GRY100 Globalization and Diversity Test 2 – Flashcards
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What goal did the Treaty of Tordesillas accomplish?
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divided South America between Spain and Portugal
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Which two countries were the primary rivals in the Cold War?
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the United States and the Soviet Union
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In recent years, what kind of economic activity has Costa Rica been attracting?
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high-tech firms
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Smog is a serious problem in Mexico City.
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True
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Which Latin American country is most closely associated with deforestation?
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Brazil
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Urban primacy occurs when
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a country has a city three to four times larger than any other city in the country.
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Which non-European country signed an agreement to become Germany's military ally and set the scene for World War II?
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Japan
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Which country of Europe has the largest population in the region?
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Germany
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The highest population densities in the Russian Domain are found in which part of the region?
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the western-most part of the region
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What countries of Europe comprise the region of Scandinavia?
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Norway, Sweden, Denmark
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Which country of Europe is primarily located on the European Lowland?
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Netherlands
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Which body of water in the Russian Domain is the world's largest reserve of freshwater?
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Lake Baikal
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What are the two largest cities in Latin America?
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Mexico City, Mexico and Sao Paulo, Brazil
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What transportation technology must be constructed before the oil wealth of Central Asia can become economically viable?
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pipelines
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What has been the pattern of population growth in the Russian Domain since the demise of the USSR?
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persistently declining population
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In the nineteenth century, what country began to displace China from Central Asia?
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Russia
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The Ottoman Empire expanded its borders almost to the gates of what European city in the middle of the 16th century?
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Vienna, Austria
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Which Amerindian group lived in the Valley of Mexico, the site of modern day Mexico City?
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Aztec
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The Caucasus Mountains are located between which two bodies of water?
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the Black and Caspian Seas
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What three historical eras are represented in European city landscapes?
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medieval, Renaissance-Baroque, industrial
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What do the letters in NATO stand for?
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North Atlantic Treaty Organization
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"One of narrow, winding streets, crowded with three- or four-story masonry buildings with little setback from the street." This describes which of the following?
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the medieval landscape
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In the Latin American city model, what land use is located along the "spine"?
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superior services, roads, and transportation
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What event has been an important cause of the surge of immigration to European countries such as Germany since the beginning of the 1990s?
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the collapse of the Soviet Union
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Where are the people of Latin America concentrated?
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in cities and on the coasts
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With the collapse of the Soviet Union, corruption is no longer a problem in the Russian Domain.
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False
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Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, what has become of the policy of Russification within former Soviet republics?
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Russification has been reversed, where greater numbers of Russians are encouraged to leave these regions.
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What percentage of the world's plant and animal species are found in the Amazon rainforest?
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50%
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Which areas in Central Asia remain under Chinese control?
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Tibet and Xinjiang
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Probably the most striking characteristic of Europe's demography is
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the lack of natural growth.
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The term ________ is used to describe the geopolitical processes of small scale independence movements based upon ethnic fault lines.
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balkanization
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What is a mestizo?
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a person of mixed European and Indian ancestry
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What is the ethnicity of the majority of people in Latin America?
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mestizo (mixed race)
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Which of the following is the primary source of pollution damaging Russia's Lake Baikal?
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pollution from pulp and paper factories
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Why is the city of Chernobyl well-known?
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It is the site of the world's worst-ever nuclear accident.
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Which of the following European countries was a member of the now-defunct Warsaw Pact alliance?
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Poland
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As their first language, 90 percent of Europe's population speak languages from what three groups?
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Germanic, Romance, Slavic
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Russia has the largest population of any country on Earth.
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False
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Which European Romance language contains many Slavic words?
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Romanian
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Which part of Europe is the region's unquestionable focus of intensive agriculture, large cities, and major industrial activities?
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the European Lowland
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What country of Latin America has the region's largest population?
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Brazil
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Which part of the Russian Domain has historically provided the most productive agricultural areas of the region?
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Ukraine
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What is the livelihood of pastoralists?
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raising livestock
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The Trans-Siberian Railroad
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ends at the port city of Vladivostok.
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Which Central Asian lake is the largest lake in the world?
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Caspian Sea
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How many world wars were fought in Europe?
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2
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How many countries does Europe contain?
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42
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Neoliberal economic development calls for all of the following EXCEPT
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increased social spending for the poor.
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According to the figure, which of the following cities is located in the area with the highest population densities?
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Cologne
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Four countries in Latin America have more than 75 percent of the region's population. Which of the following is NOT one of the four?
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Venezuela
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In Europe, with what type of feature are the names Rhine, Loire, Thames, Danube, and Elbe associated?
