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Geog Exam 2 Flashcards

1
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Perpetual Resources

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Resources that are inexhaustible

Ex: Sun, Wind, etc.

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2
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How long will crude oil reserves hold?

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  • Global: 42-93 Years

- U.S.: 10-48 years

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3
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How long would the worlds oil reserves last if everyone used as much as the average american.

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One Decade

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4
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Which fossil fuel is the most abundant

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Coal

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5
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Whats a nearly perfect energy source?

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Natural Gas

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6
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How much energy production was from wood in 1850 and now?

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  • 1850: 90%

- Now: 3%

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7
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Sustainable Development

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Satisfies current needs and jeopardizes future generations meeting there needs

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8
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Culture Trait

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  • Single distinguishing feature of a culture

- Smallest unit that can be studied

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9
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Environmental Determinism

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Environment such as climate determined which cultures would advance

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10
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Possibilism

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People not the environment are the forces behind culture

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11
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3 part structure of cultures

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  • Technological
  • Sociological
  • Ideological
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12
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Toponymy

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Study of place names

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13
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3 great civilizations of Latin America

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  • Incas of Peru & S. America
  • Mayans of C. America
  • Aztecs of Mexico
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14
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Where did Inca population mainly live

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The Peruvian Andes Mountains

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15
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When was the height of the Mayan civilization

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600-900 AD

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16
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Where did the Aztecs live

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Edge of Lake Texcoco

Present day Mexico City

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17
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When did Columbus land at the Bahamas?

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1492

He thought he was in the Far East

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18
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How long did the Spanish Colonization last?

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Over 400 years

1492-1898

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19
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Treaty of Tordesillas

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Made by Pope Alexander VI to split Portugal and Spain

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20
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Who received there independence last within Latin America?

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Carribeans

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21
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Who was known as “El Liberator” and :George Washington of South America”?

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Simon Bolivar

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22
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What does the U.S. have against Cuba?

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An economic embargo since 1961

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23
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Primary Language spoken in Brazil

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Porugese

24
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What two countries are the only English speaking countries in Central and South America?

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Belize and Guyana

25
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What is the dominant religion in Latin America?

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Catholicism

26
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Farkland War

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Fought between Argentina and UK in 1982

27
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3 interrelated parts of biosphere

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  • Troposphere
  • Hydrosphere
  • Lithosphere
28
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Lake Chad

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Africa’s 2nd largest lake is now only 580 sq. miles due to drought and overuse

29
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Global Water Usage

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  • 78% Agriculture
  • 18% Industry
  • 4% Household
30
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What percentage of Russian rivers are polluted

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80%

31
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How many of the worlds most polluted cities does China have?

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16

32
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Notable Diasporas

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  • Africans
  • Jews
  • Palestanians
33
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Where is the highest rate of AIDS?

A

South Africa

34
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What is the major mineral export from Nigeria

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Petroleum

35
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Where is the great rift valley located

A

Eastern Africa

36
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1st sub-Saharan African country to gain independence?

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Ghana

37
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What percentage of slaves were imported into the Caribbean and S. America?

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90%

38
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Berlin Conference

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Divide Africa between the major European colonial powers

39
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Leading African economies

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  • South Africa
  • Nigeria
  • Angola
40
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Nelson Mandela

A

Apartheid activist
Later became president of S. Africa
Won Nobel Peace Prize

41
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What is the most populated country in Africa?

A

Nigeria

42
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Who has the highest birth rate in the world?

A

Sub-Saharan Africa

43
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Which three countries were the main carriers of the slave trade?

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British
Portuguese
France

44
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Epidemic vs Pandemic

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Epidemic: Local or regional
Pandemic: Global

45
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Antecedent vs Subsequent Boundaries

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  • Antecedent: Established before the area was well populated

- Subsequent: After the area has been established

46
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Major river systems of middle east and africa

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  • Nile
  • Tigris
  • Euphrates
47
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Majority of the worlds oil reserves are located in what 5 middle eastern countries?

A
  • Saudi
  • Iraq
  • Kuwait
  • UAE
  • Iran
48
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What are the two defining issues of the middle east?

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Oil

Israeli-Palestinian conflict

49
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Who has the largest oil reserves in the world?

A

Saudi

50
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What is considered the holiest city in the world?

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Jerusalem

51
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Iran hostage crisis

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Iran held 52 Americans hostage for 444 days

52
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Most urbanized country in the middle east

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Israel

53
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Occupied Territories in Israel

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  • Gaza Strip
  • West Bank
  • East Jerusalem
  • Golan Heights
54
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Poorest country in the Middle East and N. Arica

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Yemen

55
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Largest city in Middle East and N. Africa

A

Cairo, Egypt

56
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Largest Arab country by population

A

Egypt

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