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This is your world... Exam 1

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World: ~_________ (2010);~___ by 2050; est __B in 2011   6.8 B, 10 B, 7B  
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add ~____ people/yr (= to size of ________)   79 M, Germany  
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___% of the pop. growth is in _____   99% pop growth in LDCs - less developed countries  
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__% of infant deaths occur in _____   99% infant deaths in LDCs  
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Top 5 Populations _____=1.3b; _____=1.1b; ___=304m; _________=245m; ______=187m   China, India, US, Indonesia, Brazil  
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_______& _______ possess 38% of world pop   China and India posses ___ pop of world  
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2006:>___% of world pop live in urban area(?)   50% live in ___ areas  
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Avg life exp: MDC = ___, LDC = ___, World = ___   79, 52,67 avg ___ in MDCs, LDCs and world  
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Fertility(births/f): MDC = ___, LDC = ___, World = ___   1.6, 5, 2.7 ___/f in MDCs, LDCs and world  
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Infant mortality(per 100): MDC = ___, LDC = ___, World = ___   .5, 10, 5.6 % in MDCs, LDCs and world  
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Pop over 65 (%): MDC = ___, LDC = ___, World = ___   13, 2.6, 6 pop over ___% in MDCs, LDCs and world  
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Pop < 15 (%): MDC = ___, LDC = ___, World = ___   18, 42(or more), 29 pop under ___% in MDCs, LDCs and world  
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Low birth rates & living longer in ___ (Japan pop. trend?) > opposite true in___?   MDC's have low ___ and high ___, LDC's have low___ and high ___  
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In Europe, by 2015, _____ will outnumber _____   Deaths, births in ___ in 2015  
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Worldwide ___% of those age 15-49 with HIV/AIDS; sub-Saharan Africa: __%; Botswana: __%   1.1, 8, 38 % with HIV/AIDS in ____, ____ and ____  
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__m infected with HIV/AIDS in So. Africa; __m in India   5M, 5M infected with HIV/AIDS in ____ and ___  
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Epidemic? Children? ___m AIDS orphans in SSA; Culture >> habits/responsibilities?   14M ___ with HIV/AIDS in ___  
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Pop in China   1.3B in ___  
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Pop in India   1.1B in ___  
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Pop in US   304 or 308M in ___  
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Pop in Indonesia   245M in ___  
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Pop in Brazil   187M in ___  
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PPP means   purchasing power parody  
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GDP(PPP) per capita in US   PPP $46,700 in ___  
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GDP(PPP) per capita in EU-27   PPP $33,400 in ___  
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GDP(PPP) per capita in Europe   PPP $19,000 in ___  
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GDP(PPP) per capita in Latin America   PPP $10,300 in ___  
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GDP(PPP) per capita World AVG   PPP $10,400 in ___  
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GDP(PPP) per capita in Sub Saharan Africa   PPP <$2,000 in ___  
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~___% living on <$2/day   ~53% living on ___  
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_________ __________ in many LDCs makes situation worse + pymt of debt, the need for food, energy, medicine, education; poverty   Government corruption  
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___%-Christian(Protestant, Catholic)-largest   33% religion  
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___%- Muslim – fastest growing religion globally   20% religion  
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___%-Hinduism/__%-Buddhism   14% and 6% religion  
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___%-non/anti-religious (Communist nations China, Cuba, Vietnam, N Korea officially atheist)   15% religion  
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__%-Judaism   .2% religion  
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__%-Misc Asian/African religions   17.8% religion  
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Adult literacy in MDCs then LDCs: ____% m-__%, f-__%   99+% and m-63% f-43%  
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Internet(per 100)in MDCs then LDCs: ___(2006)___   56% in 2006 (~70% now) and .8%  
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Phones(per 100)in MDCs then LDCs: ___ ___   55% and .9%  
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Cellular(per 100)in MDCs then LDCs: ___ ___   77% and 2.8%  
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Secondary edu beyond age 16 in MDCs then LDCs: ___% m-___%, f-___%   99+% and m-30% f-25%  
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~__% of world has democracy   50% govt  
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theocracy   religion rules  
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autocracy   dictator  
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monarchy   royalty  
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parliamentary   prime minister/ legislative  
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Communism   govt controls everything, no private property  
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# languages   >3,000  
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#1 language   Mandarin Chinese  
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#2 language   English  
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#3 language   Hindi  
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#4 language   Spanish  
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more people in ___ speak English than in ___   China and US language  
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<___% of US univ require foreign language   8% foreign language  
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<___% of Am speak a foreign language; US students next-to-last in knowledge of other cultures   3% foreign language  
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<___% of US teachers have had any int’l curricula/training   3% foreign language  
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___________ = study of Earth’s surface, spatial distributions & patterns of physical and human characteristics   geography  
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Human characteristics 4 types   political, cultural, economic, historic (settlement patterns; winners make boundaries)  
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Location 2 types   absolute location vs. relative location  
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_______________ run N/S   lines of longitude  
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0° long. = ________ ___________   prime meridian  
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~180° long. = ___________ ____ ____   Grennich International Dateline  
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____________ run E/W   lines of latitude  
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0° lat.= _________   equator  
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23.5°N is Tropic of _______   Tropic of Cancer  
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23.5°S is Tropic of __________   Tropic of Capricorn  
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90°N =_________   North Pole  
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90°S =_______   South Pole  
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Maps are cool and represent ___ ___, reality (political, wealth, resources, etc.)   spatial organization  
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________ _____: collection of our personal images & facts about places; local, distant   Mental map  
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_________ ________: cultures impact/influence each other – melting pot or mixed salad??   cultural diffusion  
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Conflict or cooperation…tension over _________, __________, _________, etc.   resources, space, ideals  
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Landscape change: humans emerge ~________ years ago   40,000 years  
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~__________ years ago, humans began to have a major ____________ impact   10,000 years, ecological  
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__________ ________: early civilizations began to flourish 8000-2500BC (ex: Mesoamerica, China, Mesopotamia); community (?)   cultural change  
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Two major (_________) revolutions: key to both was ______________!   change, technology  
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_____________ (Neolithic) Revolution: the move from a ____________ society (~10,000 years ago) to domestication of ________ and _________ for food; carrying capacity (?)   Agricultural Revolution, nomadic  
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__________ Revolution: ~1700AD – new wealth & talent meant new technologies, use of resources; but…negative impact as well: ___________ limited, pop _________, global __________…   Industrial  
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industrialization = _____________?? Development of _____ system   suburbanization, development of class system  
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Why is a ______ _____ important?   middle class - they make & spend $$  
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______: have a middle class (3 classes), _____ do not (2 classes [very rich, very poor])   MDCs, LDCs classes  
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most LDCs are > ~70% ___   rural  
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MDC GDP/income   high GDP  
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MDC energy use   high energy  
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% MDC urban   high urban  
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MDC birth rate   low br  
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Pop MDC growth rate   low gr  
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Pop MDC under 15   low <15  
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Pop MDC literate   high literate  
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MDC Leisure time available   high leisure  
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MDC Life expectancy   high life exp.  
