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Western Russian Plain: location and what does it provide?

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Located West of the Ural mountains; provides agricultural land

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Northerly latitudes of Russia provide….

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short growing seasons

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Interior Russia has what type of climate?

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Type D, hot summers and cold winters

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What does the Arctic Ocean from the North do for Russia?

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sends cold air each winter

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Mountain ranges to the south of Russia do what?

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Block warm air and rain during the summer

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Southern Russia climate

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deserts and steppes

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Northern Russia climate

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tundra

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8
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What is the Russian Federation?

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the name for Russia after the 1991 collapse of the Soviet Union

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What time period does the Russian Federation span over?

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1991-Present

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What is the Soviet Union

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1922-1992; Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; created after the civil war following the end of the Russian Empire

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What time period does the Soviet Union span over?

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1911-1992

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How was the Soviet Union ruled?

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by establishing ethnic-based Soviet Socialist Republics for the 14 major ethnic groups

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What is the Russian Empire?

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1721-1917; it was created from the Tsardom of Russia and ended with the abdication of Emperor Nicholas II

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What time period does the Russian Empire span over?

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1721-1917

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15
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How was the Russian Empire ruled?

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by spreading the Russian language, Russian orthodox religion, and Russian culture to conquered territories

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What is Russification?

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spreading the Russian language, Russian orthodox religion, and Russian culture to conquered territories

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What did the creation of Soviet Socialist Republics do?

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strengthened some ethnicities and weakened other

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What happened to Ethnic Russians during the expansion of the USSR?

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Ethnic Russians were sent to different Republics to work in industries, administer the government, dilute ethnic groups’ strengths, and as prison sentences

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What happened to the ethnic Russians after the collapse of the USSR?

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There were large populations in each of the newly independent former Republics

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What happened during the expansion of the Russian Federation?

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Provinces and territories had governors and legislature locally elected; Putin changed this and had governors be appointed by the central government

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21
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What are the regional environmental problems in Russia?

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large scale air and water pollution from industrial activity, large oil spills in forest and tundra areas, resource extraction has caused long-term environmental damage in multiple regions

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What are the regional environmental problems in Russia?

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large scale air and water pollution from industrial activity, large oil spills in forest and tundra areas, resource extraction has caused long-term environmental damage in multiple regions

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23
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Where is nuclear waste dumped in Russia?

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Into the Barents Sea off of the north coast

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Where is nuclear waste dumped in Russia?

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Into the Barents Sea off of the north coast

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When did the Russian Civil war begin?

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in 1917 after the abdication of Emperor Nicholas II

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Who were the bolsheviks?

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a political group led by Vladimir Lenin that won the civil war and took control of the USSR

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27
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Who took over the USSR after Lenin?

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Joseph Stalin

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How was Russia ruled during Stalin’s rule?

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collectivism of agriculture, industrialization, end of personal land ownership, weakening of religion

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What did the Bolsheviks do to their opposition during their rule?

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purged them; over 30 million were killed (more than all Nazi concentration camps in WWII)

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30
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What was the Marxist thought on capitalism?

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capitalism is an economic system where the proletariat is oppressed by the bourgeoisie

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In Marxist thought, what do the proletariat do in this system?

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They revolt, take property from the bourgeoisie, and give the property to the government to manage

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32
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What is capitalism?

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an economy based on the free market

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33
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Who are the proletariat?

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the working class of society

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Who are the bourgeoisie?

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The wealthy middle class of a capitalist society

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35
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What is communism?

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a system with no economic classes where economic resources are shared equally by all members of society

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What is socialism?

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an economic and political system where the government owns the means of economic production, distribution, and exchange

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What is a command economy?

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economic decisions are made by a central authority and not according to market demands

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What role does the government play in a command economy?

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they decided what is produced, where it is produced, the quantity, the number of workers who produce it, where the raw materials come from, and how the product is distributed

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39
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What is collectivized agriculture?

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seizure of privately owned farms, merging them with other farms, and turning them over to government control

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40
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What was the Cold War?

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a competition for military strength, scientific prowess, economic growth, and control of resources between the US and the Soviet Union and their respective allies

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41
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When did Mikhail Gorbachev come into power?

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1985

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42
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When did Mikhail Gorbachev come into power?

