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What three areas make up Latin America?

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Middle America
South America
Caribbean

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Define tariff

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Tax on imports and exports

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List and define the three types of boundaries

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Natural boundary: River or Mountain
Geometric boundary: Latitude and Longitude
Cultural boundary: religion or language

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4
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Define cordilleras

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Parallel mountain range

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What is the largest river in the world? (In volume)

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Amazon

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6
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What is the largest lake in Central America?

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Lake Nicaragua

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What is the world’s highest navigable lake

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Lake Titicaca

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What was the official religion of the Spanish colonist in South America?

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Catholicism

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9
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Define monotheism and polytheism

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Believe in one God and belief in many gods

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10
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Define missionaries

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People who help spread religion around the world

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Define globalization

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The process in which connections a round the world increase and cultures merge

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12
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List the measure of development for a country

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Gross national product
 gross domestic product 
industrialization 
standard of living 
literacy
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13
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Define prime meridian

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Imaginary line that runs from the north pole to the South Pole through Greenwich England

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14
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Define equator

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Imaginary line which circles the globe halfway between the poles

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15
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What is the deepest depression on earth?

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Mariana trench

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16
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Define fault

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A crack or break in the earths crust

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17
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List the three layers of the earth

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Core
Mantle
Crust

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18
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What type of climate is found in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States?

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Marine west coast

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What states to the Appalachian Mountains run through?

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West Virginia and Tennessee

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20
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What is the population of Canada and the United States

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Canada: 32,507,874
USA: 300,000,000

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21
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What causes water pollution?

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Acid rain, run off from agriculture and industrial waste.

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22
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Who sold the land west of the Mississippi to the United States?

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France

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23
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What is special about the Atacama desert?

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It’s a defies the rainshadow effect because it is located on the Windward slope and it is one of the driest places on earth

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24
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Define estuary and give an example

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Wherever meets the ocean tide

Example: Rio de la plata

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25
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Given example of a developing country

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South Africa

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26
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Define and give an example of the world city

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Most important centers for economic power and wealth

Examples: London

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27
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List the two types of locations that geographers use

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Relative and absolute

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28
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Define relative location

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A place in relation to another place

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29
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What is the land percentage of the world?

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30%

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30
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Define erosion

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Wearing away of the earth by wind glaciers and moving water

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31
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What cause the mountains on the US Pacific Coast to form?

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Tectonic activity

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32
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What are prices in a market economy based on?

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What companies want to charge and what people are willing to pay

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33
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Where do most people in South America live?

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Near the coasts

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34
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Lake Marcaibo contains what natural resource for Venezuela?

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Oil

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35
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What language has the most speakers?

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Mandren Chinese

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36
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What percentage of the worlds population lives in northern hemisphere?

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90%

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37
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What are the causes of culture change?

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Migration war and trade

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38
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List the parts of a grid system

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Latitude
Longitude
Prime meridian
Equator

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39
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What is the highest point on earth?

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Mount Everest

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40
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Define physical weathering

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Large masses of rock or physically broken off

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41
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Which province in Canada primarily speaks French?

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Quebec

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42
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What is the United States a leading exporter of?

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Wheat and beef

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43
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Defined NAFTA

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North America free-trade agreement between Canada and the United States and Mexico

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44
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Define and give an example of a primate city

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A city that dominates a country’s economy culture and government.
Example: Buenos Aries, Santiago, Montevideo

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45
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What is the headway of the Amazon River?

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Peruvian Andes

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46
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Define pampas

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Grasslands of Argentina and Uruguay

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47
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Define Patagonia

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Flatland of Argentina

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48
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Where does groundwater come from?

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Rain melted snow lakes and rivers

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49
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What are the four major types of landforms?

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Mountain
hills
plateaus
and planes

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50
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What are the three major types of bodies of water?

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Seas
Gulfs
Bays

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51
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What do you scientist believe about earths continents?

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They were once connected in a supercontinent

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52
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the major language of Haiti is what?

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French

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53
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What is the major language of Brazil?

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Portuguese

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54
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Cuba has what type of economy

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Communist

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55
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What occurs when a river is dammed?

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A lake forms upstream

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56
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What are the four reasons to build a dam?

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Re-creation
flood control
irrigation and hydroelectricity

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57
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Where do Mexicans grow coffee?

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Sierra Madre Del sir

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58
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Define Emigrant

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People who leave the country to live somewhere else

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59
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Define immigrant

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People who come into a country to live from somewhere else

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60
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Define culture

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All the features of peoples way of life

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61
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Define dialect

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A regional variety of a language

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62
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Define population density

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The average number of people living in one area

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63
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Define shifting cultivation

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The practice of clearing trees for short-term farming

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64
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Define demography

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The statistical study of human population

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65
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Define capitalism

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A system in which business industries and resources are privately owned

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66
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Define nationalism

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A feeling of pride and loyalty for one’s own country

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67
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Define infrastructure

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A system of roads sports or other facilities

68
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Defined Domestication

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The taming of plants and animals by humans

69
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Define tributary

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Small stream that connects to a larger river

70
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Define arable

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Suitable for growing crops

71
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Define alluvial soil

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Rich soil that is made up of sand and mud deposited from water

72
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Define literacy

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Ability to read and write

73
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Define patriotism

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Pride and loyalty for one’s own country

74
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Define retooling

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Converting old factories to be used for new industries

75
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What is the ability to read and write in more than one language?

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Bilingual

76
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What is a taxes imposed on imports and exports?

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Tariffs

77
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What is Haze caused by air pollution?

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Smog

78
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What is a cotton based industry called

A

Textiles

79
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And which form of government is citizens elect their own official

A

Republic democracy

80
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What are the first 10 amendments to the US Constitution called

A

Bill of rights

81
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What is partially self-governing country with close ties to another country called?

