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| These are the types of jobs that most people in Developed countries are employed in (agriculture ? manufacturing? or services? ) |
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| These are the types of countries that typically have high fertility rates (developed or developing ? ) |
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| 6.This is a term which refers to the sum of goods, services and manufactured items of a country. |
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| Gross National Product / Gross Domestic Product |
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| 7. This is what infant survival rate and life expectancy are good indicators of in a country. |
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| healthcare / quality of life |
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| 8. This is the term which refers to the number of years the average person will live. |
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| 12. This is approximately the number of people in the world. |
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| 13. This would be the phrase which refers to a country that has a balanced economy with many workers in services , manufacturing and a minimum amount in agriculture. |
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| 14. This would be the phrase which refers to countries which have a large number of people engaged in subsistence farming and have limited manufacturing. |
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| 15. This is the term which refers to farming in which the farmer produces just enough for his family. |
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| 16. This is the term which refers to farming in which huge surpluses are grown and sold for profit. |
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| 17. This is a climate at low latitudes which features over 80 inches of rain and dense trees with big, leafy canopies. |
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| 18. This is the climate in mid-latitudes which features mild rainy winters and warm, dry summers. Examples include Los Angeles and Athens, Greece. |
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| 19. This is the climate which features less than 10 inches of rain per year. |
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| 20. This is the climate that borders deserts and features scattered vegetation such as shrubs and trees with thin leaves. |
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| 21. Examples of this climate would be the coast of Oregon, Washington and Northern California. It features wet winters and mild summers. Lots of evergreens. |
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| 22. This is the impact that large bodies of water (oceans) have on climate. |
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| cools Lo latitudes and warms high latitudes. |
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| 23. This is what happens to air temperature as you go up in elevation. |
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| 24. This is the amount of temperature decrease as a person goes up 1000 feet in elevation. |
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| temperature drops 3 degrees. |
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| 27. These are rivers of sea water. |
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| 28. These are the latitudes from the Tropic of Cancer to the Tropic of Capricorn. |
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| 29. These are the latitudes between the Arctic Circle and Tropic of Cancer in North and Antarctic Circle and Tropic of Capricorn in the South. |
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| 30. Latitudes between the North Pole and the Arctic Circle. |
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| 31. This is the imaginery line that runs from the South Pole to the North Pole. |
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| 32. 23degrees , 30 minutes (23.5), South latitude. |
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| 33. This is the term which refers to the earth’s path around the sun. |
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| 34. 23 degrees, 30 minutes (23.5), North latitude. |
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| 35.This is the angle the earth is always tilted at. |
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| 36.This is what occurs every 365.25 days. |
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| Earth completes one revolution around the sun |
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| 36.This is what occurs every 365.25 days. |
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| Earth completes one revolution around the sun |
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| 37.This is what is responsible for the earth’s changing seasons. |
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| 38. This is the shortest day of the year in the northern hemisphere. |
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| 39. This is the reason why some areas of the earth receive more sunlight. |
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| 40. This is the longest day of the year in the Northern hemisphere. |
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| 41. This is the phrase which refers to a gas layer that forms in the atmosphere and traps heat much like a roof. |
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| 42. This would be at least one Greenhouse gas. |
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| 43. This would be a major source of the CO2 , NO2 and MH4 that gets trapped in the atmosphere. |
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| 44. These would be 2 effects of global warming. |
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| rise in temperature, drought, rise in sea level, more severe weather |
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| 45. This would be one solution to limit the effects of global warming. |
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| car pool, recycle, use less fossil fuels, use more buses and trains |
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| 46. This was the man-made cause of the Dust Bowl. |
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| 47. This would be an example of desertification in the United States during the 1930’s. |
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| 48. This is the health problem that was associated with the Dust Bowl. |
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| 49. This is what one-fourth of the people of the Dust Bowl area did to avoid the problems associated with the Dust Bowl |
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| 50.This is what destroyed crops because of the friction caused by frequent winds during the Dust Bowl. |
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| 51.This is what people of the Great Plains did to try to keep dust out of their homes during the Dust Bowl. |
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| Put up wet sheets in their windows |
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| 52. This is what school children were forced to wear during the Dust Bowl. |
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| 53. These are other negative effects that the Dust Bowl had on other animals. |
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| Rabbits came out of the hills, livestock choked to death, government paid to kill livestock |
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| 54. This is what the U.S. government does now to try to prevent future Dust Bowls. |
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| Pays farmers not to plant, pays farmers to plant shelter belts |
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| 55.This is the percentage of the earth’s water that is fresh water. |