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LDC GDP/income   low GDP  
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LDC energy use   low energy  
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% LDC urban   low urban  
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LDC birth rate   high  
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Pop LDC growth rate   high  
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Pop LDC under 15   high <15  
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Pop LDC literate   low literate  
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LDC Leisure time available   low leisure  
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LDC Life expectancy   low life exp  
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____% of the world lives in MDCs   20% pop in ___  
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MDCs control ___% of wealth in world   74%  
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life very different for the remaining ____% (bottom 20% control 2%)   80%  
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Wealth can be measured by: ___ ___ ___   gross domestic product  
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(GDP)-PPP   output of goods & services a country produces(figured for purchasing power)  
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GDP for _________ is $69,000,000,000,000 (2008)   world GDP  
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GDP for ______ is $14.3 trillion   USA GDP  
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GDP for ______ is $7.8 trillion   China GDP  
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GDP for _______ is $4.3 trillion   Japan GDP  
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GDP for _______ is $3.3 trillion   India GDP  
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GDP for _______ is $2.9 trillion (EU is ~$13t)   Germany GDP  
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GDP per _________ (output per individual)= GDP/population(in PPP)   GDP capita  
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PPP in ____________: $78,500   Luxembourg PPP  
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PPP in ____________: $58,200   Norway PPP  
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PPP in ____________: $49,300   Singapore PPP  
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PPP in ____________: $46,700   USA PPP  
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PPP in ____________: $44,200   Ireland PPP  
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______ is not in the top 50 GDPp/c @ $6,000 = ______   China PPP = LDC  
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Human Development Index[HDI] (UNDP.org) a ranking of countries that considers ___ ___ ___   quality of life  
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_______ #1 HDI   Iceland HDI  
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_______ #2 HDI   Norway HDI  
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_______ #3 HDI   CanadaHDI  
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_______ #4 HDI   Australia HDI  
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_______ #5 HDI   Ireland HDI  
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_______ #6 HDI   Netherlands HDI  
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_______ #7 HDI   Sweden HDI  
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_______ #8 HDI   Japan HDI  
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_______ #9 HDI   Luxembourg HDI  
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_______ #10 HDI   Switzerland HDI  
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_______ #15 HDI   USA HDI  
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Why do other countries rank higher on the HDI than the US?   social heath care, better social programs makes for higher ___  
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__________ Theory: MDC's control LDCs for ___   Dependency exploits LDCs for raw materials, (cheap) labor & markets (?)  
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____________ Theory: MNCs, IMF, World Bank, WTO, G-8 control LDCs through ______, ________ policies   Neocolonialism through debt and trade policies (MNC - multinational company)  
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_____________: increased interaction among worldwide markets, production centers, and labor pools; political/cultural adjustments?   Globalization  
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Globalization: Spread of ___, technologies   ideas  
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Globalization : flow of ______ & services   goods  
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Globalization :long-term _________ (work, asylum, family)   migration  
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Globalization: good for ___, bad for 5 reasons   communications (and other things), bad for arms, drugs, terrorism, crime, disease  
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Advocates: globalization increases _________, _________ & standard of living in ____   prosperity and productivity in LDCs  
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Opponents: globalization __________ gap between _____ & _____   increases gap between rich and poor and only a few LDCs benefit; greater interdependence?  
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MNCs can lead to ___, ___ & ___   pollution, monopolies and corruption  
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The Starbucks, Wal-Mart & Nike examples; fair trade products (cost ____ but insure fair ______ are paid to farmers/laborers/etc)   cost more, fair wages  
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Localization: opposed to _______ influences; ex. _________: localization put them in power, globalization…   opposed to outside influences ex. Taliban  
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_____________: mutually dependent   Interdependency  
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global trade [_______/US…?]   China trades with  
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Is the world really getting ‘__________’ because of ___, ___...?   Smaller because of technology, travel...  
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MNCs profit at expense of ______ regulations and ___ labor   reduced regulations and cheap labor  
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Globalization: short-term flow of people for ________ & tourism   business  
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