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WG Everything Flashcards

1
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L AM population

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525 mil. most in Central or coast of South. increasing rapidly

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LA AM language

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most are bilingual.

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L AMreligion

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most are Roman Catholic

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syncretism

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blending of faiths

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Carribean

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Bahamas, Greater Antilles, Lesser.

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Hispaniola

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Haiti & Dominican Republic. many are exposed mtn peaks

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S America

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13 countries. 6.9 sq mi. Brazil is the largest.

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globes

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only tru representation of E, BUT bulky, hard to transport

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maps

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easy to transport, details, BUT inaccurate

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topography

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map making

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11
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robinson map

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normal oval-ish

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12
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goodes interrupted

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INTERRUPTED

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13
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winkel tripel

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UGLY oval

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latitude

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horizontal. divides N/S. equator

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longitude

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vertical. divides E/W. prime meridian

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geographia

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“earth” “written down”

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place

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“what is it like there?” characterisics

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18
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HEI

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climate, building shapes, water/food available

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19
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regions

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formal, functional, perceptual

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20
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movement

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“how people and places are connected”

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21
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lithosphere

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30% of E’s surface. 33% uninhabitable

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hydrosphere

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70% of surface. 97% salt. 3% fresh

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23
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subduction

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heavier sea plate dives under continental

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accretion

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heavier sea slide under continent

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25
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spreading

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sea plates pull apart

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26
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Ring of Fire

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around Pacific

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27
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axis

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23.5 degrees

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28
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longest day of sunlight

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summer solstice

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29
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highest/lowest point to receive sunlight

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Tropic of Cancer/Capricorn 23.5 N/S

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30
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arctic/antarctic

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circles 66 degrees N/S

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31
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mid latitudes

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4 seasons

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32
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elevation

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temp drops 3.6 degrees every 1000m higher

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33
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latitude winds

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low: trade winds, mid:westerlies, high: polar easterlies

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34
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doldrums

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at equator where winds go either N/S

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35
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rainforest

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80in rain. 80 degrees

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36
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savanna

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wet summers dry winters

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37
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desert

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10-in rain, scrubs, cacti

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38
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steppe

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10-20in dry all year

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39
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marine W coast

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lots of rain. cool all year, coniferous+deciduous mix

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40
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mediterranean

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hot sunny summers, mild rainy winters

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41
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humid subtropical

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(NC) yr rain. short mild winter. prairie life

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42
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humid continental

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(Russia) short cool summers, harsh winters

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43
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high latitude climate regions

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subartci->tundra->ice cap

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44
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ancestry

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10,000+yr ago: nomadic 10,000 agricultural revolution, domesticated animals

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45
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rise in civilization

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3500 bc 1st civilization. 1800-1950 better farming medicine, tech

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46
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cultural hearths

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Mesopatamia (Iraq), Nile, Indus (Pakistan), Yellow

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47
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demography

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study of population. now-7bil; 2050-9bil

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48
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cultural regions

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10 regions. made by language (MAIN), religion, social groups, economic activity, government,

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49
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economic systems

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traditional, mixed, market, command

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50
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capitalism

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free interprise

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51
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government

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must maintain order, protect, and provide public services

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52
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federal

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govt system where powers are shared

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53
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unitary

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govt system where the govt has most power

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54
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confederate

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govt systems where the state has most power

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55
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autocracy

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one ruler by inheritance or military power, oldest

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56
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oligarchy

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small group rules ex china

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57
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democracy

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ruled by a consented leader by elections

58
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development

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literacy, median age/life expectancy, wealth, economics, population growth,

59
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verticle zonation

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fria: 2k-3k m, potatoes templada: 1k-2k m, cacao caliente: 0-1k m, bananas

60
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Anahuoc

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central Mexico, densely populated

61
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Altiplano

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in Bolivian Andes

62
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Llanos

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Colombia, Venezuela. llaneros

63
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Pampas

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Argentina & Uruguay. gauchos. lots of wheat, corn

64
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Sierras

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Madre, Occidental, Oriental, Mexico

65
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Andes

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longest range on E. Mt Aconcagua

66
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cordilleras

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parallel mtn ranges

67
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maracaibo

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largest on E. lake in Caribbean inlet near Venezuelan oil fields

68
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titicaca

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12500 ft above sea lvl. highest navigable lake on E

