World Geography

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agriculture

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deliberate modification of the earth's surface

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Human Development Index

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created by the UN, this recognizes that a country's level of development is a function of economic, social and demographic factors Ranching

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Ranching

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the commercial grazing of livestock over an extensive area

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Bulk Gaining Industry

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this makes something that gains volume or weight during production

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primary sector jobs

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these directly extract material from Earth through agriculture and sometimes by mining, fishing, and forestry

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subsistence agriculture

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the production of food primarily for consumption by the farmer's family

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crop rotation

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the practice of rotating use of different fields from crop to crop each year to avoid exhausting the soil

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foreign direct investment

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investment made in the economy of another country

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secondary sector jobs

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these include manufacturers that process transform and assemble raw materials into useful products

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bulk reducing industry

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an economic activity in which the final product weighs less than its inputs

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commercial agriculture

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the production of food primarily for sale off the farm

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tertiary sector jobs

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these involve the provision of goods and services to people in exchange for payment

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pastoral nomadism

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a form of subsistence agriculture based on the herding of domesticated animals

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right to work laws

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requires a factory to maintain an open shop

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is the east-west split the division of the world between more and less developed countries?

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false

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is the low level of literacy among women the main reason the UN considers the Middle East to be less developed than its wealth would indicate?

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true

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is Eastern Europe the only region where the HDI has declined significantly since the UN created the index?

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true

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are the three main site factors for industry: labor, land and capital?

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true

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Is Latin America hindered by inequitable income distribution?

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true

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is the cost of land the only factor a commercial farmer takes into account?

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false, the cost of transporting products to market

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are Eastern European counties farther from Western Europe converted more rapidly to marker economics than did those closer?

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true

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is the steel industry an example of bulk reducing industry?

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true

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is the Middle East's one major economic assets gold?

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false, it's oil

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are the following all types of agriculture: dairy farming, livestock ranching, mixed crop and livestock and grain farming?

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true

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how is genetically modified food different from traditional selective breeding? give two reasons why Africa is strongly opposed to genetically modified foods.

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Traditional selective breeding: increasing understanding of genetic traits

Genetic modification: Modification of genetic traits

Genetic modification may cause safety problems, such as lowered resistance to antibiotics and could destroy ecological balances in local agriculture

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What are the four countries known as the "four Asian dragons"? What did each of these countries invest their money in that assisted in their country's development?

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South Korea, Singapore, Taiwan, and Hong Kong.

Manufactured goods, especially clothing and electronics.

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How did the government stimulate industrial growth in the southern United States?

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The enactment of right to work laws

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Give them out of four reasons why Africa has a food crisis.

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With rapid population growth, herd size increased beyond the capacity of the land to support the animals. Farmers over planted, soil erosion increased, and animals overgrazed the limited vegetation.

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Where did the Industrial Revolution originate? Why?

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In Northern England and southern Scotland, because the region during the late 18th century contained a remarkable concentration of innovative engineers and mechanics

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Why can't India attract typical manufacturing jobs to the country? What kinds of jobs does India attract?

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The overall ratio of population to resources is unfavorable because of the region's huge population. India became a major service provider.

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Give two reasons why manufacturing plants have moved out of the cities into the suburbs or rural areas.

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Contemporary factories generally require large tracts of land. The land is much cheaper.

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What is Mexico's primary manufacturing competition? Why?

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Asian because maquiladora plants are a bit too far from most U.S. manufacturing facilities for quick delivery.

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What determines whether a dairy sells milk or other dairy products?

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The farther the farm is from large urban concentrations, the smaller is the percentage of output devoted to fresh milk.

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What are the three widely used barriers that promote the self sufficiency approach to development?

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Setting high taxes on imported goods, fixing quotas to limit imported goods, and requiring licenses to restrict the number of legal importers.