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Geog Final Exam Flashcards

1
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3 major types of national economies

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  • Subsitence
  • Market
  • Planned (communist)
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2
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How much global land is unsuitable for agriculture?

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  • 70%
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3
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How much of worlds population lived in the cities? 1800? Now?

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  • 1800 : 3%

- Now: 50%

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4
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What is a megacity and how many were there in 2008?

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  • Megacity = city with population over 10 million

- In 2008 there were 19 megacities

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5
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Is Chicago a megacity?

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  • No, not yet. 300,000 people away from 10 million
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6
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When was the population peak for most large U.S. cities?

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-1950

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7
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Current world population

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-7.1 billion

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8
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Where is most of the projected growth in world population to come from?

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-Africa

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9
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How much of the worlds population lives north of the equator?

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-90%

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10
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When did the U.S. go to war with Afghanistan and why?

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-Because they refused o hand over Bin Laden, Taliban then fled to pakistan from afghanistan

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11
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Of all the countries in South Asia, which country experiences the most regular and widespread
flooding from the South Asian monsoon.

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-Bangladesh

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12
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Which country has the largest democracy?

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-India

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13
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What is the only Muslim country to have nuclear weapons?

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-Pakistan

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14
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What does the Raj mean?

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  • The rule of the British in India
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15
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Who had troops in Afghanistan from 1979-89 during the ten year war?

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-Soviet Union

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16
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Which country is a low lying county in danger of disappearing due to global warming?

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-The Maldives

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17
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Who seceded from Indonesia in 1999?

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-East Timor did after a long and bloody civil war

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18
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What percentage of South Asia is rural?

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-Approximately 75%-

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19
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What are the two most populous Islamic country in the world?

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  • Indonesia

- Pakistan is 2nd

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20
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What are the 3 largest world economies in order?

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  1. U.S.
  2. China
  3. Japan
21
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Who was the 1st leader of China under a communist government?

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-Mao Zedong

22
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What language do Chinese people speak?

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Mandarin

23
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What is the dominant ethnic group in China

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Han

24
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Significance between Taiwan and China?

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Taiwan is claimed by China

25
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What country has the longest life expectancy in the world?

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Japan

26
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Where do 20% of the worlds earthquakes occur?

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Japan

27
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What is sericulture?

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Cultivation of silkworms

28
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Who has the 4th largest standing army?

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North Korea

29
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What is the majority religion in the Phillipines?

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Over 80% are Roman Catholic

30
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Unlike it’s neighbors which country was never a European colony?

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Thailand

31
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Which Muslim country is made up of many island groups?

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Indonesia

32
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Where do most of the people in Oceania live and what language do they speak?

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In Australia and speak Engish

33
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Where is the Great Barrier Reef?

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In the Coral Sea in NE Australia?

34
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What was the first nation to grant all women the right to vote and when?

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New Zealand in 1893

35
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The Maori

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Indigenous population to New Zealand, about 14.6%

36
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Are there any nuclear stations in New Zealand?

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No, a change in law would be required for one to be built.

37
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What was one of the last places to be inhabited by humans?

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New Zealand

37
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In 1850 U.S. workers were in which sector?

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Agricultural

38
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In 1950 U.S. workers were in which sector?

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Manufacturing

39
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86% of U.S. workers are in what sector today?

A

Service

40
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Population of India

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1.2 billion

41
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Capital of China

A

Beijing

42
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What Chinese leader is responsible for ushering the current wave of economic reforms?

A

Deng Xiaoping

43
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Who ordered the brutal death march out of Cambodia?

A

Pol Pot

44
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What is the only landlocked country in SE Asia?

A

Laos

45
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Who was the Marxist-Leninist revolutionary that led Nnorth Vietnam from WW2?

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Ho Chi Minh

46
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What is the hi tech wealthy city-state in SE Asia?

A

Singapore

47
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Indonesia has never been under communist rule unlike?

A

Laos
Vietnam
Cambodia

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