Geography Final

the original inhabitants of the Australian continent and nearby islands

The Afrikaans term for South Africa's pre-1994 policies of racial segregation

certain ethnic groups of Central Mexico, particularly those groups who spoke the Nahuatl language and who dominated large parts of Mesoamerica from 14th to 16th centuries

a religion indigenous to the indian subcontinent that encompasses a variety of traditions, beliefs, and practices largely based on teachings attributed to Buddha

forces that tend to divide a country

forces that unite and bind a country together

a monotheistic and abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus

the long-term conditions of aggregate weather over a region

heartland, source area, innovation center; place of origin of a major culture

the sum total of the knowledge, attitudes, and habitual behavior patterns shared and transmitted by the members of a society

process of desert expansion into neighboring steppelands as a result of human degradation of fragile semiarid environments

A local or regional outbreak of a disease

the slaughter and/or forced removal of one ethnic group from its homes and lands by another

a bounded(non-island) piece of territory that is part of a particular state but lies separated from it by the territory of another state

name given Canada's indigenous people of American descent

the successful recent development of higher-yield, fast growing varieties of rice and other cereals in certain developing countries

areas of the ocean away from land, beyond national jurisdiction, open and free for all to use

the predominant religion of the indian subcontinent, and one of its indigenous religions

the largest empire in pre-columbian America.  Ancient people who lived in south america until the 1570s

a monotheistic and abrahamic religion articulated by the Qu'ran; Muhhamad considered by them to be the last prophet of God

a monotheistic religion originating in the Hebrew Bible; the expression of the covenantal relationship God established with the children of Israel

parallels that are aligned east-west across the globe, from 0 degrees latitude at the equator to 90 degrees north and south latitude at the poles

a "common language" prevalent in a given area

angular distance (0 to 180 degrees) east or west as measured from the prime meridian.

the indigenous Polynesian people of New Zealand

the term given to modern industrial plants in Mexico's U.S. Border zone

a Mesoamerican civilization, noted for the only known fully developed written language of the pre-columbian americas

the name given by Australians to the vast, peripheral, sparsely settled interior of their country

an outbreak of disease that spreads worldwide

a vast, singular landmass consisting of most of the areas of the present-day continents

the relative dryness of areas downwind of mountain ranges resulting from orographic precipitation

representation of a real world phenomenon at a certain level of reduction or generalization

region caught between stronger, colliding external cultural-political forces, under persistant stress and often fragmented by aggressive rivals

the treeless plain that lies along the arctic shore in northernmost Russia and Canada

the immediate and short-term conditions of the atmosphere that impinge on daily human activities

Tokyo, Delhi, Mexico City, New York

available workers, raw materials, energu supply, logistics, product transportation, and profitability

the pacific realm

central asia

Australia is a continent.  New Zealand is made up of islands.  New Zealand is much smaller.  Rainfall in New Zealand is higher.  New Zealand has mountain ranges, Australia has only a few small mountains

melanasia, micronesia, polynesia

eurasia, north america, south america, australia, antarctica, africa

Colombia

russia, canada, united states, china, brazil

New York, Mexico City, Tokyo, Mumbai, Seoul

united states

Iraq

Jerusalem

united states and africa

indian, atlantic, southern, pacific, arctic