Geography freshman final
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| a grassland area in southern South America | pampas
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| 5 themes | Place, Location, Region, Movement, Human Environment Interaction (HEI)
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| Ohio, Minnesota, Kansas, Iowa, and Michigan | midwest
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| Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, and New Brunswick | Atlantic Provinces
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| a government run by a small group | Oligarchy
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| California, Alaska, Hawaii, New Mexico, and Wyoming | West
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| many would say Houston is an example of _____ gone bad | Urban Sprawl
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| a cold dry wind from northern europe | mistral
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| a glacier carved inlet | fjord
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| farming on a mountain | terrace farming
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| Europe has lots of these | peninsula
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| if you die in the middle of Alaska you cannot be buried because the ground is _____. | permafrost
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| the most accurate representation of the earth | globe
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| Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta | Prairie Provinces
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| the lower this number is indicates that the country is developed and has adequate health care and a long life expectancies | death rate
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| the circulation of heat | convection
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| an effort to protect rainforest land by paying off some a countrys debt | debt for nature
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| the spread of Christianity is and example of the process of ____. | diffusion
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| When you believe as a child that some place is really far away but when you learn how to drive that place is only a few minutes away. This is and example of ______ | phycological distance
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| they're the old ones on the eastern side of the US | appilachians
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| the common market of Europe | EU
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| one of the reasons polar ice is melting | green house effect
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| the US ia a developed country with good health care, education, and oppertunities where as Nigeria has governmental corruption and a poor economy, these are examples of _____ | push-pull factors
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| the US is a nation of these | immigration
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| oil in europe | north sea
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| the newest territory of Canada | Nunavut
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| the US cabinet position created because of the September 11 attacks | office of home land security
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| they settled Brazil | Portuguese
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| it connects the Great Lakes with the Atlantic Ocean | St. Lawrence Sea way
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| compressed and decayed plant material used as a fuel source | peat
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| the type of precipitation that Houston does not receive | orographic
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| the ____ is a problem in most Latin American countries where there is small wealthy population and a large poor population | income gap
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| the structure to connect the atlantic to the pacific | panama canal
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| an earthquake of 9.8 would be devastating, 9.8 is a measurement on the ____. | richter scale
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| the type of precipitation which is common on the summer afternoons | convectional
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| the agreement that divided up the new world | tready of tordesillas
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| New York City is west of London is an example of ___ location | relative
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| agreement between Mexico, US and Canada | North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
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| a ___ of 2.1 is needed to replace the population | fertility rate
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| the Grand Canyon is a prime example of this type of external force | erosion
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| this group of people thought the conquistadors were sent by the Gods | Aztecs
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| Siberia is cold and dry is an example of the theme of ____. | place
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| New York, Maine, Rhode Island, Delaware, New Jersey | Northwest
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| type of vegetation removal done in the rain forest | slash-and-burn
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| border factories in Mexico making goods primarily for the US | maquiladoras
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| the different attempts to create an accurate representation of the earth on a flat surface | map projections
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| the Woodlands and King wood are examples of ___ | sustainable communities
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| Elizabeth II, Nepolian, Tutenkanen, and Richard the Lion Hearted were all ___ | monarchs
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| Helps Europe identify and find solutions to environmental problems | European Environmental Agency
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| the statue of David had to be brought inside because pollution was destroying the surface is and example of the theme of ___ | HEI
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| the Netherlands consists of 40% of these man made structures | polders
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| first Europeans in the New World | spanish
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| the map components | TODALSIGS
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| the most common type of chemical weathering | acid rain
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| the dominant type eco activity of the US | tertiary
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| between the tropics of cancer/Capricorn and the artic/antarctic circle | temperate zone
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| what the US experience on Sept.11, 2001 | terrorism
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| a combination of latitude and longitude on the earth | global grid
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| nickname of northern Scandinavia | the land of the midnight sun
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| another term used for this is country | state
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| the grasslands of northern South America | llanos
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| a large up land region of France | massif central
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| a growing postindustrial eco activity in the US | quaternary
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| the belief that south central Los Angeles is mostly inhabited by gang members is an example of a ____ region | perceptual
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| its around the pacific plate | Ring of Fire
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| a system in which the gov't controls all aspects of the economy and society | communism
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| a group of people with a strong identity and unity | nation
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| the higher this number is the faster the population is growing and an indicator that the country is not developed | birth rate
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| if you destroy the ___ of a country such as communication capabilities, it can be easily conquered | infrastructure
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| gov't run by generals | junta
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| a northern region of central Europe that contains 3 countries | benelux
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| Ontario and Quebec | core provinces
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| cutting down trees faster than they can grow back | deforestation
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| the system in which the gov't owns or controls some aspects of the economy and society for the benefit of the majority | socialism
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| giving land to poor farmers | land reform
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| anthrax is an example of a ___ | biological weapon
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| great destruction by fire | holocaust
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| the 4 big islands of the Caribbean | greater antilles
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| has the Parthenon | Athens
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| Stalin and Hitler were one | dictatorship
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| the higher the value of ___ the more developed the the country is and indicates the economic success of the country | gap
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| the area where earthquakes occur | plate boundaries
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| the determinates of climate | LACEMOPS
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| the study of people, places, and the patterns and distribution of people and places | geography
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| it was created by the British-North America Act | dominion of Canada
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| they're in the summer and winter | solstices
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| the condition of the atmosphere over a short period of time | weather
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| a really big piece of moving ice | Glacier
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| the same as the tropical zone | lon/latitude zon
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| Texas, Florida, Alabama, Kentucky, and Maryland | South
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| the average of daily weather conditions | Climate
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| the amount of living things an area can support | carrying capacity
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| the power of the people | democracy
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| most of it is in Brazil | Amazon rainforest
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| they're the young ones on the western side of the US | rockies
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| breaking up into mutually hostile units | Balkanization
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| the area between 66.5 degrees north and the north pole and 66.5 degrees south and the south pole | Polar Zone
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| they're in the fall and the spring | equinoxes
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| a Yankee living in the south and saying Ya'll is an example of ___. | acculturation
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| mix of French-Canadian and Native American | metis
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| the Native Americans that built Macchu Picchu | the incas
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| the land bridge between Asia and North America | Beringia
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| Tornado Alley is an example of a ___ region. | formal
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| the Native Americans of Central America | Mayans
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