A

Dominion

82
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Defined monopoly

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Total control of an industry by one person or company

83
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What is land that is controlled by one country but occupied by another

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Colony

84
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Define mouth of a river

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Where it ends

85
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Define headway of a river

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Where it starts

86
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What is a religion which includes a central city and it’s surrounded by suburbs

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Metropolitan area

87
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What term describes making more on exports than spending on imports

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Trade surplus

88
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What term describes spending more on imports than making on exports

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Trade defictic

89
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What is a community of plants and animals

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Ecosystem

90
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What is the study of weather

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Meteorology

91
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Define hemisphere

A

Half of the globe

92
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Define Llanos

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Grasslands and Columbia and Venezuela

93
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What is the Highland climate zone at the lowest elevation n South America called

A

Tierra Caliente

94
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What is the highest and coldest climate zone in south America called

A

Tierra Fria

95
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What type of electricity is generated from moving water

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Hydroelectricity

96
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What type of energy is generated from the sun

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Solar energy

97
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What is the continuous layer of leaves that covers the rain forest

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Canopy

98
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What is an escarpment

A

High Plains

99
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Defined cartography

A

The study of maps and making

100
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Define mega city

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Cities with more than 10 million people

101
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What is a thick layer of rock underneath the earths crust

A

Magma

102
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Define hydrosphere

A

All water on earth

103
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Why did Europeans set up colonies in Latin America

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For natural resources

104
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Where does two thirds of the population live

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Northern hemisphere

105
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What affects routes of migration

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War
Migration
Trade

106
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How much of earth is covered by water

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70%

107
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Are there deep divisions between the economic and social classes in Latin America

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Yes

108
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What is an example of a ethnic religion

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Jewish or Islam

109
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What is physical geography

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The study of Earth’s physical features

110
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Define earthquakes

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Sudden violent movement of plates along the faultlines

111
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What is cultural region

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Division of the earth based on government social groups economically’s language or religion

112
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Total population on earth

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6.5 billion

113
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Define globalization

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Connecting the cultures of the world

114
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Define traditionalism

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Follow a long time practice and oppose many modern practices

115
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What is Mexico the world’s leading exporter of

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Silver

116
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Define stalactite

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Limestone rich water that form structures on the ceiling

117
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Define stalagmite

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Limestone Bridgewater that forms structures on the ground

118
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What percentage of Canadians live within 100 miles of the US border

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90%

119
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What country consumes more oil than any other country on earth

A

United States

120
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Is Latin America’s population density high or low

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High

121
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Is the United States population density high or low

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High

122
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Is Canada’s population density high or low

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Low

123
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Define basin

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Area of land drained by a given river and it’s branches

124
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Define bay

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Part of a larger body of water that extends into a Shoreline

125
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Define Canyon

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Deep and narrow valley with steep walls

126
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Define Cape

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Point of land that extends into a river or lake and ocean

127
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Define continent

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One of the seven large landmasses on earth

128
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Definition of elevation

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Height of land above sea level

129
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Define hill

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Elevated land with sloping sides and rounded top generally smaller than a mountain

130
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Define Island

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Land area which is completely surrounded by water

131
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Define isthmus

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Narrow stretch of land connecting 2 larger land areas

132
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Define lake

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Inland body of water surrounded by land

133
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Define Mesa

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Broad flat top landform with steep sides

134
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Define mountain

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Land with steep sides that rise sharply

135
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Defined ocean

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One of the four major bodies of salt water that surrounds continents

136
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Define peninsula

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Body of land jutting into a lake or ocean and is surrounded by water on three sides

137
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Define plateau

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Area of flat are rolling land at high elevations

138
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Define river

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Large natural stream of water that runs through land

139
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Define sea

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Large body of water completely or partially surrounded by land

140
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Defined strait

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Narrow stretch of water joining 2 larger bodies of water

141
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Define Valley

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Area of low land usually between hills or mountains

142
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Define volcano

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Mountain or hill created as liquid rock and Ash erupted from the earth

143
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What type of Geo graphic landform is Europe

A

Peninsula

144
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What to major oceans surround Europe

A

Atlantic and our Arctic

145
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How many different languages are spoken in Europe

A

50

146
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What are the two major rivers in Europe used for transportation

A

Danube and Rhine

147
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Why are the Rhine Danube Rivers polluted

A

Industrial waste among their banks

148
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Paris is considered a mega city because it has ___ people

A

10 million

149
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What is the largest country in the world (in size)

A

Russia

150
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What is the smallest country in the world? (In size)

A

Vatican city

151
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What is ethnic cleansing

A

One ethnic or religious group removing by violent and Terror inspiring means the population of another ethnic or religious group from certain geographic areas

152
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What percent of Europe is urban

A

75%

153
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And which system of government does the government control All mean of production

A

Communist

154
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And which system of government does the government controls a means of production about others are privately owned

A

Socialist

155
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What is the term for all living things on earth

A

Biosphere

156
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What are large slow moving bodies of ice on land

A

Glaciers

157
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What are Inlets to the sea created by glaciers called

A

Fjords

158
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What are three main crops grown in Europe

A

Grapes potatoes olives

159
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Which climate type of precipitation of 22 to 80 inches a year which causes the weather to be foggy and rainy

A

Marine West Coast

160
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Which climate type as for Distinct characteristics

A

Humid continental

161
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When did the Industrial Revolution occur in Europe

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18th and 19th centuries

162
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Coal is Europe’s main source of what

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Fuel or energy

163
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What is Homogeneous

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The same or having one major ethnic groups

164
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What is a refugee

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Someone who is forced to flee a country

165
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What mountains are on the western edge of South America?

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Andes

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