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Comp Final
World Comparitive Studies
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Amazon River - Rank and water source | 2nd longest Highest volume of water water source, rainforest |
| mestizo | mixed euorpean and native |
| mulatto | mixed afrfican and european |
| Machu Picchu | ancient incan village in peru |
| favela | ghetto of brazil |
| economic activity of Andes Mountains | Mining |
| Who influenced South American culture and history | spanish conquistadors |
| ring of fire | ring of tectonic activity around pacific |
| amazon rainforest | biggest rainforest, large variety of wildlife and plants |
| 2 urbanized cities in South america | BOgota Columbia, Rio de Janerio Brazil |
| Ecotoursim | Using nature for tourism but not harming. ex-zipline through forest |
| economic activtiy/problem of soouth america | drug trade |
| major natural resource of Venezuela | petroleum |
| Fjord | flooded glacier in valley-many in Norway |
| jutland penninsula countries | denmark |
| balkan penninsula area | southeast europe |
| iberian penninsula countries | spain, portugal |
| strait of gibralter | connects mediterranean and atlantic |
| ural mountains | seperate europe and asia |
| pyrenees mountains | seperate spain from france |
| land of fire and ice | iceland |
| european union purpose | regulate trade and keep peace |
| United nations | regualte trade, keep peace |
| regions of uk | wales, northern ireland, scotland, england |
| russia terrain | flat, somewhat rocky |
| volga river rank and mouth | biggest in europe, empties in Caspian |
| what are you called if you are from denmark | danish |
| major religion of eroupe | christianity |
| biggest economy in europe | germany |
| major rivers through iraq | tigris and euphrates |
| bodies of water around arabian penninsula | persian gulf and red sea |
| Hajj | pilgrimage to mecca |
| osama bin laden led which group | al queda |
| 2 areas of isreal given to the palestinians that have created conflict | west bank, gaza strip |
| which country did the arab spring begin with | tunisia |
| opec purpose | control supply and price of oil |
| why was part of the indian suibcontinent subpationed to pakistan | issues between hindus and muslims |
| south asias influence on US | food, fashion, people |
| ASEAN | association of south eastern asian nations, purpose is much like UN |
| Japans nickname | land of the rising sun |
| chinease leader that encouraged population growth | mao zedong |
| japan culture | isolation bc of island then to preserve culture |
| why do eastern asians use terrace farming | no flat, ariable land |
| rive sacred to hindus | ganges |
| escarpments | huge cliffs |
| serengetis biome | savannah |
| country with gorillas and tropical rainforests | congo |
| sierra leones black market | diamonds |
| european nations involved with african imperialism | Britain, germany,, portugal, france |
| important africa river | nile |
| apartheid | government controlled segregation |
| coups | sudden overthrow of government |
| why did europeans come to australia | overcrowded prisons |
| economic activity of central austrailia | sheep and cattle ranches |
| austrailias terrain | dry, flat, outback in middle |
| atolls | ring shaped island from volcano sinking |
| australias indigenous people | Aborigines |
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