Geography Final Flashcards

(35 cards)

1
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Europe’s population

A

530 million

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2
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3 almost bankrupt countries in Europe

A

Greece
Italy
Iceland

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3
Q

Most culturally diverse region?

A

Europe!

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4
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Reduced border formalities between some European countries

A

Schengen Agreement

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5
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Cultural imperialism

A

Forceful imposition

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6
Q

Seas in the Russian Domain

A

Caspian
Black
Baltic
Bering

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7
Q

Worlds largest freshwater lake?

A

Lake Baikal

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8
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Largest countries where?

A

Russian Domain

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9
Q

Greater political openness

A

Glasnost

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10
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Economic reforms

A

Peristroika

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11
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Russian population

A

210 million

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12
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Caribbean population

A

2.2 million

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13
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Economic and political influence over weaker states

A

Neocolonialism

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14
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Region known for offshore banking and online services

A

The Caribbean

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15
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Rainforests and mountains

A

Latin America

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16
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3 river basins in Latin America

A

Orinoco
Amazon
La Plata

17
Q

Home of one of worlds most dangerous roads, and the name of the road

A

Latin America

Yungas Road

18
Q

Unusually large city that dominates the economy, politics, and culture of a country

19
Q

Redistribution of land to the poor

A

Agrarian reform

20
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How many regions?

21
Q

Only two countries, highly industrialized and urbanized.

A

North America

22
Q

How many times bigger is the US than Canada?

A

10X
U.S. 306.8 mil
Canada 33.7 mil

23
Q

Primary sector

A

Exports/products

i.e. Logging, mining, etc.

24
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Secondary sector

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Manufacturing

i.e. Ford

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Tertiary sector
Services | i.e. Retail, banking, insurance
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Quaternary sector
Information | i.e. GIS, Google, education, etc
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Transition zone along south Sahara Desert
Sahel
28
Form of government based in corruption
Kleptocracy
29
Region that best exemplifies globalization
Southwest Asia/North Africa
30
Area in NW coast of Africa
Maghreb
31
Eastern Mediterranean
Levant
32
Anatolian peninsula
Turkey
33
Arabian peninsula
Saudi Arabia
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Biggest country in SW Asia/N Africa
Egypt 78 million
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Youngest and most dominant religion in SW Asia/N Africa
Islam