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44 Cards in this Set
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Absolute location |
Exact location |
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Relative location |
Non-exact location |
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Longitude |
Up and down (east to west) (timelines) |
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Latitude |
Left to right (north to south) (weather lines) |
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Hurricanes that happen in the Atlantic Ocean are called what in South Asia |
Typhoons |
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Typhoons |
Hurricanes that occurs in South Asia |
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Tsunamis |
Long high sea wave caused by an earthquake |
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What separates India and China |
Himalayas (north) Ocean (South) |
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Who brought the caste system to India |
Aryans |
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Major crop in Bangladesh |
Rice |
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River that is sacred to the Hindu religion |
The Ganges |
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Natural resource definition |
Resource that comes from earth |
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Non violent leader of India |
Gandhi |
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Country that controlled India in 1800’s |
Great Britain |
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Location of equator |
0 degrees latitude |
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Dam that has increased immigration because of environmental disruption |
Three Gorges Dam |
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What has allowed China to become one of the largest importers |
Low cost labor |
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Policy that was meant to reduce Chinese population |
One child policy |
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15 year program in China to modernize the country (started by Mao) |
Great Leap Forward |
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Cultural revolution in China |
To support Mao and get rid of enemies |
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Opium war in China |
War between Great Britain and China over opium |
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Chinese economic system |
Communism |
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Islands like Japan, Philippines, and Hawaii |
Archipelago |
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Canopy in a tropical rainforest |
Trees that grow close together to create a dense layer |
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Dominant language in Latin America |
Spanish |
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Location of prime meridian |
0 degrees longitude |
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Dominant language in Brazil |
Portuguese |
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People who are native to an area |
Indigenous |
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Subsistence farming definition |
Farming for family needs |
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Major export in Venezuela |
Oil |
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Countries in Middle America |
Mexico, Cuba, Honduras, Panama |
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Region of the world that the amazon basin is largest |
Humid tropical region |
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Longest mountains in the world (South America) |
Andes |
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What does South America rely on that causes earthquakes |
Ring of fire |
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Wind farm advantages |
Low cost energy that does not pollute |
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South American countries that are in the tropical rainforest |
Brazil, Guyana, Ecuador |
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Human environment interaction |
How humans interact with their environment |
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European and Mexican people |
Mestizos |
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Geography definition |
Study of earth’s physical features |
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Seven continents |
North America, South America, Asia, Africa, Europe, Australia, and Antarctica |
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Economic globalization |
Economic interdependence between two countries |
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Countries that buildings are most effected by earthquakes |
Japan |
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Gross Domestic Product (GDP) |
Total # of goods produced in a country per year |
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Wet and dry seasons in Asia |
Monsoons |
