realm
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where is the fertile crescent (realm) ?
naswa (egypt)
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what realms are considered functional?
austral, SEA, european
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marine geography is studied in which realm ?
pacific realm
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biogeography is mainly studied in which realm?
austral realm
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what is economic geography?
-raw material distribution -historical-cultural factors -environmental issues -spatial economic networks
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what realm is economic geography discussed in ?
east asian realm
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what realm is political geography discussed in?
SEA
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what realm is population geography discussed in?
south asian realm
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what realm is medical geography discussed in?
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?
european realm
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who is the giant of the south asian realm?
india
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who is the giant of the middle american realm ?
mexico
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who is the south american giant?
brazil
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who is the giant of central asia?
Kazakhstan
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who is the giant of SEA realm?
indonesia
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the golden triangle is located in which realm ?
SEA
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who is the giant of east asia?
CHINA
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what realms practice supranationalism?
SEA, European, South American, Subsaharan Africa
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What realm is the #1 exporter of palm oil?
SEA
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cocain realm?
south american realm
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what realm is indochina located in?
SEA
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Largest city in the world? and realm?
tokyo, south asian realm
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what realm has the largest disparity between men and women?
naswa
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in what realm involved monsoons?
south asian realm
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what realm are maquiladoras located in?
(m)iddle american realm
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-Mekong River ("mother of rivers") is located in what realm?
SEA
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medical tourism & cosmetic surgery was discussed in what realm?
east asian realm
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most polluted realm?
east asian realm
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mobile banking realm?
subsaharan africa realm
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SNWDP: (most expensive infrastructure project) realm?
east asian realm
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What realm are the Alps, Andes,Himalayas located in?
south asian realm
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what realm did we discuss neoliberalism?
south asian realm
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what realm did we discuss Physiography & ring of fire?
SEA
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what realm did we discuss plantation vs hacienda?
middle american realm
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what realm did we talk about push & pull factors?
south american realm
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True or False. islam dominates life in naswa?
TRUE
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remittances are involved in which realm?
south asian realm
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sahara desert is located in which realm?
naswa
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what realm is the shatter belt located in?
SEA
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what realm discussed special economic zones along coast (SEZs)
east asia realm
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*Swastika-hijacked by Hitler (symbol: good luck & prosperity)
SEA
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3 gorges dam-#1 biggest in world is located in what realm?
east asian realm
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Uyghurs re-education realm
south asian realm
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Virgin mary is a symbol of Mexico in what realm
middle american realm
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Where are the '5 stans' located?
russian realm
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world's highest point?
mt. everest
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world's lowest point
challenger deep in mariana trench
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what/where is the world's largest land biome?
taiga, russia/central asian realm
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world's largest stateless nation?
kurdish majority; naswa
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world's largest contested maritime geopolitical space?
SEA
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core regions of the world?
Europe, Australia/New Zealand, East Asia
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what realms have been the most densely populated?
South & East Asia
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Which of the continents lacks a spinal mountain range?
Africa
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Sinterklaas
dutch santa, comes dec 5, black petes, *Biggest difference here is that Sinterklaas is more personal
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LARGEST REALM IN WORLD*larger than all land masses combined BUT -SMALLEST land area & population
pacific realm
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China's regions?
coastal core, interior, western periphery
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Russia's regions?
The Russian Core, Southern Siberia, Northern Siberia ,The Russian Far East ,Transcaucasia, Central Asia
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South America's regions?
andean west, southern cone, brazil, caribbean north