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Two Great Economic Revolutions?
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1) Agricultural revolution- domestication
2) Industrial revolution – began in 1700 |
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The Industrial revolution has been the principal cause of ____________
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urbanization
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__________ __________ has modified the regions habitats, cultures, and landscapes of many areas.
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Industrial revolution
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________ Industry - extract natural resources from the Earth. (oil, coal, etc)
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Primary Industries
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_________ Industry - manufacturing, processing stage, such as ore converted to steel, logs, fish processed and canned.
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Secondary Industry
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Today countries like China and Brazil are important new centers of manufacturing, why?
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because of cheap labor and accessability
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T/F Nonrenewable energy resources can be replaced in a reasonable in amount of time- such as a in a person’s lifetime.
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F - They can NOT be replaced in a persons lifetime.
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NON-renewable Resources =
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Coal, Oil, Natural Gas, and Nuclear (uranium) Power
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Renewable resources =
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Renewable resources- Hydroelectric (dams), Geothermal (steam), Solar, Wind and tides
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In Brazil, ___ ______ _____ and its rain forest is under attack by settlers, ranchers, and commercial loggers.
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The Amazon Basin
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Today the Amazon region supports the greatest stand of tropical forests in the world, but _% of the Amazon could be destroyed or degraded within __ more years.
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60% and 20 or more years
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_________ is the official language of Brazil, although English, German and Italian are also widely spoken
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Portuguese
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Who is the world’s leading coffee producer?
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Brazil
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In ______, more people have television sets than piped water.
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Brazil
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T/F Some Brazilians want to divide Brazil into two countries,
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T/F Iguacu falls is large falls on each side of Brazil and Argentina
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What is the capitol of India?
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New Delhi - over 1 billion people
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What is sometimes called the “Indian Subcontinent”?
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South Asia
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From ___ to _______, summer monsoons bring needed rainfall to agricultural areas
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May to October
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South Asia’s major religions are:
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Hinduism, Islam, Sikhism, and Buddism
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The _______ ruled the Indian subcontinent from the 1800s until 1950- and brought railroads, _______ laws, education and political systems to the region
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British and British
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T/F violent religious clashes do not still occur between Hindus and Muslims in Jammu and Kashmir
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F - they DO still occur
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South America is the world’s largest democracy T/F
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F - India is the world's largest democracy
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India will surpass China’s population by about ____ AD
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2030
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The Indian government has built electric crematoriums along the ______ River
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Ganges River
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What is the predominant religion in India?
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Hinduism
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The ___ _____ was built by a Muslim ruler as a tomb for his favorite, beloved wife- who died after giving birth to 14 children in 19 years
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Taj Mahal
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The untouchables make up __% of India’s population, and are the most discriminated group in the world. Untouchables are the lowest caste system in India.
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15%
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T/F First cities arose as new technologies, particularly domestication of plants and animals, facilitated the concetration of people, wealth and power in a few places.
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Although first cities developed in specific hearths, urban life has now ________ _________, and our planet will continue to ________
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Diffused worldwide and Urbanize
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The worlds first cities arose in six urban hearth areas:
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Mesopotamia,
Nile Valley, Indus Valley, - western India/Pakistan Huang HO, - china Andean Region, - peru area Mesoamerica- mexico area |
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Many of the problems now plaguing our cities are consequences of what?
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uncorrected ills from the past
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Traffic and housing problems in Europe may be understodd in the context of what?
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medieval urban landscapes.
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The narrow streets and cramped housing conditions of the medieval period still pervade the typical ________ _______ city today.
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European central
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Many of the straight streets from Roman times remain in use __ centuries after they were first built
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20
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T/F Many problems of cities in the developing world are products of 20th century. Cities are bursting at the seams as thousands of new migrants crowd into them each day, seeking jobs, housing and schooling. In some cities, over a third of the population lives in hastily contructed housing
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During the past century to large cities has been so rapid that often _______ ________ ___________ have been the only solution to housing problems
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illegal squatter settlements
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Many of the problems facing modern cities today have what?
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Historical Roots.
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Massive rural to urban migration is a new phenomenon. T/F
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F - it is NOT a new phenomenon
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The disruptions cuased by 19th century colonial settlements deprived many people of their land and forced _____ __________ ____ ___ ____.
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rural inhabitants into the city
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“the standard zoning ordinance of American cities was originally conceived from a union of 2 fears- fear of the Chinese and fear of
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Skyscrapers.."
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Strong governmental planning measurers might alleviate many present day ills of modern cities, but the long-range hope lies with _________ __________ ______ and _________ _______ ____________.
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decreased population growth and increased economic opportunities
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____ ______ are new centers of economic activity that are located on the “edges” of traditional downtown areas.
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Edge Cities
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Many developing countries have less urbanized populations than countries of the developed world T/F?
