Review for the Virginia SOL Test in World Geography
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| show | Built to prevent flooding of rivers and create hydroelectric power
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| Flood | show 🗑
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| show | A vent through which magna erputs
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| show | The wearing away of the Earth's surface
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| Reservoir | show 🗑
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| Desertification | show 🗑
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| Windward | show 🗑
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| Leeward | show 🗑
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| show | Area around the equator that experiences no wind activity
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| show | A condition that attracts a person to a new country or region resulting in migration to that new location
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| Portugese | show 🗑
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| show | A condition that forces a person to leave his or her home country and settle in a new country
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| show | The earth's resources that can be replenished naturally
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| show | Economic alliance founded after World War II to reduce trade barriers in Europe
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| Per Capita Income | show 🗑
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| Erie Canal | show 🗑
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| show | The seat of Virginia's state government; fall line site
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| Multinational Corporation | show 🗑
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| Rio Grade River | show 🗑
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| Archipelago | show 🗑
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| show | Desert located on the coast of Chile
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| Subsistence Farming | show 🗑
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| show | Huge landmass that contains Europe and Asia
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| show | The capital of Spain
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| show | City in Italy that contains many canals and is facing water pollution
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| show | The capital of Germany
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| show | The capital of England
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| Chunnel | show 🗑
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| Ural Mountains | show 🗑
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| Aral Sea | show 🗑
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| show | Dam located on the Nile River that helps control seasonal flooding
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| show | A country that is completely surrounded by land
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| show | Energy that is created by water
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| Hinduism | show 🗑
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| Rice | show 🗑
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| Coral Islands | show 🗑
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| Maori | show 🗑
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| show | Huge coral reef located off the coast of Australia
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| show | Buildings found in the Pacific Islands
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| Ghost Towns | show 🗑
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| show | City located between the Tigres and Euphrates Rivers
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| show | A map in a person's mind using objective knowledge and subjective perceptions
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| Equator | show 🗑
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| show | 90 degrees north
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| Relative Location | show 🗑
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| show | a locations latitude and longitude
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| Scale | show 🗑
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| Kashmir | show 🗑
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| show | general purpose map
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| show | all maps are distored
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| Satellite Images | show 🗑
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| Cartographer | show 🗑
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| Islam | show 🗑
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| show | the southern region of the United States that is the fastest growing region of the US
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| show | area of grasslands found in the central area of North America
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| show | area south of the Great Lakes
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| show | the languages of Canda
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| show | fertile soil in which crops can be grown
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| Thames River | show 🗑
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| show | long, narrow steep-sided inlets carved out by glaciers during the last Ice Age
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| Switzerland | show 🗑
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| show | architectural structure in Europe
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| Ob River | show 🗑
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| show | a world language
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| Jerusalem | show 🗑
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| show | oil, coal, natural gas
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| Cote d'Ivoire | show 🗑
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| Omaha, Nebraska and Sacramento, California | show 🗑
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| show | the former capital city of Brazil before it was moved to Brasilia
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| show | areas of lush vegetation located in the tropical rainforest climate zones
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| Amazon Rainforest | show 🗑
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| Lincoln Memorial | show 🗑
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| Mosque | show 🗑
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| show | religious building for Jews
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| Taj Mahal | show 🗑
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| show | area in the Middle East that is home to the Kurds, who would like to have thier own country
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| Francophone | show 🗑
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| show | a person who creates his or her own business
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| Primary Activity | show 🗑
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| show | international organization that cares for the sick and wounded or helps disaster victims
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| Cape Town, South Africa | show 🗑
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| show | an oil spill off the coast of Alaska in 1989
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| show | a point at which fallen precipitation seeps into rivers that flow toward opposite sides of the continent
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| show | island chain off the coast of Alaska
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| show | a large farm in Latin America
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| show | squatter settlements outside of a major city
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| show | ancient Mayan ruins
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| show | movement born in Europe in the 1700's
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| show | the main type of crop in Central Asia
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| Arabs | show 🗑
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| show | the most precious resource of the Middle East
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| Machu Picchu | show 🗑
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| show | another name for the Yellow River
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| Timbuktu, Mali | show 🗑
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| Monotheistic Religion | show 🗑
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| show | Russian pots used to make tea
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| Chalets | show 🗑
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| Smog | show 🗑
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| Oasis | show 🗑
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| Ring of Fire | show 🗑
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| Low Countries | show 🗑
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| Mental Maps | show 🗑
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| show | How hot or cold it is at a given time
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| Easterlies | show 🗑
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| Earthquakes | show 🗑
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| Acid Rain | show 🗑
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| Greenland | show 🗑
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| show | Poltical or physical maps
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| show | Large desert found in north Africa; it is growing because of desertification
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| show | Strong winds that bring heavy rain to South and Southeast Asia in the summer
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| show | Low-lying areas that humans reclaim from the sea; Netherlands
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| show | Capital city of Mexico; suffers from major air pollution
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| show | Mountain range located in Mexico
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| Middle East | show 🗑
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| Tropic of Cancer | show 🗑
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| Yurts | show 🗑
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| Korean War | show 🗑
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| show | Area that recieves between 0 and 10 inches of rain a year
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| show | Any type of resource that occurs naturally on earth (coal, trees, copper, oil)
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| show | Structure located in Paris, France
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| show | Traning is required to acquire a skill; higher wages; seen in developed countries
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| Secondary Activity | show 🗑
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| Precipitation | show 🗑
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| show | Imaginary lines that measure degrees north and degrees south; also called parallels
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| Compass Rose | show 🗑
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| Canal | show 🗑
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| show | The place on earth that time changes one day; 180 degress longitude
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| show | Map projection that shows true direction; often used with ship navigation
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| show | A map of a particular theme (population, climate, resources)
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| show | Hindus often make a pilgrimage to this site
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| show | Rainforest climate; warm year round; found at and near the equator
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| show | Area in the Great Plains where large amounts of wheat are grown
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| show | The advantage of one country to more efficiently produce a good or service compared to another country
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| Boundary Lines | show 🗑
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| Hurricanes | show 🗑
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| show | Diverting water to a field for agriculture
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| Climate | show 🗑
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| Fales | show 🗑
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| Igloos | show 🗑
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| show | Map projection that shows either the North or South Pole; Usually used by pilots
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| show | An economic alliance created in 1960 to control the production and sale of oil
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| show | United Nations treaty in which the resources of the oceans are regulated
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| Syria/Israel | show 🗑
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| show | Created in 1959 to demilitarize Antarctica and make it a haven for scientists to study
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| show | Strong feelings of pride for ones nation
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| show | A map that shows mountains, rivers, lakes, etc.