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1985

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43
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What was the state of the USSR when Gorbachev came into power?

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The USSR economy was in near collapse

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What was the state of the USSR when Gorbachev came into power?

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The USSR economy was in near collapse

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45
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What is perestroika?

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restructuring of the economy with market-like reforms

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46
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What is glasnost?

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openness and transparency of all government activities

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47
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When did the Soviet Socialist Republics declare independence from the USSR?

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1991

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48
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Who was the first president of the Russian Federation?

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Brosi Yeltsin

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49
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Who was the first president of the Russian Federation?

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Brosi Yeltsin

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50
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What happened after the Soviet Socialist Republic left the USSR?

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shift to market economy, privatization, devaluation of the ruble, housing crisis, unemployment, political elite replaced by business elite

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51
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Why did Yeltsin resign?

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political corruption and high economic costs

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52
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Who replaced Yeltsin in 1999?

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Vladimir Putin

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53
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What is Russia like in the 21st century?

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continued export of natural resources, low birth rate, growing wealth gap, loss of political freedom

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What is Russian manufacturing like in the 21st century?

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Their manufacturing capacity is not modernizing as quickly as Europe, Asia, and North America

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What is the Russian religion currently?

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Russian Orthodox Christianity (15-20%), Islam (15%)

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What happened to religion during the USSR rule?

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It was weakened

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57
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What is the Russian language currently?

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Russian (Slavic language group); uses Cyrillic alphabet

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What is the core region of Russia?

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Moscow, Volga, and the Ural Mountains

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What is Moscow?

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the capital city of Russia; one of the most expensive cities in the world

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What do Moscow and surrounding cities focus on?

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manufacturing

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What is Russia’s biggest port?

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St.Petersburg, on the Baltic Sea

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62
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Where does the Volga River flow?

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it flows to the Caspian Sea and connects to the Black Sea by canal

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63
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What is the longest river in Europe?

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Volga River

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64
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What do the Ural Mountains have?

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an abundance of mineral resources

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65
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What makes up the Eastern Frontier of Russia?

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East of the Ural Mountains in south-central Russia

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What does the Eastern Frontier of Russia have?

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planned cities, industrial plants, raw materials processing centers, several long rivers, Trans-Siberian railway

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67
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What is the Kuznetsk Basin?

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it is an area of industrial cities including Novosibirsk

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What does the Kuznetsk Basin provide?

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mining, timber, and metals

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69
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What does the Kuznetsk Basin provide?

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mining, timber, and metals

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70
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What is Lake Baikal?

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a lake with more fresh water than all of the Great Lakes combined

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What does the Lake Baikal region provide?

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agriculture, timber, and mining

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72
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Where is Siberia?

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East of the Ural Mountains, north of the Eastern Frontier, east to Kamchatka Peninsula

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73
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How large is Siberia?

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Larger than the US

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74
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How many people live in Siberia?

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15 million

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75
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What type of climate does Siberia have?

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Polar tundra (Type E) to the north of a taiga (Type D) climate with coniferous forests

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What does the Kamchatka Peninsulas contain?

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20 active volcanoes and more than 100 inactive volcanoes

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What regions are in the Far East?

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Kamchatka Peninsula, Vladivostok port, Sakhalin Island, Kuril Islands

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78
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What does the Far East border?

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North Korea, China, and the Pacific Ocean

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79
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Where is southern Russia?

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south of the Core Region, east of the Black Sea, west of the Caspian Sea, extends into the Caucasus Mountains

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How many ethnic groups reside in Southern Russia?

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at least 50, and many different languages

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81
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What does the Chechen Republic want?

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They wanted independence from the USSR in 1991, but Russia has used military force to prevent Chechen separation

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What countries make up the Transcaucasia region?

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Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan

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Where is transcaucasia located?

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In the Caucasus Mountains along the border between Europe and Asia

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84
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What happened to Georgia in 2008?

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They were invaded by Russia, this led to slow economic reform

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85
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Who was the first country to adopt Christianity as a state religion?

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Armenia

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86
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Armenia has its own _________ and ___________

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alphabet; language

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87
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What happened to Armenia during WWI?

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genocide by the Ottoman Empire in the west

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88
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What is Armenian land a part of today?

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Turkey

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What divides Azerbaijan?

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Armenia

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What is the religion of Azerbaijan?

