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a large volcanic eruption can make the weather: colder across the world
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absolute location: the exact place on earth where a geographic feature is found
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acculturation: when one culture changes a great deal through its meeting with another culture
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andes and the rain forest: landforms that influenced the development and location of large centers of population in latin america
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Arctic Circle: marks the beginning of the north polar region
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asian-americans make up: 4% of the US pop
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bahamas, greater antilles, lesser antilles: the caribbean islands
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basic landform pattern common to NA and SA: high mountains-plains-highlands/low mtns
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BC and Ontario: 60% of canada's population is located in these two provinces
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boswash: the cities of philadelphia, boston, new york, washington d.c., and baltimore
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Brazil's most prosperous and populous region: Southeast
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canadian form of government: constitutional monarchy
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candadian head of state: prime minister
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cartographer: a person who makes maps
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caudillo: military dictator
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central american countires have unstable economies due to what: dependence on foreign markets
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christians make up: 85% of the US pop
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coastal region: the ocean currents have moderated temperatures and have produced a mild climate region overall in:
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coffee and bananas: major export crops of central american countries today
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computers: most mapping is done by
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culture: all the knowledge and values shared by a society
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culture hearth: a region of new ideas and innovations
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democracy: a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them
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distortions: maps are easily portable but always have
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factors that contributed to the success of the American economy: stable govt, hard working people, ample resources
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favelas: poor brazilian slums
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federal republic: when powers are divided among national and various state goverments
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foothills of the andes mtns: the coca plant is grown
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free-enterprise system aspects: private ownership and profit motive
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global warming cause: by an increase in CO2 in the atmosphere
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goals of Mercasur: increase trade and channel profits to developing countries
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GPS: hikers, explorers, sailors and drivers can use ______ to determine their location
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Haiti: poorest nation in the Western hemisphere
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human environment interaction: theme of geography which answers "how do people relate to the land?"
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humans can cause global warming by burning too many: fossil fuels
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hurricanes: are formed when air flowing over warm ocean water picks up large amounts of moisture and heat
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if more snow falls than melts during a year, what forms: a glacier
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if population growth continues at the current rate, the world population with double in: 50 years
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in the Orographic Effect, rain falls on which side of the mountain: windward
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Inuit: had settled in Canada before the Vikings had arrived
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lack of economic activity: why are only a few indians left in the west indies
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land features: factors influence where people have settled on the earth's surface
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longitude and latitude: the system of imaginary lines used to determine absolute location
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major rivers in latin america lie in which part of the region: south america
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maquiladora: a factory based in Mexico, but oriented towards the US
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mercator projection: shapes of continents are distorted at the poles and somewhat compressed near the equator
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meridians: another word for lines of longitude
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mestizo: people of mixed native american and european ancestry are called
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most recent immigrants to the us: latin america and asia
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multinationals: American corporations that engage in business worldwide
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muslims make up: 2% of the US pop
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NAFTA: agreement that made trade between the US, Canada and Mexico free
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nation-state: an area that has many shared cultre traits
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native americans: are located in the west and make up 1% of the population
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north-south west: the northeasterly trade winds blow from:
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oceans: where most deslinization plants are located
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oligarchy: type of govt. where only a few people make all of the decisions
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orographic precipitation: occurs when it rains on the windward side and is dry on the leeward side
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pampas: area of South America that is a grassland
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parallels: another word for lines of latitude
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Pentagon: the military headquarters in washington dc
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place: theme of geography which answers "what's it like to live there?"
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political map: shows features created by humans such as cities and states
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primary industry: industries that directly use natural resources and raw materials
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prime meridian: the line of longitude that is at zero degrees longitude
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quaternary industry: industry performed by professionals having specialized skills is called
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radical: individual who is so commited to change that he or she is wiling to resort to violence to bring about that change
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richter scale: uses information collected by seismographs to determine the relative strength of an earthquake
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Rio de la Plata: major estuary of the Amazon
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ruler of cuba who gained power in 1959: castro
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secondary industry: industries that change goods into processed goods useful to consumers are called
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smog: industrial air pollution and sunlight interacting with exhaust gases is called
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temperature: and precipitation are the two most significant factors that are used to define climate types
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tertiary industry: industries that provide services
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the gulf stream brings ____ up the eastern coast: air
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the hawaiian islands are the tips of: hot spots
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the jet stream blows from: east- west
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the spanish came to the US in search of: gold and treasure
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the spanish came to the us in search of: land
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the US has more of this type of disaster than any other place on earth: tornadoes
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the worst thunderstorms occur in this part of the us: northeast
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two causes of social unrest during the 1960s and 1970s: civil and womens rights movements
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vertical elevation: tierra helada, tierra templada
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what has done more to change the shape of the earth than almost any other force?: tectonic plate movement
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what innovation helped industry to develop in the South: air conditioning
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what is seen as the biggest potential market for global media companies: teenagers
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when did most latin american countires become independent: early 1800's
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when did the earth begin experiencing explosive population growth: early 1800's
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when people rule through elected representatives: democracy
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which country has the largest population in the world?: china