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Brigham Young and other leaders deviated from the original Plat of Zion. Joseph Smith’s cities were intended to be much denser than the cities developed by Brigham Young and other future leaders T/F
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today most cities have stadiums and coliseums that continue the tradition of public spectacles started by the Romans T/F
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Country that drinks the most bottled water-
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Italy
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the world’s smallest country in area?
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Vatican city
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____ _________ XVI is the 265th Pope, Pope Benedict has both German and Vatican citzenship
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Pope Benedict
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help protect the Pope and the Vatican city
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Swiss Guards
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Where is the "birthplace of democracy?"
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Greece
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• many cities throughout the world have been centered on fortified places that eventually became more ________ than __________
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symbolic than functional
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Greece has over 2,000 islands, In many parts of Greece, buildings are painted _____ to reflect sunlight
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White
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• country that eats the most vegetables
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Greece 622 pounds per person
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We see two major forces at work in the city that can be considered diffusion processes. One works to centralize activities within the city, the other to decentralize activities into the suburbs T/F
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One of the most pressing problems facing the US is reversing the....
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continued decay of inner cities
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Social areas within the city can be delimited by certain traits taken from the
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census, such as income, education or family size.
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What gives us a familiar landscape of look-alike houses and yards; automobile efficient streets and transportation patterns; and remnants of agriculture.
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Suburbanization or suburban sprawl
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When Land values are high and pressure for housing intense, _______ rarely stands in the way of the developer
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Terrain
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_____ keep “undesirables” out of many subdivisions in master-planned communities
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Gates
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the movement of middle class people into deteriorated areas of city centers
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Gentrification
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often occurs in the older neighborhoods with historical buildings
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Gentrification- or the movement of middle class people into deteriorated areas of city centers
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The ecology of the city is a complicated issue because
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urbanization has modified natural ecosystems profoundly
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Canada’s greatest environmental concern is.....
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acid rain
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Models of the internal structure of cities describe how social and economic activities
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sort themselves out in space
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__________ reveal contemporary change, the past, prevalent scenic values, and our storehouse of symbols. New elements in the urban landscape relay information about our current social, economic, and political reality, and they indicate trends for the future.
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Cityscapes
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The symbolism of ____ ______, USA, is a powerful force in shaping communities today
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Main Street
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______ was ruled by Czars from 1547-1917
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Russia
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Under the leadership of Lenin and other leaders such as Stalin-
Communism ruled the Soveit Union , or USSR, from ---- - ---- |
1922 to 1990
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the Cold War era went form ---- - ---- and pitted the US and the Soviet Union against each other politically and militarily
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1946- 1989
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The Theory of Nuclear Winter came into existence
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in the 1980s and suggested that a large nuclear war could rapidly cool global temperatures, destroy crops and kill a large part of Mankind
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_______ provides half of Russia’s oil and natural gas
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Siberia
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______ is the world’s largest country (in area) and has huge nautral resources (such as oil, natural gas and timber)
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Russia
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The area west of the ural mountains is the heartland of
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Russia
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Changes in Russia’s government and increasing oil wealth has produced many millionaires and billionaires who live in and near Moscow Russia T/F
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Russia now appears to be moving towards a more _____________ ___ ____ __________form of government
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authoritarian and less democratic
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As powerfully transformative as the processes of _____________ are, they are unlikely to result in cultural _______________ any time soon.
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globalization and homoginization
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We have observed many trends suggesting that globalization will produce less geographic diversity and less unintended and unforeseen outcomes in our future T/F
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F - MORE
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The blending of what is increasingly common under globalization?
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modern technology and traditional culture
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_____________ ___________ helps efforts to safeguard and restore cultural landscapes of global significance
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International Designation
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The annual sales of the world’s privately owned corporations are greater or fewer than many countries’ GDP
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GREATER
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_________ is the sixth largest country in land area in the world, with over 20 million people. Only nation that is also a continent.
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Australia
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___ ______ _______ ____ off eastern Australia is the world’s largest coral reef at more than 1250 miles long.
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The Great Barrier Reef
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______ is a type of English that Australians speak
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“Strine”
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Beef cattle and sheep are usually raised on large ranches called
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“stations”
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Australia is known for its marsupials, such as the...
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kangaroo, koala, and Tasmanian devil
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Australia is dominated by a single plant variety:
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The Eucalyptus
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what are carnivorous marsupials, who hunt at night and hide by day
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Tasmanian devils
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_________ is a uniquely shaped piece of hardwood attached to a string that makes a distinct noise when twirled
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Bullroarer
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Australia is known for its marsupials, such as the...
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kangaroo, koala, and Tasmanian devil
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Australia is dominated by a single plant variety:
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The Eucalyptus
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what are carnivorous marsupials, who hunt at night and hide by day
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Tasmanian devils
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Aboriginal culture, Alice springs and Ayers Rock are among “outback” attractions. T/F
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_________ is a uniquely shaped piece of hardwood attached to a string that makes a distinct noise when twirled
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Bullroarer
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