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78 Cards in this Set
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what is a rift valley?
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6,000 mile crack
lebanon to mozambique divides kenya |
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what is unusual about the rivers in africa
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they flow inward although they eventually depart on the coast at the ocean
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what is an escarpment
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waterfalls and rapids on plateaus
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in medical geography, what is the host
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a disease that infects many people
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the vector
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the carriers of infectious disease
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the reservoir
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where the disease can be found
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where is the tse tse fly prevalent
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middle third of africa
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how is the land tenure system different than that of europe
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afrcan communities own land, european people own land
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who were the 5 main colonizing countries in 1884 berlin conference?
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british, french, portuguese, beligium, germany
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which subsaharan language family dominates
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niger-kordofanian
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what are linguae francae
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languages spoken widely (french and english)
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why is multilingualism a centrefigure force in africa
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because the language is very important to the culture in each region, no one wants to change
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what are the sectors of urbanization in africa
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formal- cities, headquarters
informal-rural immigrants, immenial jobs |
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why is southern africa the continents richest region materially
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it contains the copperbelt
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which country is the copperbelt located
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zambia
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the great dyke is a mineral rich zone in the country of
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zimbobwe
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the whitwatersland is located in the country of
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south africa
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which country is considered on of the poorest in the world
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malowi
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what is apartied
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separate development
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why is south africa the dominent state in southern africa?
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mineral wealth
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what 5 countries make up the middle tier of southern africa
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botswana, lesotho, swaziland, zimbabwe,nambibia
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what are zimbabwes 4 main ag products
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sugar, tea, cotton, tobacco
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what 4 counrties make up SA northern tier
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angola, mosambique, malawil, zambia
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name the 5 long lakes on the west side of the eastern region
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albert, edward, kivo, tanganyika
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which country is dominante in east africa
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kenya
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kenyas economy is based on what 3 variable
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coffee, tea. tourism
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why is tanzania described as a country without a core
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too many sparce clusters
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which has a larger pop, rwanda, or burundi
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rwanda
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what is the 4th largest island in the world
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madagascar
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what 2 ingredients make the congo the leader in the region
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minerals, agriculture
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the 4 countries in the middle region of africa have what important resource for export
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oil
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the minrerals of gabon
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maganese, iron ore, uranium
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what 2 countries domintated w africa
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fracne britain
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nigerias resourse
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oil
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how many core areas of nigeria
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2
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sharia law?
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north
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english law?
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south
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freed slaves
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liberia, sierra leaon
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african transition zone is for what 2 grousp
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muslim and non
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what countries make the af trans zone
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ethiopia, somalia, eritrea, djbouti
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whats a land bridge
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isthamtic link between 2 countries
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internal focus of spanish city was
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new land
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mainland CA dominates what cultural heritage
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european, spanish
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rimland CA dominates what cultural heritage
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european, african
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plantations dominate what region in CA
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rimland
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where are large mexican cities located
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high land
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poorest part of mexico
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chiapas
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where is oil in mexico
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east coast, bay of capeache
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what are maquiladoras
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american factories on border of mexixco
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most of pop lives in what one of altitude
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terra templade
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how is belize different
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mostly black
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what CA has the largest pop
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gualamala
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wahat is the heartland of costa rica
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central valley
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how large is the panama canal
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50 long, 10 wide
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what is a mulatto
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african/blanco(american)
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greater antilles
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cuba, costa rica, jamaica, hispaniola island,
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what country is poorest in western hemisphere
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haiti
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where was inca
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peru, chile
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what is altiplano
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elongated basins
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what is land alienation
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takeover of amerindian lands
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why is brasil black
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slave trade
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whta percent of south america is urban
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79
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6 largest cities of south america
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buenos airs, rio degenero, lima, sau paulo, santiago, bagota
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what region of SA is most urbanized
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south
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what region of SA is least urbanized
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andes
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what SA 2 counrties have oil reserves
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colmbia, venezuela
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what are the 3 sub regions od peru
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desert coast, andean highlands, eastern slopes
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40% equador lives in
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andean
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what si the heart of bolivia
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altiplano
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2 exports of bolivia that go to brasil and argentina
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oil and gas
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why is the pampas the most imp sub group of argentian
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industry
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what is more european, uraguay or paraguay
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uraguay
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90% of chile is where
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middle
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why is the atacama desert so imp tp chile
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nitrate and copper
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cultural hearth of brasil
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north east
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modern core of brasil
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se
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leading crop of interior brasil
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soybeans
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main city in north amazon of brasil
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iron ore
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