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Islam

91
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What does Azerbaijan have

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oil resources; leads to wealth disparity

92
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What oceans surround the United States?

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Arctic to the south, Pacific to the east, and Atlantic to the West

93
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Where are the Rocky Mountains located?

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In the west of the US

94
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Where are the Appalachian Highlands located?

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in the East of the US

95
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Where is the Canadian shield located?

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in the north

96
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Where are the Interior Lowlands and Great Plains located?

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between the Rocky Mountains and the Appalachian Highlands

97
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Where does the Gulf-Atlantic Coastal Plain extend to?

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New York to Texas, including the Mississippi River Valley

98
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What type of climate do Northern Canada and Alaska have?

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Tunda (Type E)

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What type of climate do southern Florida and Hawaii have?

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Tropical (Type A)

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What type of climate do the humid southeast United States have?

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Moderate (Type C)

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What type of climate do the northern United States and most of Canada have?

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Cold (Type D)

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What type of climate do the Southwest United States and the Great Plains have?

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Arid (Type B)

103
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What were the main explorers and colonizers who came to the Untied States?

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Spanish, French, Dutch, and British

104
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What is the approximate population of the United States?

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330 million

105
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What is the approximate population of Canada?

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37 million

106
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Where do most Canadians live?

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within 100 miles of the US border

107
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Where do 80% of US citizens live?

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in urban or suburban areas

108
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Where are populations gradually moving in the US?

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south and west

109
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What is the most densely populated area of the US?

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the Northeast corridor (Washington, DC to Boston, MA)

110
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What is manifest destiny?

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the belief that is was the destiny of Americans to conquer all the land between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans

111
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Where did we get the thirteen colonies from and when?

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Great Britain, 1783

112
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Where did we get the Louisiana Purchase from and when?

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France, 1803

113
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Where did we get Florida from and when?

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Spain, 1819

114
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Where did we get Texas from and when?

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It was an annexed independent republic, 1845

115
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Where did we get the Pacific Northwest from and when?

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Britain, 1846

116
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Where did we get the Western land and the Gadsden Purchase from and when?

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Mexico, 1848 and 1854

117
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Where did we get Alaska from and when?

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Russia, 1867

118
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Where did we get Hawaii from and when?

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they were an annexed kingdom, 1898

119
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What overseas territories does the US possess?

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Cuba, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Guam, Pacific Islands. and the US Virgin Islands

120
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Where did we get Cuba, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Pacific Islands from?

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they were surrendered by Spain in the Spanish-American war

121
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Where did we get Cuba, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Pacific Islands from?

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they were surrendered by Spain in the Spanish-American war

122
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What later happened to Cuba and the Philippines?

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they later became independent countries

123
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Where did we get the US Virgin Islands from?

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we purchased them from Denmark after WWI

124
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What three regions are the thirteen colonies divided into?

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New England, mid-Atlantic, and the South

125
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What is the cultural heart?

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the place where a new culture forms and from which it spread

126
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What is the cultural heart?

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the place where a new culture forms and from which it spread

127
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What is the region of New England like?

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poor soils, subsistence agriculture, fishing communities

128
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What areas make up the region of New England?

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Inland New England, Midwest, Great Lakes area

129
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What is the Mid-Atlantic like?

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fertile soils, prosperous small-scale agriculture, and multinational population

130
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What areas make up the region of the mid-Atlantic?

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Appalachian Mountains and the Ohio River Valley

131
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What is the South like?

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rural, poor small-scale agriculture, plantation agriculture (eventually, slavery)

132
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What areas make up the region of the South?

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Gulf Coast states, southern Mississippi River Valley

133
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What were three large developments that happened during Western Settlement?

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California Gold Boom(1849), Homestead Act(1862), and the Transcontinental railroad(1869)

134
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What sparked early development in the US?

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The industrial revolution; lead to urbanization and industrial development

135
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What is the manufacturing belt?

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A region in the northeastern and midwestern United States characterized by its heavy industrial concentration

136
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Prior to the Industrial Revolution, US cities were…

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small, compact, walkable, and centrally oriented

137
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What invention allowed for larger cities?

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electric streetcars (called these cities streetcar suburbs)

138
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What happened to US cities after the creation of the automobile?

