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1
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What two religions are in conflict in Pakistan and India over Kashmir?

A

Hindus and Muslims

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2
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What does climate have an effect on?

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crops,clothing,housing,natural hazards

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3
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What is the site of Jerusalem?

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a hill top

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4
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what are the types of map projections

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globe , paper map, mercator projection , robinson projection , and polor projection

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5
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Is the Colosseum in Italy

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True

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6
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what are the 4 weather phenomena

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moonsoons , typhoons,hurricanes, tornadoes

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7
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What is the red cross/red crescent?

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to provide humanitarian help for people affected by conflict and armed violence and to promote the laws that protect victim of wars

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8
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Is the Windmills in Netherlands

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True

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9
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Is Big Ben in England

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True

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10
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What does OPEC stand for?

A

Organization of petroleum exporting countries?

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11
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is the Parthenon in Greece

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True

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12
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Is the Eiffel Tower in England

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False

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13
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what is a push factor ?

A

something that makes you want to move away

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14
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what are standard ways that a map can show information

A

symbols colors lines boundaries contours

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15
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Where is the Taj Mahal?

A

India

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16
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Why is the Aral Sea shrinking?

A

Over irrigation

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17
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How was Japan ruled before its adaptation to modern society?

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Emporer

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18
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what is a pull factor

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a reason to go to move somewhere

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19
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Why does Africa have so many undeveloped countries?

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Because most of them have limited access to the ocean and roads.

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20
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What is chernozem?

A

rich black soil

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21
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What is the orographic effect?

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It is when a mountain is big enough to where the air is forced to go up and to the other side of the mountain making dry air

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22
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How many Abrahamic religions are there?

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3

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23
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Where is the Western Wall?

A

Jerusalem

24
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What are some different types of governments?

A

Communist,free trade

25
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On What content is the world’s longest river located?

A

South America

26
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Where is the dome of the rock?

A

Jerusalem

27
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What is the average amount of rainfall in Antarctica

A

2cm per year

28
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What climate is Hawaii

A

tropic

29
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what are common reasons for conflict

A

boundary disputes , cultural differences ,econmoinc differences , competition for scarece sources , political advantages

30
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What religion is the kaaba related to?

A

islam

31
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What is the most common religion?

A

christiantity

32
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Where is the Arab language mainly at?

A

Middle East/North Africa

33
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disputed areas are?

A

korea , western sahara , former yugoslavia , kashmir

34
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what does oil revenue do for countries

A

pays for infrastructure

35
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what is the definition of site

A

the actual location of a city

36
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What is the tertiary sector of economic activity?

A

Services (transportation, retail, trade, information technology services)

37
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What is the primary sector of economic activity?

A

Dealing directly with resources

38
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what is the secondary sector of economic activity?

A

Manufacturing and processing

39
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what is that definiition of situation

A

a location of a city with respect to other geographic features, regions
resources and transport routes

40
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why do maps get disorted

A

the world is round and maps are flat

41
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where is baghdad located

A

iraq

42
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Where is the Latin (Hispanic) American language mainly located?

A

Spanish

43
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Where is the Kremlin?

A

Moscow

44
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is dealing directly with resources a primary secondary tertiary

A

primary

45
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Who uses polar maps?

A

Airlines

46
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where is istanbul located

A

turkey

47
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Who uses Robinson maps?

A

Schools

48
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manufacturing and processing primary sceondary teriary

A

sceondary

49
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Who uses the Mercator?

A

ships

50
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what is chernozem

A

rich black soil

51
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What type of climates does the low Latitiudes have?

A

tropical wet, tropical wet and dry, arid, semi arid, highland

52
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what are the rivers in europe

A

danube , rhine, seine , volga

53
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was ballet a cultural heritage in russia

A

true

54
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What type of climate does high latitudes have?

A

Subartic, tundra, icecap

55
Q

whos better sith? or jedi?

A

sith cause jedi are losers

56
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what are the advantages of economic unions

A

more efficient industries access to larger markets access to natural human and capital resources without restrictions greater influence on world market

57
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how many star wars movies are there?

A

8

World Geography S2023 (4 decks)

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