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Geography Final Flashcards

1
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Europe’s population

A

530 million

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2
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3 almost bankrupt countries in Europe

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Greece
Italy
Iceland

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3
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Most culturally diverse region?

A

Europe!

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4
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Reduced border formalities between some European countries

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Schengen Agreement

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5
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Cultural imperialism

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Forceful imposition

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6
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Seas in the Russian Domain

A

Caspian
Black
Baltic
Bering

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7
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Worlds largest freshwater lake?

A

Lake Baikal

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8
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Largest countries where?

A

Russian Domain

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9
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Greater political openness

A

Glasnost

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10
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Economic reforms

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Peristroika

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11
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Russian population

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210 million

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12
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Caribbean population

A

2.2 million

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13
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Economic and political influence over weaker states

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Neocolonialism

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14
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Region known for offshore banking and online services

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The Caribbean

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15
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Rainforests and mountains

A

Latin America

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16
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3 river basins in Latin America

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Orinoco
Amazon
La Plata

17
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Home of one of worlds most dangerous roads, and the name of the road

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Latin America

Yungas Road

18
Q

Unusually large city that dominates the economy, politics, and culture of a country

A

Primate city

19
Q

Redistribution of land to the poor

A

Agrarian reform

20
Q

How many regions?

A

12

21
Q

Only two countries, highly industrialized and urbanized.

A

North America

22
Q

How many times bigger is the US than Canada?

A

10X
U.S. 306.8 mil
Canada 33.7 mil

23
Q

Primary sector

A

Exports/products

i.e. Logging, mining, etc.

24
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Secondary sector

A

Manufacturing

i.e. Ford

25
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Tertiary sector

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Services

i.e. Retail, banking, insurance

26
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Quaternary sector

A

Information

i.e. GIS, Google, education, etc

27
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Transition zone along south Sahara Desert

A

Sahel

28
Q

Form of government based in corruption

A

Kleptocracy

29
Q

Region that best exemplifies globalization

A

Southwest Asia/North Africa

30
Q

Area in NW coast of Africa

A

Maghreb

31
Q

Eastern Mediterranean

A

Levant

32
Q

Anatolian peninsula

A

Turkey

33
Q

Arabian peninsula

A

Saudi Arabia

34
Q

Biggest country in SW Asia/N Africa

A

Egypt 78 million

35
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Youngest and most dominant religion in SW Asia/N Africa

A

Islam

Spring 2015 (7 decks)

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