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52 Cards in this Set
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what is latitude & longitutde
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make believe lines that circle the earth
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what is culture?
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a way of life
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what is subsustence farming?
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people making only enough food for themselves + family
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what is urbanization?
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the process of becoming urban ( moving to a city)
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what is an equator?
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an imaginary line of latitude that lies half waybetween the north and south pole
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what is revolution?
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one complete orbit around the sun.
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what are earthquakes?
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sudden movements along a fracture in earth's crust(fault line)
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midwest
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a farmbelt where we get our crops (specifically corn)
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toronto
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the capital of ontario, the most populated city in canada
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muliticultural
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a mixture of different culture
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mexico
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a counrty in north america (montere is the most industrial city in mexico)
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roman catholic
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a religion found most in latin america
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costa rica
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a country in south america, the most wealthiest
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what are favelas?
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huge slums in Brazil (G to the H to the E~T~T~O girl u GHETTO!)
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amazon river
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major river in south america
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alps
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major mountian chain in southern europe
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the north sea
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a major sea between britan, denmark and scandanivia (oil)
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france
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a country in europe (largest food producer)
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saudi arabia
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a country occupying alot of the araibian peninsula
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west bank
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an area of palestine west of the jordan river
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lebanon
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a country in south west asia
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nigeria
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a country in west africa
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congo river
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a in central africa that flows in to the atlantic ocean
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what is climate and climate types?
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weather conditions in an area over a long period of time
types: humid tropical, tropical savanah,desert, steppe,mediterranean,humid subtropical,marine west coast,humid continental,ice cap,highland,subarctic,tundra |
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what do polders do?
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they keep water of holland
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who are austrailias natives?
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they are aborigines
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antarctica
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coldest, driest and windiest continent in the world. covered 98% in ice
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what is the sun made up of?
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gas
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what are hurricanes caused by?
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high and low pressure
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what is erosion?
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when water, ice or wind go to another location
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what form of government did the constituion create?
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republic
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what is canada's government?
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parlimentary
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is the u.s a leader in world trade?
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yes because we export more than we import
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the st. lawrence seaway connects what bodies of water?
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connects great lakes to the atlantic ocean
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what is a continental divide in the u.s?
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crest of the rocky mountains
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what mountain range runs through 6 south american counrties?
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andes mountains
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what are the climate types in mexico?
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tierra caliente, tierra frio,tierra tempelado
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what are the worlds longest river?
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1. the nile 2.the amazon 3.the congo
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where do two thirds of argentinas pop. live?
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the pampas
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the jutland peninsula is surrounded by what waterways?
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europe, the north sea & the baltic sea
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europe's large industrial center is called ___?
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the ruhr valley
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major industry takes place around what river in Italy?
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the po river
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eastern european counrties changed from communism to __?
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a free enterprise system
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what are the peninsulas in europe and name the countries they can be found on?
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scandanavian(norway,finland
&sweden), jutland(denmark), iberian(spain&portugal) & balkan (greece&yugoslavia) |
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where are the tigris & euphrates rivers found?
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in the modern day country of iraq
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what country has the largest deposits of oil?
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saudi arabia
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what is the name of the holy city in saudi arabia?
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mekka
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where are the elburz abd zagros mountains?
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in iran
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the aparthied is found in what country?
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apartness in africa (south africa)
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earliest remain of humans were found in ___?
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the great rift valley
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what is similar about liberia and ethiopia?
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they were never taken over by europe
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what is africas valuable resources?
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gold and diamonds
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