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| Siberia | Large area of land in Russia stretching from the Ural Mountains to the Pacific Ocean
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| English Channel | Cooperation between England and France has increased with the construction of the Chunnel underneath this body of water.
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| Infant Mortality Rate | Good health care in a country helps lead to a low
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| High Prairie | The Great Plains in known as
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| India | The Ganges Rivers is located in this country.
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| Mecca, Saudi Arabia | The center of Islamic world is
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| Black Sea | The countries of Turkey and Russia both border this body of water.
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| Land Locked | Countries that are disdvantaged because they depend on neighboring countries in order to trade overseas.
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| Refugees | Wars and famine can often cause a flood of ______ across borders to other countries.
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| Ninety Degrees North & South | The Poles are located.
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| Deforestation | The Sahara Desert is shifting south in a process called . . .
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| United Nations | The organization that uses peacekeeping troops is
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| Developed, Tertiary | Service industries are found in _____ countries and are ______ economic activities.
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| Diversified | The United States has a very _________ economy.
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| NAFTA, Trade Barriers | is an economic alliance between Canada, the United States and Mexico which removes _____ _____.
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| High Birth Rages | Developing countries have . . .
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| Developed Countries | Countries that have High Per Capita GDP.
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| Standard of Living | Many physicians in a country is a measure of this.
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| Conflict | the unequal distribution of natural resources is a cause for . . .
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| Subsistence | Argriculture farming for survival.
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| Primary Economic Activities | The industry of most developing countries is centered around agriculture, forestry, mining, and fishing.
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| Unskilled Labor | Many developing countries have poor education systems and a large pool of . . .
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| Great Dividing Range | The mountain chain along the eastern edge of Australia is called
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| Caspian Sea | The larest inland body of water found in Asia and bordered by Kazakhstan, Russia, and Iran
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| Bering Strait | The body of water separating Alaska from Russia is called
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| Colonialism or Imperialism | European policy of conquering and controlling much of Africa and Asia in the 1800s and the early 1900s was known as
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| Developing Countries | Most countries of Africa are economically considered
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| Spain | the strait of Gibraltar separates Africa from this country in Europe.
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| Rhine Sea | The major river in Europe that flows north throught Germany
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| Denmark | The main country in Europe on the Jutland Peninsula
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| North Sea | Denmark, Norway, and the United Kingdon all border this Sea.
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| Adriatic, Aegean, & Mediteranean Seas | Greece is bordered by the three seas
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| Alps | European mountain range of Switzerland, parts of France, Italy, German, and Austria.
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| Pollution | One negative impact of increased urbanization is increased . . .
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| Urban | America's population is gradually shifting from rural to . . .
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| Ghettos | As cities grow and urban sprawl increases, inner-city decay occurs and poor areas are left in cities which become known as
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| Pittsburgh, PA | A city in the Rustbelt known for the production of steel.
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| Russia | Novosibirsk and Bladivostok are two cities in this country which grew up along the Trans-Siberian Railroad.
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| Capetown, South Africa | City that grew as supply station in the Cape of Good Hope.
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| London, Paris | Major cities located on the Thames River also is the capital of the United Kingdom, and the capital of France on the Seine River.
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| Fall Line | Rapids and small waterfalls where the piedmont meets the tidewater.
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| Richmond | City located at the fall line.
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| Red Crescent | The Red Cross is one organization that tries to help regions in which humans are sufffering,
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| Peace-Keeping Troops | The United Nations sometimes tries to mediate conlict by sending these to a region of war.
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| Balkan Peninsula, Rwanda & Burundi | Where Serb and Croats are fighting in Africa
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| Organization of American States | In American,each country belongs to this political allicance
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| OPEC | economic alliance of countries which export oil and often restricts production in order to influence world market prices.
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| Russia & Nigeria | Examples of countries rich in natural resources but access to them is difficult often making them unprofitable to develop.
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| European Union | An economic alliance tha removes trade barriers between member countries.
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| Infant Mortality Rate | Developing countries often have a high _______ for babies.