69
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chinanpas

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floating islands

70
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loess

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rich soil by glatiation

71
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dikes

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large banks of E n stone

72
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polders

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reclaimed land from the sea

73
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timberland

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elevation where trees can grow

74
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misral

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strong N wind from Alps

75
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siroccos

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hot dry winds from N Africa

76
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foehns

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dry winter winds

77
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campesino

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minifundia farmer

78
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malquiladora

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US/Jap factories

79
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urban slums

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shantitowns

80
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megacity

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10mil pop

81
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quipu

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series of knots & cords

82
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rainforests

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20% gone

83
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Amazon forest

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W’s largest. 40% of S AM. causes by slash n burn, cattle, trans amazon HWY

84
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PPU

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2nd largest river. imp commerical HWY, lost of hydro power, ends in Rio de Plata

85
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Amazon river

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from andes to atlantic. largest on E. 100’s of tributaries. 10x volume of MS river; 40x of Nile, ocean ships can go 1/2way upstream

86
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caudillo

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dictator

87
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viceroy

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royally appointed official

88
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conquerer

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conquistador

89
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mestizo

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blend of natives n euro

90
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Europe

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3.8 mil sq. mi. 530 mil pop.

91
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San Marino

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Italy

92
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Monaco

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France

93
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Andorra

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bw Spain/France

94
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Liechtenstein

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bw Austria, Switzerland

95
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Luxembourg

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bw Germany, Belgium

96
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Russa

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6.6 sq. mi. 11 time zones, 6th largest pop: 145. more pop on Euro side

97
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USSR

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“United Soviet Socialist Republic” 1721-1917. failed bc lack of competition. overspent on arms race. Afghanistan: USSR fought but US helped Afg. bcame 14 countries

98
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feudalism

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land given for loyalty pledges

99
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sovereignty

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self rule

100
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Middle Ages

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after fall or Roman Empire

101
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magna carta

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kings cant injustly punish

102
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Soviet Era

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when Russia was part of USSR

103
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Peter the Great

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expanded territory, made army, introduced Euro ways

104
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czar

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Nic II last of Russia. overthrown in 1917

105
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industrial revolution

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late 1700’s n Great Britain. coal, hydro, iron ore helped. now 75% in cities

106
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capitalist:

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wealthy business people from the Industr. Rev.

107
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rhine

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starts in Alps, moves N

108
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danube

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starts in alps, moves E

109
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adriatic

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bw italy n balkan

110
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aegean

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bw balkan n turkey

111
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dardenelle

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n bospherus. dar- w, bos-e

112
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biscay

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above iberian

113
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Bolshevik

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preachers of socialism

114
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reperation

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payment for damages

115
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middle east

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400mil pop. Turkey, Iran, Egypt most pop.

116
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islam

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“peace and submission to God” 1bil+ pop.

117
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n africa

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“maghreb” low life standards, bedouin

118
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bedouin

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migrating cowboys

119
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SW Asia

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very rich but afghanistan is VERY poor bc too many mtns n 12% land is arable

120
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pastoralism

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raise livestock

121
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nile

A

longest on E

122
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Sahara

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largest on E. 3.5 sq. mi. desert pavement.

123
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Rub al Khali

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2nd largest. 250k sq. mi. sandy. “empty quarter”

124
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sahel

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“border”

125
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desertification

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bc drought, overworking, overfarming

126
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Shia

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dominant only in Iraq, Iran

127
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Islam books

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Quran: Word of God - Sharia, Hadith: Muhammad’s sayings

128
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kabaa

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temple of shrines in mecca

129
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Muhammad

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rejected Arab God, exiled, 622 fled to Yathrib, 630 came back and destroyes kabaa idols

130
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Islam pillars

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GOD, pray 5x, alms, Ramadan fasting, Haaj

131
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cuneiform

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wedge shaped symbol written on clay

132
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qanat

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underground Persian canal

133
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embargo

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trade ban

134
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ziggurats

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large mudbrick, pyramids temples

135
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persian gulf

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e of saudi arabia

136
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hejas mtns

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N of W coast

137
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asir mtns

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S of W coast

138
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atlas mtns

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n algeria

139
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ahaggar mtns

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s algeria

140
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moldova

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“molded” to NE Romania

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