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What is Geography
Geography is the study of physical, cultural, economic,
political, urban, all aspects of the earth
TERM 2
What is the Kyoto Protocol
DEFINITION 2
is a protocol made by the United nations to help fight Global
Warming
TERM 3
The Population of the earth is roughly
DEFINITION 3
6 billion
TERM 4
What tool of the geographer is most
commonly used
DEFINITION 4
Map
TERM 5
The continent with the largest number of
inhabitants is
DEFINITION 5
Asia
The United Kingdom is located in which
region?
England, Wales, Ireland, Scottland
TERM 7
which country has the world's largest
population
DEFINITION 7
China
TERM 8
True or False: Germany was divided into two
separate countries following WWII
DEFINITION 8
True
TERM 9
Which religion believes in the reincarnation to
purify the soul
DEFINITION 9
Hinduism
TERM 10
In measuring levels of economic
development, the __ is determined by taking
the sum of the income divided by total
population
DEFINITION 10
GDP
What was the Cold
war
a war of intelligence between the United states and the
Soviet Union was the closest to nuclear war we have ever
gotten
TERM 17
The economic theory eliminating the private
ownership of goods property and industy is
DEFINITION 17
Communism
TERM 18
which middle American civilization Hernando
Cortez conquer
DEFINITION 18
Aztec
TERM 19
Where did the Incas live?
DEFINITION 19
Peru
TERM 20
Which caribbean country was involved with
the Bay of pigs
DEFINITION 20
Cuba
middle America, which city has surpassed
tokyo as most popoulus city
NY?
TERM 22
True or False: According to the text book
North America includes Mexico?
DEFINITION 22
True
TERM 23
What is the official language of the United
States
DEFINITION 23
English
TERM 24
What is a Cultural Hearth
DEFINITION 24
a cultural hearth is a main area where major society starts its
the heartland and people branch out from there
TERM 25
What is NAFTA and what is its purpose
DEFINITION 25
North America Free Trade Agreement it is a trade agreement
between the United States, Canada, and Mexico Eliminating
tariffs between the countries
Israel was originally created to control 55% of
___, The jews after fighting have taken over
88% of the land
West Bank
TERM 32
Islams holiest city to which Muslims must take
one Pilgrimage
DEFINITION 32
Mecca
TERM 33
Pangea broke up into two land masses:
Laurasia and ___
DEFINITION 33
gondwanaland
TERM 34
in 1884 world leaders met to discuss how to
divide Africa into colonial territories this
meeting was called
DEFINITION 34
Berlin conference 1884
TERM 35
which country was established in 1822 by the
US for its freed slaves
DEFINITION 35
Liberia
True or False: Life expectancy in Africa is
lower than in most other areas of the world
True
TERM 37
Located in the himalayas what small asain
country just got cable super isolated
DEFINITION 37
Bhutan
TERM 38
what country gained its indepenced from
Pakistan in 1971
DEFINITION 38
Nepal
TERM 39
Which country is currently limiting the
number of children per family?
DEFINITION 39
China
TERM 40
which country has historically divided its
society into a rigid caste system
DEFINITION 40
India
A ___is the head count of a country
census
TERM 47
what country produces the best Opals?
DEFINITION 47
Austrialia
TERM 48
what is ment by the term Globalization?
DEFINITION 48
a term meaning interconnectioness due to communication
from regional societies
TERM 49
Why has Southeast Asia been important in
world trade
DEFINITION 49
cause they has them products