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| Investments | Capital resources refers to money that is used for
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| GDP, Urban & Tertiary | Developed countries usually have high per capita___, large ____ population, and much of the workforce is engaged in ____ economics activities.
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| Export | Many countries of the Persian Gulf region are singel ___ countries.
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| Japan | One of a few examples of a country with few natural resources, but with a developed economy.
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| Iron, Great Lakes, Coal, & Appalachian | The Great Lakes region of the country has traditionally been an area of steel production because the ____ is easily shipped from Minnesota on the ______ and ____ is railed from the ____ Mountains.
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| Uneven | A big reason for conflict in the world is the ____ distribution of natural resources.
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| Contamination | Using nuclear energy helps the environment because it burns clean, but if the waste is not securely stored, it may lead to radioative ____
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| Manufacturing, Service | A large portion of the population in developed countries holds in ______ jobs or _____ related jobs.
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| Skilled | Developed countries have better educational systems which lead to more ____ workers.
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| Arable | Land suitable for agricultures is called _____ land.
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| Cultural Diffusion | The culture of the U S has spread worldwide, this process is called
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| Pull Factors | People are drawn to certain countries dut to ___ ___ such as employment oportunities, personal freedoms, and land availability.
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| Push Factors | People move from one area to another due to ___ ____ such as wars, religious persecution, political persecution, famine and disaster.
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| China, one | Has the largest population in the world and the government limits families to ___ child(ren) per family.
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| Unevenly, climate, water, and resources | Humans are distributed unevenly around the world due to factors such as_____, access to ____, and location of natural _____.
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| Great Barrier Reef | A major oceanic feature in the world is the ____ ___ ___ found off the coase of Australia.
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| India, Caste System | Hinduism is primarily found in India and a major aspect of theis religion is the ____ ____.
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| Japan, Taiwan, & South Korea | Asia has several developed countries such as ____ and the newly developed smaller countries of ____ and ____ ____.
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| Ural Mountains | Divide Europe from Asia
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| Primary Economic Activities | Mining and agriculture are usually large portions of the economies in developing countries.
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| Infrastructure | Highways, railroads, airports, and power lines all are parts of a country's
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| Arabin & Turkey | Most counties of the Middle East are ___ in culture, except Iran, Israel, and _____
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| Birth rate | Developing countries usually have high _____ ____ and very young populations.
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| Soil | Glacial action, floods, and volcanic activity all are destructive processes which provide the side benefit of good ___ for agriculture.
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| Atlas | One of the few mountain ranges in Africa is found in the north called ____ Mountain.
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| Oil | The primary natural resource of the countries near the Perisan Gulf.
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| Gibraltar, Suez Canal | The MEditerranean Sea connects to the Atlantic Ocean by the Strait of ____ and to the Red Sea by the ____ ____.
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| Danube | The major rive of Europe which empties into the Black Sea.
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| Alps | The Mountains that seperate Spain and France.
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| Andes | Mountains run down the western side of South America.
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| Andean | Desert on the western coast of South America.
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| Urbanized, Employment | In all areas of the world, the population is becoming more ____ as more and more people move to cities in search of ______.
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| Roman Catholic | Spanish exploration of Lain America explains why most people of the region of the _____ _____ religion.
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| Commercial Farming. | Farming cash crops in developed countries for profit is called . . .
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| North American Free Trade Agreement | The trade agreement between the countries of Canada, Mexico, and US is called . . .
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| Artic Ocean | The Ob River in Russia flows north into which ocean.
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| person | Another way to put "per capita" is to say "per person."
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| Gross National Product | GNP stands for
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| Gross Domestic Product | GDP stands for
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| Amazon, South | The ___ River in the continent of ____ America is the largest river in the world.
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| Kirthar, Pakistan, India | The teritorial/religious conflict between Muslims and Hindus is over the carea called _____, which is between the countries of ______ and ______.
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| Catholic & Protestian | The conflict in Northern Ireland is centered around two groups of Christians.
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| Jerusalem | The city that is holy to Christians, Muslims, and Jews.
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| Culture | Japan and Korea are examples of countries with predominantly one ______.
