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Aborigines
the original inhabitants of the Australian continent and nearby islands
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Apratheid
The Afrikaans term for South Africa's pre-1994 policies of racial segregation
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Aztecs
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
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Buddhism
a religion indigenous to the indian subcontinent that encompasses a variety of traditions, beliefs, and practices largely based on teachings attributed to Buddha
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Centrifugal
forces that tend to divide a country
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Centripetal
forces that unite and bind a country together
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Christianity
a monotheistic and abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus
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Climate
the long-term conditions of aggregate weather over a region
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Cultural Hearth
heartland, source area, innovation center; place of origin of a major culture
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Culture
the sum total of the knowledge, attitudes, and habitual behavior patterns shared and transmitted by the members of a society
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desertification
process of desert expansion into neighboring steppelands as a result of human degradation of fragile semiarid environments
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epidemic
A local or regional outbreak of a disease
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ethnic cleansing
the slaughter and/or forced removal of one ethnic group from its homes and lands by another
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exclave
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
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first nations
name given Canada's indigenous people of American descent
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green revolution
the successful recent development of higher-yield, fast growing varieties of rice and other cereals in certain developing countries
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high seas
areas of the ocean away from land, beyond national jurisdiction, open and free for all to use
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Hinduism
the predominant religion of the indian subcontinent, and one of its indigenous religions
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Incas
the largest empire in pre-columbian America. Ancient people who lived in south america until the 1570s
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Islam
a monotheistic and abrahamic religion articulated by the Qu'ran; Muhhamad considered by them to be the last prophet of God
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Judaism
a monotheistic religion originating in the Hebrew Bible; the expression of the covenantal relationship God established with the children of Israel
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Latitude
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
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lingua franca
a "common language" prevalent in a given area
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longitude
angular distance (0 to 180 degrees) east or west as measured from the prime meridian.
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Maori
the indigenous Polynesian people of New Zealand
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Maquiladora
the term given to modern industrial plants in Mexico's U.S. Border zone
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Mayans
a Mesoamerican civilization, noted for the only known fully developed written language of the pre-columbian americas
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Outback
the name given by Australians to the vast, peripheral, sparsely settled interior of their country
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Pandemic
an outbreak of disease that spreads worldwide
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Pangaea
a vast, singular landmass consisting of most of the areas of the present-day continents
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rain shadow effect
the relative dryness of areas downwind of mountain ranges resulting from orographic precipitation
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scale
representation of a real world phenomenon at a certain level of reduction or generalization
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shatter belt
region caught between stronger, colliding external cultural-political forces, under persistant stress and often fragmented by aggressive rivals
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tundra
the treeless plain that lies along the arctic shore in northernmost Russia and Canada
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weather
the immediate and short-term conditions of the atmosphere that impinge on daily human activities
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List (in order by population size) the four largest population agglomerations locations
Tokyo, Delhi, Mexico City, New York
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List the location factors that attract today's pacesetting high-tech companies
available workers, raw materials, energu supply, logistics, product transportation, and profitability
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which region/realm covers the largest area-the pacific ocean
the pacific realm
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which region/realm has the largest refugee population worldwide?
central asia
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how to Australia's and New Zealand's landscapes differ?
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
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what three regions constitute the pacific realm
melanasia, micronesia, polynesia
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name the six continents
eurasia, north america, south america, australia, antarctica, africa
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name the south american country known for its' production of cocaine, coffee, and coal
Colombia
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name the five largest (area) countries in the world
russia, canada, united states, china, brazil
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name the 5 largest (population) cities of the world
New York, Mexico City, Tokyo, Mumbai, Seoul
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name the country that produces more oil than any other
united states
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name this former mesopotamian country which the Tigris and Euphrates rivers encompass
Iraq
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name the holy city of the three monotheistic religions
Jerusalem
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name the only two continents containing a cluster of great lakes
united states and africa
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name the five oceans
indian, atlantic, southern, pacific, arctic
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