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Eastern Cultures Final Exam

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The unique brand of "English" in Australia
Strine
Most countries gained their _____ in the second half of the 1900's
Independence
The first European settlers in Australia were
convicts
Nickname for the Niger River in Western Africa is the _____ river
Great
These are seasonal winds that bring rain consistently every year
typhoon
Losses in the _____ wars caused China to be more open to Europeans
Opium
Pakistan and Bangladesh became different countries because they shared _____, but had little else in common
Islam
In Australia most of the rainfall occurs near the
coast
a chain or group of islands is known as a....
archipelago
Mao Zedong was the first ______ leader of China
Communist
the rate of _______ in Africa is happening faster than anywhere else in the world. Bad and god consequences
urbanization
Largest religion in India
Hinduism
This country in Southeast Asia just experienced a "coup" in the last couple of weeks
Thailand
East Asia experiences a lot of ____ because of the meeting of tectonic plaits
Earthquakes
_______ species are those that are native to the region
indigenous
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