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Super Powers Flashcards

1
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What does HDI mean

A

Human development index

Measure of how wealthy healthy and educated the population is.

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2
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What does climate mean

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The average weather conditions over a long period of time usually 30 years

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3
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What is the definition of biome

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A large group of plants and animalsthat live in a particular climate

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4
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What is the biggest country in the world

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Russia

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Does Russia have 1 or more than one climate in different areas of Russia

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Multiple climates

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6
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Name some renewable sources of energy

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Solar power
Tidal power
Wind power

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7
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What percentage of Russia’s water surface is polluted

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75%

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How much of the worlds oil production and natural gases are produced in Russia

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25%

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9
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What percentage of Russians live in Urban areas

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74%

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What is Rural to Urban migration

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When people move from the countryside to the cities

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Why is Ukraine split between joining the Eu or Russia.

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Want deals with the EU and not with Russia
Government killed 70 Ukraine protesters
Half of Ukraine want the EU the other wants Russia
46% speak Russian
54% speak Ukraine
Russia wants Crimea because it has a lot of oil underneath
Russian fighters are rebelling in Ukraine
Russian ships entered the Ukraine coast

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12
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What does population density mean

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How many people lived within a certain area

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What does sparsely populated mean

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Very few people living in a certain area

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What does densely populated mean

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Lots of people within a certain area?

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What does population distribution mean

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A measure of how eavenly spread a population is across a certain area

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16
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What does relocation mean

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Moving from one place to another

17
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What does compensation mean

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Paying someone for their loss or injury

18
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What does privatisation mean

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When a company that was owned by the government is bought by a private company

19
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what does property developer mean

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Someone who builds houses

20
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What does expropriation mean

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To take away someone’s possessions

21
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What does capitalism mean

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A system whereby individuals are allowed to set up companies and make money

22
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What does megacity mean

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A city with a population of at least 10 million

23
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What does urbanisation mean

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The growth of cities

24
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What is the definition of sustainability

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Sustainability means meeting present needs for resources without preventing future generations from meeting their needs

25
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What is a choropleth map

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A cloropleth map ia a map uses different colours to show information on a map

26
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Why did China have the one child policy

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To stop the problem of a rapidly increasing population

Because China had a population of 1.4 billion people and the worlds population was 7 billion

27
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What does sustainability mean

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In geography, sustainability means meeting present needs for resources without preventing future generations from meeting their needs.

28
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What are advantages of the three Gorges dam project.

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Provided many jobs
It is 5 times larger than the Hoover Dam making China look more powerful
Controls floods
Produces 3% of China’s Hydro-electricity (renewable energy)
Does not produce greenhouse gases
The dam made it easier for ships with Chinese goods on board

29
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What are disadvantages of Three Gorges Dam

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Behind the dam levels of water has risen to 100m tall flooding cities
1.3 million people were made homeless from the construction
Many ancient monuments had to be moved before valleys were flooded
Water covered undiscovered archeological monuments
Behind the dam ships have found it harder to navigate
Sediment is building up behind the dam leading to the decline of many Chinese aquatic species
Looks horrible

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