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The creation of automobile suburbs and decentralization of cities

139
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What is a primary economic sector?

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economic division involving collection of raw materials, such as agriculture, forestry, fishing, and mining (growing and extracting)

140
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What is a secondary economic factor?

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economic division involving processing of raw materials through manufacturing

141
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What has happened to the secondary economic factor in the US?

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It has declined in the US and increased in places with lower labor costs

142
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What is a tertiary economic sector?

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economic division involving production of services, no physical services (includes tourism)

143
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What types of jobs are found in the tertiary economic sector?

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engineering, finance, restaurants, sports, childcare, medicine, etc

144
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What percentage of the US economy is made up of the tertiary economic sector?

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more than 75% by gross domestic product

145
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Information jobs comprise ______ of the workforce in the US in the 21st century

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65%

146
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What is a quaternary economic sector?

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economic division involving information collecting and processing, as well as management

147
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Tertiary and quaternary sectors are also known as…

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the service sector

148
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What is Gross Domestic Product (GDP)?

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the total value of all goods and services produced in a country in a given year

149
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What is GDP per capita?

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GDP of a country divided by the population of that country

150
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What is GDP per capita?

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GDP of a country divided by the population of that country

151
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What is the Von Thunen Model?

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predicts agricultural land use in a close economic system, with only one market surrounded by land of uniform quality

152
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What are footloose jobs?

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jobs that can be carried out in any location

153
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What is the Sun Belt?

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the region extending through the American South, Southwest, and into California

154
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What made the sun belt possible>

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the spread of air conditioning

155
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What is the migration pattern in the US?

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rural to urban shift; midwest farming migration to Northeast Steel Belt manufacturing; Northeast Rust Belt migration to information jobs in the Sun Belt

156
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What is Americanism?

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the spread of American ideas and trends to other places in the world

157
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What are some of America’s largest affects on the rest of the world?

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Hollywood movies, fast food chains, English-language internet

158
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What is the American Dream?

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the belief that through hard work a person can achieve upward mobility and financial success, no matter his or her background

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What is the American “Melting Pot”?

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the combination of diverse groups of immigrants to form one society or to share common ideals

160
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What results in the presence of many ethnic minority groups in the US?

A

Immigration

161
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What is the largest growing population in the US at the end of the 20th century?

A

Hispanic population

162
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What percentage of the US population is made up of immigrants (2010)?

A

16%

163
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Where did African American’s migrate to in the 1920s?

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from the agricultural South to the manufacturing Steel Belt

164
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What is the Great Migration?

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the movement of African Americans to the North or West from the South (more than 10% moved)

165
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More recently, where have African Americans been moving?

A

The Sun Belt cities for information sector jobs

166
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Religion of early settlers in the US

A

Protestant Christian

167
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Religion of settlers in New England

A

Puritans

168
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Religion of settlers in Virginia

A

Anglicans/Episcopalians

169
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Religion of settlers in Maryland

A

Roman Catholics

170
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Religion of settlers in Pennsylvanie

A

The Society of Friends (Quakers)

171
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Recently, what are the four main religious patterns in the US

A

Baptists - South

Mormons - West

Lutherans - North

Methodists - Midwest

172
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How large is Canada?

A

2nd largest in the world by area

173
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How large is Canada?

A

2nd largest in the world by area

174
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How large is Canada’s population?

A

Less than California

175
Q

More than _______ of Canadians live within 150 miles of the US border

A

95%

176
Q

What part of Canada is not considered part of its ecumene?

A

Northern Canada

177
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What is an ecumene?

A

a habitable zone for permanent human settlement

178
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How many provinces and territories does Canada have?

A

10 provinces and 3 territories

179
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What is the climate of Central Canada?

A

cold (Type D), with warm summers and cold winters

180
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What is the climate of Northern Canada?

A

arctic (Type E)

181
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What sports are played in Canada due to the cold weather and long winters?

A

ice hockey, curling

182
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What is the Canadian Shield?

A

an area of rock and forest covering much of central Canada around Hudson Bay

183
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Where is farmland located in Canada?

A

central Canada, along the St.Lawrence river; and in Ontario near the Great Lakes

184
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What resources are found in the Alberta province?

A

coal, oil, and natural gas

185
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What resources are found in the rocky mountains of Canada?