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| 56. These are the organisms that are most effected by acid rain. |
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| 57.This is the process of plains and semi-arid lands being overtaken by sand. |
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| 58.These are at least 2 causes of desertification. |
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| overgrazing, overplowing, poor soil conservation techniques |
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| 60.This is one reason wetlands are important to humans. |
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| needed for wildlife habitat like fish and waterfowl, needed for filtering freshwater |
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| 61.This is the nearby state that has had 89% of its wetlands destroyed in the last 100 years. |
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| 62.This is the concept that geographers use to divide the world into areas of similar characteristics to make the world more understandable. |
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| 64.These are at least three of the 5 Natural factors which effect climate (not man-made). |
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| 1.Latitude; 2. landforms; 3. ocean and air currents; 4. land and water 5 altitude |
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| 65.This is the number of degrees that the temperature changes when a person climbs 1000 feet in elevation. |
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| 66.These are the great circles or latitude lines that marks the area that does not receive any sunlight during winter solstice or 24 hours of sunlight during summer solstice. |
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| Arctic / Antarctic circle – 66.5 degrees N/ S. Latitude |
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| 67.This is the only area of the globe in which in the sun can ever appear directly over the surface of the earth at a 90 degree angle. |
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| the tropics – between 23.5 N and 23.5 S latitude |
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| 68.This is the difference in the appearance of the sun’s path through the sky from polar regions to tropical regions. |
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| the sun is not as high in the sky in polar regions |
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| 69.This is the term which refers to the area of the earth that is receiving sunlight. |
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| 70.These are the man made facilities that create most of the harmful chemicals that create acid rain. |
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| 71. This would be a solution which would help solve the problem of acid rain and global warming. |
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| stop burning fossil fuels |
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| 72.This is what is responsible for the destruction of the ozone layer. |
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| CFC’s – chlorofluorocarbons |
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| 73.These would be 2 examples of alternative energy sources. |
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| hydroelectric power, wind power, biomass, tidal power |
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| 74.These would be 3 examples of developed countries. |
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| 75.These would be 2 examples of undeveloped countries. |
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| 76.This would be the type of climate we have in South Dakota. |
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| 77.This is the continent that is experiencing desertification the most. |
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| 77. This is the study of human populations and population statistics. |
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| 77. This is when the death rate exceeds the birthrate. |
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| Negative Population Growth |
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| 77. This is when the death rate equals the birthrate. |
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| 77. These are the types of countries that typically have zero population growth rates or negative population growth rates. |
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| The country that has 7 of 10 of the most polluted cities is _______. |
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| The two countries which lead the world in CO2 emissions are ______. |
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| Each year the world's population increases by _____ million. |
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| Since death rates are near birth rates in the U.S. , much of the population growth is due to ________________. |
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| From the movie "the Population Paradox" , this is the percentage of India's population that is under 25 years of age |
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| From the movie, the Population Paradox , this is the gender that is discriminated at birth in India and the reasons why |
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| Females - they are seen as financial liabilties |
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| From the movie , the Population Paradox, this is how the role of women has changed in Japanese society and the impact this has had on Japanese population . |
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| Women are increasingly pursuing careers and having fewer babies |
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| 77. This is the problem that old people in Japan and U.S. face.- now and in the future. |
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| not enough workers to pay for healthcare programs |
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| This is what is predicted to happen to Japan’s population by the end of this century if the prevailing population pattern continues. |
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| Population will decrease by half |
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| This is the continent that is predicted to have its population double in the next 40 years |
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| 77. This is approximately when the world’s population was half of what it is today. |
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| 77. This is the continent that is experiencing Zero Population Growth (ZPG) and Negative Population Growth . |
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| This is how human interaction with the environment in New Orleans made the conditions of Hurricane Katrina more devastating |
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| 1) city located below sea level ; 2) wetlands destroyed; 3) global warming will increase frequency and intensity of hurricanes |
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| What season is the Northern Hemisphere experiencing in the picture below ? |
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| These are the 2 Countries that are projected to drop out of the top 10 in most populated countries in the next 50 years. |
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| This is what generally happens to a country's demographics when women are more educated and receive equal rights. |
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| Population drops and fertility rates drop. |
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| This is the epidemic which has had a devastating Impact on sub - Saharan Africa |
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