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One of the greatest rights of citizens is to share in electing the government of a country by means of |
Voting |
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Suriname, Guyana & Belize are all a part of of the Caribbean but they are not islands. |
They are mainlands. |
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People of Curacao & Suriname speak Dutch because they were once ruled by: |
Holland |
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Overpopulation may be described as |
too many people competing for the available resources in an area. |
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Food processing is |
the use of raw ingredients such as clean & harvested crops, or butchered animals to make packaged foods or processed packaged foods |
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What is the largest Caribbean island? |
Cuba |
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The third largest Caribbean island is |
Jamaica |
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Which is the largest English-speaking Caribbean island? |
Jamaica |
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What is the most Important resource in a country |
People |
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What are the 2 types of natural resources of a country? |
Physical resources and natural resources |
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Sunshine, beaches, waterfalls & forests in a country are all examples of |
Physical resources |
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Knowledge, skills, technology, & music in a country are all examples of... |
Human resources |
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The largest producer of bauxite in the Caribbean is also the 3rd largest producer in the world. Which country is this? |
Jamaica |
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Fewer people are employed in mining than in agriculture because mining uses more |
Machines |
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Trembling & shaking of the earth's crust is known as an |
Earthquake |
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A little movement in the earth's crust is called an |
Earth tremor |
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A break in the earth's crust is known as |
Faulting |
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The ________________ of an earthquake is point underground where the rocks break and move. This is where the earthquake begins |
Focus |
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The Earthquake waves are called |
Seismic waves |
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The point on the surface of the earth that is directly above the origin of the earthquake is the |
Epicenter |
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A very high wave caused by an earthquake under the ocean... |
Tsunami |
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The absence of rain for a long period of time is called |
Drought |
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The outer planets or gaseous planets are: |
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus & Neptune |
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You can gain a date by traveling eastward and crossing the |
International dateline |
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We use longitude to |
Tell the time |
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High prices of vegetables and other food items is as a result of what climatic change |
Drought |
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Drought can lead to |
Starvation |
