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| Examples of "Forward Capital" |
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Canberra- Australia
Brasilia- Brazil |
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| Places with very high population density |
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Netherlands
Bangladesh
Japan
Singapore
Hong Kong |
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| overusing land (over grazing, deforestation, increasing population pressure) |
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| places where major bodies of water have shrunken in size |
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lake chad
sahara desert
aral sea |
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| cold war competition/ post cold war competition today |
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cold war comp: US vs USSR 1991
post CW comp: US vs China |
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| examples of orographic precipitation |
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any places with mountains
ex: himalayas, rockies, alps |
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| examples of subduction zones |
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plates that →←
indian subcontient (himalayas)
c. american/caribbean (s.america)
pacific/asian |
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religious affilation of
WEST EUROPE |
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religious affilation of
EAST EUROPE |
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religious affilation of
MIDDLE EAST |
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religious affilation of
NORTH AFRICA |
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religious affilation of
INDIA |
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| indonesia has the highest population of what major world religion? |
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example of major climate regime
TROPICAL RAINFOREST |
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example of major climate regime
STEPPE |
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example of major climate regime
WET & DRY SAVANA |
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example of major climate regime
MEDITTEREAN CLIMATE* |
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ITALY
*MOST IDEAL CLIMATE FOR HUMANS* |
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example of major climate regime
MONTANE/ ALPINE |
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| major colonial countries and the land they controlled |
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1. british
2. spanish and portugese
3. french
4. dutch |
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| examples of "primate cities" |
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| paris, mexico city, london |
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sectors of the economy
PRIMARY |
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F, F, F, M
farming
fishing
forestry
mining |
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sectors of the economy
SECONDARY |
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| manufacturing and processing |
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sectors of the economy
TERTIARY |
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sectors of the economy
QUATENARY |
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| info. processing, r +d, government, management |
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| who are the BRIC countries? |
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| britian, russia, india, china |
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Term
| examples of places with an "empty interior and a populated periphery" |
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| africa, australia, indian subcontient, south america |
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| examples of places that "lack a strong central government" |
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| examples of places where narcotics are produced in the world |
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| mexico, south america, asia, afghanistan |
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| examples of places with successful "ecotourism" |
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Definition
| africa, costa rica, kenya, tanzania |
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| places with off shore production |
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Definition
| japan, singapore, tiawan, hong kong, s.korea, mexico, central am, caribbean, bangladesh, vietnam, china |
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| what is supernationalism? example? |
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the voluntary union of 3+ countries for mutual benefits
Ex: europe, world trade center, NAFTA |
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| what is devolution/balkanization? example? |
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where countries break up into smaller political units
Ex: yugoslavia & czechoslovakia |
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| what is complementarities? example? |
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exchange of surplus commodities between regions that is mutually beneficial; no empty shipping
ex:germany and italy |
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| examples of places with major problems with guest workers |
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Definition
| US, mexico, europe, middle east |
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| places known to be PRIMARY cultural hearths |
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places where civilaztion began:
mesopotamia, nile river valley, indus river valley, yellow river |
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| places known to be SECONDARY cultural hearths |
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places where civilation spread:
madagascar, aborgines of australia, aztecs, mayas, incas |
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