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| Ethnic, Genocide | Yugoslavia has recently history of ethnic conflict ______.
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| Spanish, Portuguese | Most people of Lain America speak _____, except in Brazil, where the official language is _____.
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| English & French | The two official languages in Canada are _________ and _________ (Quebec.)
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| Arabic | The language spoken by most people in the middle East.
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| Synagogue | A house of worship for someone of the Jewish faith.
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| Mecca | the Kaaba is found in the holiest city for Muslims.
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| Islam | The main religion of the Middle East.
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| Africa, Africa | The Middle East includes North _______ and Southwest ______.
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| North Atlantic Treaty Organization | The military alliance between the United States, Canada, and much Europe is called . . .
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| Great Plains, Canada | Kansas, Nebraska, and the Dakotas are just some of the states in the ______ ______ which stretch into the neighboring country of ________.
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| Non-renewable resouces | Coal, oil, nuclear fuel are all examples of______________.
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| Renewable Resources | Trees, wind, water, and solar are all examples of . . .
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| Appalachian, Germany | Acid rain is a problem in the __________ forests of North Amerca and the Black Forests of __________.
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| Rice | The staple crop grown in Southeast Asia.
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| U.S. & Mexico | The geographic area of Lain America begins at the border of ________ & __________.
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| Mexico City | Smog and air pollution is a tremendous problem in this Central American City.
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| Deforestation | a problem in the Tropical Rainforests region.
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| Drying Up | The Aral Sea is _______ because water is being diverted upstream for agricultural use.
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| Erosion | Wind, ice and water all cause. . .
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| Monsoons | Seasonal wind shifts that bring rain part of the year and dryness part of the year.
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| Tornadoes | The U.S. has the most of this type of weather than any other country.
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| Typoons | Hurricanes are called _____ when they occur in the Western Pacific.
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| Biomes | Taiga and Boreal are types of _____ found in the sub-artic regions Canada and Russia.
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| Middle | Areas in between which eperiences seasons are called ______ Latitudes.
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| High | Areas near the poles that are usually cold in temperature are called ______ Latitudes.
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| Low | Areas near the equator that are usually warm in temperaure are called the _____ Latitudes.
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| Moderate | Large bodies of water have ______ local air temerature.
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| Elevation | An area near the equator might have cold temperatures if it is high in __________.
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| Average, Rainfall | Cllimate is defined by the measurement of _______ temperatures and _____ amounts.
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| Sea/ship | The mercator map projection popularly used for __________ navigation
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| Korea, Korea | The DMZ divides North____, from South ______.
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| Distorted | All flat maps are ______.
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| Soviet Union | Many new countries were formed in the world around the year 1990 with the breakup of the former _____ _____.
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| China, Soviet Union | Considers Taiwan to be part of its country, while the breakup of the former ___ ____.
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| Taiwan | This country was given back to China by Britian in 1997.
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| West Bank & Gaza Strip | Two areas inside Israel that serv as Palestinian territories.
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| Palestine | Before 1947, the land that Israel now occupies was known as . .
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| Physical | Topographic maps have contour lines in order to show ______ changes.
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| Thematic Maps | Population, climate, and economic maps are all types of _____ map.
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| Political | A map the indicates artificial boundaries such as country borders and cities.
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| Relief | A map that shows the earth's features such as mountains and rivers.
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| Longitude & Latitude | ________ and ________ is a superimposed grid on the earth's surface used to find location.
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| Relative Location | A location on a mpa using other locations as reference poinst is called. . .
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| Absolute Location | An exact point on a map is called . . .
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| Cardinal | East, South, North, and West are all _____ directions.
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| Intermediate | Northwest and Southest are examples of ______ direction.
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| Direction | Another goegraphic word for term "orientation."
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| Scale | The bar on a map that indicates distance is called . .
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| Antarticia Treaty | Most countires of the world have agreed to this treaty, a treaty which forbids permanent development and military use.
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| European | NATO is a military alliance between the US. Canada, and many _______ countries.
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| Nations | An economic alliance in Southeast Asian is known as ASEAN Association of Southest Asian ________.
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