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11 Cards in this Set
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Where do monsoon winds blow?
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Asia
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Where do typhoons occur?
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Asian Pacific Ocean - Hurricane of the Asian Pacific
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Where do tornadoes mostly occur?
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The United States
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Where do hurricanes occur?
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Atlantic Ocean
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What sea is shrinking from irrigation?
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The Aral Sea
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What are 3 reasons that man builds dams?
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Control flooding
For hydroelectric power For irrigation |
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Name 2 dams?
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Hoover Dam - Colorado River
Aswan High Dam - Nile River |
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Nme 3 regions that suffer from deforestation?
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Nepal
Brazil Malaysia |
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What is a polder?
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A process of building dams & dikes to hold back water, then using windmills to pump out water to reclaim land - Netherlands
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Name 4 places effected by acid rain?
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Germany, Scandinavia, China, and Eastern North America
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What 2 regions used agricultural terracing?
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China and Southeast Asia
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