GRY100 Globalization and Diversity Test 3 – Flashcards
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What countries comprise the Maghreb of Southwest Asia/North Africa?
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Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia
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Prior to European colonization, Sub-Saharan Africa presented a complex mosaic of kingdoms, states, and tribal societies.
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True
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Which of the following is NOT a staple crop in most of Sub-Saharan Africa?
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rice
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Life expectancy in Sub-Saharan Africa is ________ years
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55
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What religion has had the greatest impact on urban function and design in Southwest Asia and North Africa?
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Islam
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The Shinto religion is most closely associated with which country of East Asia?
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Japan
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In which part of East Asia would we find one of the most thoroughly anthropogenic landscapes in the world?
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the North China Plain
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What is physiological density?
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a population statistic that relates the number of people in a country to the amount of arable land
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By what name is the eastern Mediterranean region of Southwest Asia and North Africa known?
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the Levant
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What is Kanji?
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the Japanese term for the Chinese ideographs they borrowed to begin their writing system
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People making a pilgrimage to Makkah (Mecca) and Medinah must travel to which country of Southwest Asia and North Africa?
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Saudi Arabia
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What writing system forms the basis for the writing throughout East Asia?
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ideographs
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Family size is large in much of Sub-Saharan Africa for all of the following reasons, EXCEPT
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infant and child mortality rates are low.
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Problems associated with the construction of the Three Gorges Dam include all the following, EXCEPT
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the diversion of two other major rivers to fill the Three Gorges reservoir.
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The populations of Japan and South Korea
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are concentrated mainly in cities.
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In which country of Southwest Asia and North Africa is the Aswan High Dam located?
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Egypt
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What type of subsistence agriculture depends on the seasonal movement of livestock for their livelihood?
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pastoral nomadism
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About how many Chinese citizens are Muslim?
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ten million
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What is the only country in Africa with an extensive area of mountainous topography?
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Ethiopia
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On which island of the Caribbean did HIV/AIDS first appear?
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Haiti
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Which U.S. city has become the destination of choice for Cubans migrating to the United States?
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Miami
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Tourism in the Caribbean
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was originally dominated by Cuba.
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Which country has the highest population in both East Asia and the world?
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China
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Why is there concern about the tsetse fly in Sub-Saharan Africa?
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The tsetse fly spreads sleeping sickness to humans, cattle, and some wildlife.
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What form of Christianity is most common in Ethiopia?
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Coptic Christianity
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Which country of East Asia has the lowest percentage of its population living in urban areas?
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China
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By the early twentieth century, which foreign country was dominant in the Caribbean?
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United States
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Which pattern of emigration from the Caribbean is LEAST likely to occur?
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A Haitian migrates to Liverpool, England.
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Japan is involved in a conflict over the Kuril Islands with which other country?
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Russia
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Which country of Southwest Asia and North Africa has made efforts to preserve its famed "cedars" forestlands in recent years?
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Lebanon
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What is the Caribbean diaspora?
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the economic flight of Caribbean peoples across the globe
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Historically, what crop has been the most important one in the Caribbean?
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sugarcane
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Japan is able to support its large, prosperous population on a relatively small land base because it receives large amounts of foreign aid.
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False
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Which country of East Asia is the most rigidly Marxist?
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North Korea
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Which of the following was NOT one of the elements or characteristics of apartheid?
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Non-whites (blacks, coloureds, and Indians) were enslaved.
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According to the figure, in which of the following countries does foreign aid make up the smallest percentage of their GNI?
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Ghana
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What is the most common language in the Caribbean?
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Spanish
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What country in East Asia has resorted to "pollution exporting" as a way to improve its environment?
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Japan
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Which of the following is NOT one of the five essential activities of Islam?
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making a pilgrimage to Jerusalem
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What disease is a major problem in Sub-Saharan Africa, causing death and leaving many children orphaned?
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HIV/AIDS
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What religion was the first monotheistic religion of Southwest Asia and North Africa?
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Judaism
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What is Sub-Saharan Africa's main trading partner?
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the European Union
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How does China generate most of its electricity?
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burning coal
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Why is the island of Socotra, off the southeast coast of Yemen, considered unique?
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It possesses a unique biological habitat, containing hundreds of plant species found nowhere else on Earth.
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The Ottoman Empire
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eventually stretched into southern Europe.
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Which country in Sub-Saharan Africa has the largest population in the region?
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Nigeria
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On average, about how many children does a woman in Africa have during her lifetime?
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5 or 6
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Which country of Southwest Asia and North Africa is most likely to experience earthquakes?
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Turkey
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What is the Great Escarpment?
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a landform that rims southern Africa from Angola to South Africa
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In which country of Southwest Asia and North Africa is the delta of the Nile River located?
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Egypt
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Which European country had lost all of its African colonies by the end of WWI?
