World Geography Flashcards

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The portion of the economy concerned with manufacturing useful products through processing, transforming, and assembling raw materials.

A

Secondary sector

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Region of Europe with the most fertile farmland.

A

North European Plain

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3
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A mountain range that extends along the border between France and Spain

A

Pyrenees Mountains

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4
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A mountain range that stretches from eastern Canada south to Alabama.

A

Appalachian Mountains

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The part of the economy that involves services rather than goods

A

Tertiary sector

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6
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Part of the economy that draws raw materials from the natural environment

A

Primary Sector

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7
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A major mountain range in western North America

A

Rocky Mountains

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Strategies and activities aimed at achieving a certain pattern of population

A

Population policies

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The world’s longest mountain chain, stretching along the west coast of South America

A

Andes Mountains

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