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What has irrigation allowed to happen

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Widespread of agriculture and crops , increase farming,cultivation in dry areas

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What are the two reasons Saudi Arabia is important to many people around the world

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Oil and religion

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What country has a constitutional monarchy and it’s very similar to the Netherlands

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United Kingdom, England

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Which of the following would be the origin where people dive into frozen water originated from

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Northern Europe

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How do cities change as they industrialize

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People are moving from the farms to cities more urbanized more jobs

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How is Jerusalem viewed by many people around the world

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A Muslim and Jewish place (a religious place)

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What physical feature limited the movement of people in North Africa

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The Sahara desert (transportation)

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The shantytowns why are those popping up around big cities

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People are migrating from rural to urban cities

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Why do the plants only grow during spring and summer

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That’s the only time they receive light , tilted towards the sun

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What are the countries starting to do because of climate change

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Reduction of farming and emission (the fumes farming gives off)

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How do the interstate highway systems change the urban landscape

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It made for an expansion of activity away from the city center

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How is dredging benefited

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Improves port access, larger navigation channel

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How was the formation of the European Union affect the population of Europe

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It would make them move west which is the wealthy side of Europe of more industrialized life

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What advancement allowed cities to expand in size in the 20th century

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Better and new transportation system

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What is the main reason for the stable ability of the US political system

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The people choose their government officials

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What does about Germany changes

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Immigrants changed the culture

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What are ARabbs and jews fighting over

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Land

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Types of economies

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Primary – farming,mining
Secondary – taking the product and making something out of it
Tertiary – selling the materials doctors, lawyers,truck drivers)
Quanternary -researchers, finding new ways to make the process better (universities, schools, scientist)

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What are important canals

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Erie, Panama, Suez and the grand

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Why is there an African influence in Brazil

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Because of the forced migration to Brazil slavery,triangular trade

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What happened to the cultural landscapes of the cities

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Cities and culture are beginning to look the same

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What would be a factor in the development of primary activities

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More Natural resources

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What factors have the most influence on the climate of death Valley

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The rain , shadow, and low elevation

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How can culture be maintained

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By passing it down through generation

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What physical feature formed the northern border of India

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Tectonic plate movement

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What factor attracted many Europeans to New York City in the mid-19th century’s

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Jobs

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How does the arrival of new immigrant groups create a more diverse culture

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Their culture mixed with the culture already there creates a new culture

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What event had the greatest impact on the culture of South America

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The Spanish colonization

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What factor poses the greatest challenge to develop the natural resources in Siberia

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The climate ,it’s super cold ,the weather

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In the 17th and 18th century why did Europeans come to the Americas

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Because there is an abundance of fertile land

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What are the two greatest factors on climate

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Latitude, and distance from water

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Which country’s constitution would most be influenced by the religion of Islam

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Kuwait-Middle East , Sylvania-Eastern Europe, China-Asia, France-Europe

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Why did jews leave before 1948

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They were being persecuted

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Why did thousands of people head for California in1848

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For gold, goldrush

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Which is one of the direct result of the Columbian exchange

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Disease , slave, and new foods

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What explains the differences and temperatures in January and July

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The tilt of the earth

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