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rivers
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What body of water lies to the north of the Russian Domain?
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the Barents Sea
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Which country of Europe is most likely to experience drought?
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Portugal
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Which of the following is a characteristic of the demography of Russia today?
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relatively high mortality rates among middle-aged males
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Who were the Bolsheviks?
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a faction of Russian communism representing interests of industrial workers, who established the former Soviet Union
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What have many of Russia's internal autonomous areas been requesting?
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greater autonomy
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Which of the following deserts is NOT found in Central Asia?
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Kalahari
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What mountain range in Europe is over 500 miles long and has peaks reaching 15,000 feet.
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Alps
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Which European country had a territorial conflict with Argentina over the Falkland Islands in the early 1980s?
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the United Kingdom
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Which geographic area of the Russian Domain dominates the region?
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Slavic Russia
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How many countries make up the European Union (EU)?
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27
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What is the name of the mountain chain that extends the length of South America's west coast?
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Andes
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What is the word for a state policy of reclaiming lost lands or lands inhabited by people of the same ethnicity in another state?
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irredentism
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Germany's population includes a large number of guest workers (and their descendants) from which country of Southwest Asia and North Africa?
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Turkey
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Which of the following cities of Central Asia is largely a Soviet creation?
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Tashkent, Uzbekistan
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Afghanistan earns most of its foreign currency by selling
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opium
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Which of the following was NOT a major reason for the rural-to-urban migration in Latin America?
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equal rights for women
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What is the approximate population of the Russian Domain?
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200 million
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People of which of the following countries of Central Asia are noted for their traditional economy based on transhumance?
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Kyrgyzstan
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What is the primary reason why European Russia has a higher population than Asian Russia?
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European Russia is better suited for agriculture.
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What is the second-most widely spoken Germanic language in Europe?
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English
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By what name do we know the Mexican assembly plants that line the border between Mexico and the United States?
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maquiladora
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According to the figure, which of the following are the two language subfamilies found in the British Isles?
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Celtic and Germanic
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Lenin (Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov) was the main architect of the Soviet Union.
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True
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What has been an important source of conflict in Northern Ireland?
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The Catholic minority feel that the Protestant majority has discriminated against them.
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What was the distinctive skill for which Cossacks were well-known?
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horsemanship
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When Central Asia has been under the communist rule of China, the Soviet Union, and Mongolia, what has happened to religion?
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All forms of religion were discouraged.
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Over the last 40 years, approximately what percentage of the Brazilian Amazon rainforest has been destroyed?
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20%
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Why did the population of Jews in Europe drop from 9.5 million before World War II to less than 2 million today?
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German Nazis murdered approximately 6 million Jews in the Holocaust.
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When the countries of Latin America regained their independence, who were the leaders?
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European elites born in the Americas
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From 1945 until 1990, Europe was divided into two geopolitical and economic blocs, east and west, separated by the infamous
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Iron Curtain.
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What city in Latin America was designed to be, and is an example of a sustainable city?
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Curitiba, Brazil
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What is the major reason for the preference for urban life in Latin America?
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Under the colonial rule of Spain and Portugal, people living in cities had higher social status and greater economic opportunity.
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Which of the following is true of the Russian mafia?
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The Russian mafia has also gone global, implicated in huge money-laundering schemes involving Russian and foreign banks.
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What European mountain range forms the political border between Spain and France?
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Pyrenees
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Which of the following countries is NOT a member of the Commonwealth of Independent States?
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Estonia
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How long has Afghanistan been at war?
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since the late 1970s
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Which of the following is NOT an effect Russia might see from climate change?
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Making Southern Russia more agriculturally productive by thawing its frozen ice
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What language is the second-most common in Latin America?
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Portuguese
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Which of the following statements about squatter settlements in Latin America is NOT true?
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They provide adequate housing.
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What happened to the economy in the Russian Domain after the demise of the former Soviet Union (USSR)?
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After a decade of political and economic instability, Russia has made impressive progress in the 21st century.
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Which of the following is true of Russia?
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Russia has on-going territorial disputes with Japan.
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What is the approximate population of Europe?
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530 million
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Which country of Europe has the region's largest percentage of Muslims?
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France
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In which European country would you find fjords?
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Norway
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Which of the following languages is NOT Germanic?
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Basque
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What is urban primacy?
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a condition in which a country contains a city that is three to four times larger than any other city in the country
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The former Soviet Union (USSR) severely discouraged religious practice.
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True
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When did the Industrial Revolution emerge?
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from 1730-1850
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According to the figure, which of the following countries of Europe has the highest population density?
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Netherlands