A

mining and timber

186
Q

What is the primary language of Canada?

A

English, but 22% French

187
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What is a mother tongue?

A

the primary language

188
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What is the lingua franca?

A

a second language used to communicate between people who do not share a mother tongue

189
Q

The percentage of French speakers in Canada is ____________

A

decreasing over time

190
Q

90% of Canadian French speakers live in _____

A

Quebec

191
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What percentage of the Canadian population identify as Native inhabitants?

A

3.8%

192
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How many groups and language dialects are in Canada?

A

over 500 groups, and 65 language dialects

193
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Who are the first nations?

A

indigenous people of Canada other than the Inuit

194
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Who are the métis?

A

native peoples of the Arctic regions of Canada and other countries

195
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In Canada currently, where is a large amount of their immigration coming from?

A

Asia

196
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Who is Canada’s largest trading partner?

A

The United States

197
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What is the Canadian Economy currently developing in?

A

information and technology industries

198
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What states make up the Northeastern Core (do not need to know specifics, but it is good to know the general region)

A

Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, Pennsylvania, New York, Maryland, New Jersey, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, northern Virginia, southern Ontario

199
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What states make up New England and the Canadian Maritimes (do not need to know specifics, but it is good to know the general region)

A

New England: Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine

Canadian Maritimes: New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland, Labrador

200
Q

What states make up French Canada (do not need to know specifics, but it is good to know the general region)

A

Quebec, St.Lawrence Valley from Montreal to the Atlantic coast

201
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What states make up the American South (do not need to know specifics, but it is good to know the general region)

A

Kentucky, West Virginia, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Arkansas, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana

202
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What states make up the American South (do not need to know specifics, but it is good to know the general region)

A

Kentucky, West Virginia, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Arkansas, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana

203
Q

What does the American South contain?

A

the Gulf-Atlantic Coastal plain, southern Appalachian Highlands, and the Sun Belt

204
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What states make up the Midwest and the Great Plains (do not need to know specifics, but it is good to know the general region)

A

Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Montana, North Dakota, Kansas, Missouri, Iowa, Illinois, Nebraska

205
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What do the Midwest and Great plains produce agriculturally?

A

spring wheat, winter wheat, and corn

206
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What states make up the American Southwest (do not need to know specifics, but it is good to know the general region)

A

Texas, New Mexico, Arizona

207
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What type of climate does The American Southwest have?

A

Arid desert (Type B)

208
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What states make up the Mountain West (do not need to know specifics, but it is good to know the general region)

A

Idaho, Nevada, Utah, western Colorado, Wyoming, Montana, eastern Washington, Oregon, California, southern Canadian rockies

209
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What issue does the Mountain West face?

A

It has the fastest growth in the US, but this causes massive strains on water resources

210
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What states make up the Pacific Coast (do not need to know specifics, but it is good to know the general region)

A

California, Oregon, Washington, southern British Columbia

211
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What is the ring of fire?

A

the perimeter of the Pacific Ocean with frequent volcanoes and earthquakes

212
Q

What percentage of the population of the US lives in California?

A

12%

213
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What states make up the North (do not need to know specifics, but it is good to know the general region)

A

Alaska, Northwest territories, northern Great Lakes forests, Canadian Shield

214
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What resources does the North have?

A

hunting, fishing, forestry, oil, and mining

215
Q

What region is the least densely populated region in North America?

A

The North

216
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Marist-Leninist Central Planning

A

against capitalism, for communism, Soviet Union version on a marxist , adheres to a command economy

216
Q

Marist-Leninist Central Planning

A

against capitalism, for communism, Soviet Union version on a marxist , adheres to a command economy

217
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Marist-Leninist Central Planning

A

against capitalism, for communism, Soviet Union version on a marxist , adheres to a command economy

218
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Walkable Cities

A

A city developed before the automobile or mass transportation, designed for accessing everything on foot.

219
Q

Streetcar Suburbs

A

The appearance of the streetcar made living within the heart of the city unnecessary. People began moving to the edges of the cities and commuting to work by streetcar. Led to growth of suburbs.

220
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Automobile Suburbs

A

A residential area outside the city center to which people commute by automobile.

221
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British Versus French Canada

A

One hundred and fifty years of French-British conflict in North America ended in the Seven Years’ War and the British conquest of Canada.