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| Briefly describe fjords and their location |
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| Narrow deep inlets of the sea set between high rocky cliffs |
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| What is Europe's agricultural region |
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| An area drained from an ocean |
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| What economic activity is important in the alps? |
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| What are 6 European peninsulas |
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| Norway, Denmark, Italy, Sweden, Spain, Greece |
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| The 6 Major climate zones of Europe include |
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| Medeterranian, Main West Coast, Humid Contiental, Subarctic, Highland, Humid Subtropic |
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| The British Isles consist of |
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| Great Britian and Ireland |
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| Europes most populated country is? |
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| What is Europe's least populated country? |
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| Classical culture, democracy and the Olympics began in...? |
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| Public power in private hands |
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| Europes main oil and gas deposits are located on..? |
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| An economic system where the government owns and controls the means of producing goods |
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| Briefly describe the European Union and its purpose |
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| A group of countries using the same money and helping each others economy |
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| Breifly describe the conflict in Northern Ireland |
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| Extreme religious conflict |
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| What is the European Union Currency? |
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| What do high gas taxes in Europe support? |
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| What was the Renaissance? |
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| The goldan age inspired by art and science |
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| A blend of different coustoms and beleifs |
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| What does navigable mean? |
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| Something is able to be used for shipping |
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| Agreements between countries to protect one another from enemies. |
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| Why do we have international trade? |
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| To help other countries make money |
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| In what region of Russia does most of the population reside? |
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| What is the importance of Chernobyl? |
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| It exposed thousands of people to radioactive material |
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| What is the world's deepest lake? |
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| Which country is largest in size? |
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| What does desalination do to sea water in the Middle East? |
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| Removes salt from the water |
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| A group of countries that export petroleum |
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| Why is oil important to the Middle East and countries like the US? |
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| What country is the largest producer of oil in the world? |
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| Between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers |
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| In 2003 what reason did the US give for invading Iraq? |
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| Weapons of mass destruction |
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| What are factors that contribute to terrorism and religious conflict in the Middle East? |
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| Fighting each other, fighting over oil, US Military |
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| What is Islam's holiest city? |
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| What are the 3 strips of land disputed in the Isreal/Arab conflict? |
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| Gaza, Gollan Heights, and West Back |
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| A minority group that lives in the desert |
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| What four countries are the Kurds found in? |
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| Iran, Iraq, Turkey, and Siria |
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| What 3 major religions claim Jerusalem as a holy city? |
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| Muslam, Islam, Christianity |
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| What is the fastest growing religion in the world? |
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| What major landform sperates North Africa from the rest of the continent? |
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| What is the largest desert in the world? |
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| Where does the Nile River Start? |
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| What body of water does the Nile empty into? |
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| How does the Nile River affect the population density in Egypt? |
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| It causes the areas father away from the river to be more dense, and it stays populated close to it. |
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| What is the Dam on the Nile and what does it provide? |
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| The Aswan High Dam and it provides a place to store water and prevent flooding |
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| What type of clothing do people in desert climates wear and why? |
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| Loose fitting light clothes to keep from over heating |
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| Why are the Suez Canal, Strait of Hormuz and Strait of Gibraltar important? |
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| They connect larger bodies of water |
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| What has been the effect of topography and climate in Africa? |
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| It brought some groups together, others were isolated |
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| Why are countries in Africa and parts of Siberia said to be diamonds in the rough? |
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| They have the potential to be wealthy |
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| The major economic activity between African nations and other countries of the world consits mainly of? |
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| Farming and exporting raw materials |
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| What is the African "Triple Heritage"? |
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| African, European, and Islamic |
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| What is desertification and its solution? |
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| It means for the desert to grow in size and to reduce it, save the forests close to it |
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| What are the main problems African countries face? |
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| Genecide, disease, poverty, and fast growing population |
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| What is genocide? What African countries have it the worst? |
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| It is purposfuly killing an entire race, and its a problem in Rawanda and Sudan |
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| Whats the world's highest mountian peak? |
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| What country has the most populous democracy? |
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| Kashmir is a region of South Asia claimed by which countries? |
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| What military situation makes the Kashmir conflict a potential disaster? |
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| both have neuclear weapons |
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| Which buliding has become the symbol of India? |
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| What physical process created the Himalays and the Plateau of Tibet? |
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| What are the 3 largest enviornmental issues facing China today? |
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| Poulltion, Flooding, Desertification |
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| What affect will the Three Gorges Dam have on China? |
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| Hydroelectricity, and will control flooding down the stream |
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| China's political and social ideas are based on what ancient teachings? |
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| China's form of government is? |
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| China's form of economic activity? |
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| The world's most spoken language |
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| What do undersea earthquakes cause? |
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| Are the climates of Japan similar to the US East Coast? |
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| Whats the leading agricultural product of Asia? |
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| What is the standard of living in Japan? |
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| 2/3 of your earthquakes and volcanoes |
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| What animal is faceing extinction and has become a symbol of conservation groups around the world? |
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| What are the 4 main purposes the rivers in asia serve? |
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| Transportaion, Fishing, Hydroelectrc, and Irrigation |
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| An exiled leader of Tibet |
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| What purpose does terrace farming serve? |
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| What is indonesia's religious majority? |
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| What is the largest muslim country in the world? |
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| How is population growth in East Asia effecting the various countries ability to become more economically developed? |
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