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Germany
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Of the following languages, which is the least used in Sub-Saharan Africa?
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Spanish
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What is the name of the belief system that deals with designing buildings and placing objects on the landscape in accordance with the spiritual powers that course through the local topography?
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feng shui
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The Sahel
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is a zone of ecological transition between the Sahara to the north and the wetter savannas and forests to the south.
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Which two bodies of water mark the traditional boundaries of Mesopotamia?
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Tigris River and Euphrates River
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The Congo River
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drains into the Atlantic Ocean.
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In which city of Southwest Asia and North Africa are there important religious sites for Judaism, Christianity, and Islam?
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Jerusalem, Israel
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In which Caribbean country is the Santeria religion most common?
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Cuba
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What well-known form of music is most closely associated with the Caribbean?
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reggae
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What single factor is most responsible for the severity of environmental problems in East Asia?
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the large population in the region
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Which of the following countries did NOT receive African territory in the Berlin Conference?
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United States
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Japan's economy
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slowed substantially in the 1990s.
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Rugged mountains cut off ________ China from Korea.
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northeastern
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The population of Sub-Saharan Africa is characterized by
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large families
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To which of the countries below would a person who is part of the Caribbean diaspora be LEAST likely to emigrate?
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Germany
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By what name is the large peninsula of Turkey, located wholly in Asia, known?
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Anatolia
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Which of the following types of music is NOT associated with the Caribbean?
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jazz
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In what category are indigenous African religions generally placed?
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Animist
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Which animal is most to blame for the loss of forests in Southwest Asia and North Africa?
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goats
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Which of the following religions arose in North Africa/Southwest Asia?
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Islam
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What is the chief problem associated with the use of groundwater in Southwest Asia and North Africa?
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Groundwater is being depleted faster than it can be replaced, so it is inherently unsustainable.
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Which of the following is TRUE of Cuba?
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Raul Castro succeeded his brother Fidel Castro as President in 2008
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European colonization was effective throughout Sub-Saharan Africa, with the exception of one country. What was that exception?
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Ethiopia
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Which American president was responsible for the construction of the Panama Canal?
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Theodore Roosevelt
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As of 2012, what was the approximate population of Japan?
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127 million
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Why did Professor Wangari Maathai of Kenya win the Nobel Peace Prize in 2004?
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Her Greenbelt Movement led to the planting of millions of trees.
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In what year did Islam originate in the region of North Africa and Southwest Asia?
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622 CE
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According to the figure, Port Au Prince, Haiti lies within which of the following?
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Tropica Wet and Dry Savanna
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What is the definition of "hydropolitics"?
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conflict between two nations over the water resources contained in a river
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In the 1990s, which country of East Asia had the most laissez-faire economy in the region?
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Hong Kong
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What is the Hajj?
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the pilgrimage to Muhammed's birthplace (Makkah) that every Muslim is supposed to make during his or her lifetime
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China has the highest rate of natural increase in East Asia.
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False
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Which of the following islands is NOT part of the Greater Antilles?
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Bahamas
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Haiti experienced a devastating earthquake in January 2010.
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True
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What is China's rationale for constructing the massive Three Gorges Dam project?
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China is trying to reduce its dependence on coal as a power source, which is causing widespread air pollution in the country.
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Which city in Southwest Asia and North Africa contains the Dome of the Rock, the Al-Aqsa Mosque, and the Western Wall?
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Jerusalem
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What is "indentured labor"?
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workers contracted to work on estates for a set period of time
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What is a kleptocracy?
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a state where corruption is so institutionalized that large percentages of the country's wealth is siphoned off by politicians and government bureaucrats
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According to the figure, Cayenne FRENCH GUIANA, lies within which of the following?
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Tropical Rainy
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What country in East Asia is facing a population decline?
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Japan
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The Three Gorges Dam is being constructed on which river in China?
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Yangtze
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Which country is the unchallenged economic powerhouse in Sub-Sahara Africa?
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South Africa
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In what region of Sub-Saharan Africa is desertification most severe?
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the Sahel
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What is the international policy regarding the sale of ivory?
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A worldwide ban on ivory sales was imposed in 1989, then in the late 1990s the ban was lifted to allow some southern African states to sell down their inventories of ivory confiscated from poachers, and now only limited sales are permitted.
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Japan remained largely closed to foreign commerce and influence until ________ gunboats sailed into Tokyo Bay in 1853 to demand trade access.
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United States
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What is the dominant factor in the location of the population settlements in North Africa and Southwest Asia?
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water
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Which country of Sub-Saharan Africa is the LEAST densely settled in the region?
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Nambia
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From which country did the indentured workers who migrated to Guyana and Trinidad come?
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India
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What major event led to European colonialism in Southwest Asia?
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defeat of the Ottoman Empire in World War I
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By what name was Iran historically known?
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Persia
