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18 Cards in this Set
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how is brazil culturally different from the rest of latin america
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majority language is portuguese
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after independenxe from colonial rule and a period of dictatorships, what nations seems to overshadow much of the latin america today
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the u.s.
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the diffusion of ideas and agricultural products between the old and new worlds is known as
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columbian exchange
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how has slach and burn agriculture impacted the rainforests of latin america
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deforestation and exhaustion of farmland
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why was panama selected as athe locatiobb for a canal to link the atlantic and the pacific ocean
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it is the ithmus and could provide the shortest route across the land to build the canal
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what physical features can be found in both central and south america
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mountains, rivers, rainforests
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most canadians live near its border with what country
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u.s.
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what evidence is present in what evidence is present in the U.S. that suggests diffusion of latin american culture as a result of immigration
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food, spanish speaking radio and tv, billboards, tejano music
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what is megapolis
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large urban settlement that develops near each other, usually close to water routes
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is hollywood an exampke of americanization or glovalization? Why?
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ameriacnization; diffusion of ideas that orginated in the U.S.
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which canadian provinces are most like the new england region of the u.s.
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atlantic porvinces
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how does the u.s differ in terms of climate from latin america and europ
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the us has the most diversity of climate types
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why do many europeans believe immigration is neccesary for their religion survival
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have a negative poplulation growth rate
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how has europe impacted culture in the western hempisphere the most?
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language and religion
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what groups sruggle against each other nothern ireland? in the balkans>
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protestants, catholics, serbs, croats, muslims stuggle to resolve ethnic and religious conflicts
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what physical feature is present in both north america and latin america, but not in europ
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desert
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what helps to moderate the climate of western europe
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north atlantic drift
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what phsical feature has contributed most to europe's success/
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nsvigable rivers
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