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review activities for Warwick HS World Geo students

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Hinduism   Dominate religion in South Asia (India)  
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Islam   Dominate religion in NW Africa and SouthwestAsia  
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Christianity   Dominate religion in North America, Europe, and South America  
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A city that developed because of its location between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers.   Baghdad, Iraq  
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A city which developed because it has a command of two straits, the Bosporous and Dardanelles   Istanbul, Turkey  
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A region of grasslands in the central part of the United States and Canada.   The Great Plains  
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Type of climate found in Western Europe due to the effects of the North Atlantic Drift   Marine West Coast  
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Two North African countries in conflict over water rights.   Western Sahara and Morocco  
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Three Ancient African kingdoms   Greater Zimbabwe, Mali, Ghana  
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Vegetation region with mixed forest both deciduous and coniferous found in the temperate climate zone.   Middle latitude forests  
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tropical grasslands of Venezuela, and Colombia   Llanos  
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A region in Europe where countries are at or below sea level.   Low Countries  
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a region in Germany of manufacturing and industrialization.   Ruhr Valley  
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a region in Italy of manufacturing and industrialization   Po Valley  
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Open air markets found in Africa and Asia   Souks (suks)  
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A region where ethnic conflict between Serbians, Croatians, Albanians and Bosnians occured.   Former Yugoslavia (The Balkans)  
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Per capita   per person  
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GDP   Gross Domestic Product the total amount of goods and services produced within a country  
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GNP   Gross National Product the total amount of goods and services produced by a country domestically and abroad.  
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Dams   built to prevent flooding of rivers and create hydroelectric power  
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Flood   More water than the earth can absorb usually caused by extended periods of rainfall  
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volcano   a mountain with a vent through which magma erupts  
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Erosion   The wearing away of the Earth's surface by wind, water, or glaciers  
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Reservoir   A place where humans collect water for future use  
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Desertification   Grasslands disappear and the land becomes arid mostly due to overgrazing of livestock  
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Windward   the side of the mountain that receives the wing and has an arid or semi-arid climate (example Northern side of Himalayas)  
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Leeward   The side of the mountain that receives more precipitation and moisture. (example south side of the Himalayas)  
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Pull factor   a condition that attracts a person to a new region or country ie; economic opportunity  
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Push factor   a condition that pushes a person away from their homeland, something that drives them away ie; religious persecution, war  
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Portuguese   the official language of Brazil  
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Renewable Resources   the earth's resources that can be replenised naturally  
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European Union   Economic alliance founded after WWII to reduce trade barriers  
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Per Capita Income   Average income per person per year  
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Erie Canal   Manmade waterway that connects Lake Erie with the Hudson River  
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Richmond, Virginia   fall line site; the city of Virginia's state government  
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Multinational Corporation   A company that is located throughout the world; McDonald's, Nike, Coca-Cola  
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Rio Grande River   River that forms a natural border between the United States and Mexico  
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Archipelago   a chain of islands; Hawaiian archipelago  
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Atacama Desert   Desert located on the coast of Chile  
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Subsistence farming   farming just enough to survive (for your family) yields food crops  
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Plantation agriculture   farming done on a large scale usually for crops like bananas, coffee, cacao, sugar (cash crops)  
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Chunnel   a tunnel that goes beneathe the English Channel and connects Great Britain with France  
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Ural mountains   a natural border between the continents of Europe and Asia  
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Aral Sea   Sea in Central Asia that is shrinking due to over irrigation in cotton production.  
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Aswan High Dam   Dam located on the Nile River that helps control seasonal flooding.  
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landlocked country   a country that is completely surrounded by land  
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hydoelectric power   Energy that is created by water  
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Hinduism   the dominant religion in India  
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Maori   the indigenous (native) people of New Zealand  
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Great Barrier Reef   A hugh coral reef located of the coast of Australia  
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subsistence farming   farming just enough for your family  
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Thatched Roof dwellings   Buildings found in the Pacific islands.  
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Janjaweed Muslims   Radical sect of Islam responsible for the conflict in the Sudan  
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Hutu and Tutsi tribes   Opposing ethnic tribes involved in the Rwandan genocide.  
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Rwanda   country where ethnic conflict between the Hutus and Tutsi's took place (direct result of European colonization)  
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Steppe   temperate grasslands (example Pampas of Argentina)  
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Savanna   Tropical grasslands (example Llanos of Colombia)  
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Mental map   A map in a person's mind based on prior knowledge and perception  
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Ghost Towns   Mining towns that have been deserted due to resource depletion  
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Baghdad, Iraq   City located between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers  
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Kashmir   land conflict between Pakistan and India  
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