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| show | A political organization created after WWII
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| South Pole | show 🗑
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| Tornadoes | show 🗑
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| Tradewinds | show 🗑
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| Westerlies | show 🗑
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| Arctic Circle | show 🗑
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| Colorado River | show 🗑
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| show | A major tropical storm located in the Pacific Ocean
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| Deforestation | show 🗑
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| Greenwich, England | show 🗑
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| show | Imaginary lines that measure degrees east and west; also known as meridians
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| show | A political organization created in 2002 to promote economic development, human rights, and democracy in Africa
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| Fertile Triangle | show 🗑
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| show | Commonly found in Australia
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| Gauchos | show 🗑
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| show | An area where the river fans out
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| show | An area of coal and iron deposits in southwestern Germany
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| Oral Tradition | show 🗑
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| show | Nesting dolls found in Russia
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| Languages in Canada | show 🗑
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| show | Architectural structure found in Sydney, Australia;designed to look like boat sails
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| show | Area of coal and iron deposits in Italy
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| show | Capital of Poland
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| show | The amount of goods and services produced in a country in one year
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| show | A dry streambed that can fill up with water when there is a large amount of precipitation
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| Caste System | show 🗑
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| show | Following WWII, Asians began experimenting with agriculture
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| show | Ring shaped islands that formed from coral reefs and volcanoes
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| show | Located between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
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| show | In vertical zonation, it is the lowest elevation zone
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| show | The correct political name for China
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| show | River in China that has killed thousands in floods; also known as China's Sorrow
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| Antarctic Circle | show 🗑
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| Great Dividing Range | show 🗑
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| show | A map that shows national boundaries;
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| Subarctic Climate | show 🗑
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| Virginia State Capital Building | show 🗑
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| show | Mountain located in Japan
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| show | Economic alliance created in 1976 to reduce trade restrictions in Southeast Asia
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| China/Taiwan | show 🗑
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| Aborigines | show 🗑
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| Sudan | show 🗑
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| Peace Corps | show 🗑
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| Developing Country | show 🗑
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| show | A country rules over another country or region; European countries over African countries in the late 1800s
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| show | Spainsh speaking countries
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| show | The average income per person for one year
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| show | Service industry
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| Site | show 🗑
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| Literacy Rate | show 🗑
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| show | A military alliance that supports democracy
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| Tierra Templada | show 🗑
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| Tiaga | show 🗑
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| Suez Canal | show 🗑
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| show | A group of islands
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| Situation | show 🗑
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| show | Multiple languages
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| show | Australia was colonized by the English
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| Tropic of Capricorn | show 🗑
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| show | A division in the Pedimont and Coastal Plains regions of Virginia; Richmond
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| show | The center of the world's financial markets; located in New York City
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| Angkor Wat | show 🗑
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| show | A major city may have an area where mostly Asians live
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| Chernobyl | show 🗑
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| Managerial Skills | show 🗑
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| show | A political organization created in 1945 and is made up of over 190 countries; works for internation peace
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| Commonwealth of Nations | show 🗑
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| show | Canadian provience that speaks French
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| St. Lawrence River | show 🗑
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| show | Chile has an abundance of this mineral
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| show | Grassland areas found in South America
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| show | Connects the Atlantic to the Pacific
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| show | Forest area located in Germany that is dying as a result of acid rain pollution
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| Rome | show 🗑
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| show | Climate region that borders the Mediterranean Sea; experiences hot, dry summers; date and olive trees
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| Northern Ireland | show 🗑
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| show | Sometimes called the Persian Gulf
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| Istanbul, Turkey | show 🗑
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| show | Conflict between the Turks and the Greeks
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| show | The outdoor markets of North Africa
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| show | Huge cliffs
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| Cataracts | show 🗑
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| Khartoum, Sudan | show 🗑
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| Burundi and Rwanda | show 🗑
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| Western and Eastern Ghats | show 🗑
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| show | Also known as Myanmar
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| Continental Islands | show 🗑
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| show | Most of these in Africa are found in the tropical wet and dry climate region
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| Xi'an, China | show 🗑
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