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Which is NOT a valid measure to reduce green house gas production?
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Eat less grains and corn
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Valid measures to reduce greenhouse gas productions
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Reduce the bovine population Use of compact florescent bulbs Turn up thermostat in summer Use the bus or carpool
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MOST TRUE of North American governance
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The U.S. federal government has strengthened while the Canadian federal government has weakened
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How often does El Nino occur?
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irregularly
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What causes the Arid Climate found just east of the Sierra Mountains?
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the orographic effect
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Which is NOT a major crop from middle and South America that has become globally popular?
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Rice
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MAJOR crops from Middle ad South America that has become globally popular
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Manioc Potato Tomato Corn
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Which group is most likely to have settled in the Middle and South America?
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Hunters and gatherers from Asia via the Bering land bridge
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Which of the following refers to income adjusted for the cost of living?
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PPP
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Which of the following in NOT a similarity between United States and Canada?
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health care systems
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SIMILARITIES between United States ad Canada
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urban patterns both have federal governments both are former British colonies common borders
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Which of the following refers to economic activity that is "off the books"?
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informal
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Which of the following represents the 3 most common languages, in order or prevalence?
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Mandarin Pakistani English
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Which of the following is largely responsible for the warm and wet climate of northwestern Europe?
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North Atlantic drift
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Compared to the North and Atlantic seas, with what problem must the Mediterranean, Baltic, and Black seas contend?
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Their physical constraints inhibit regular flushing of pollutants
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What river valley serves as the major transport corridor from the Alps to Rotterdam, Europe's largest pot?
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Rhine
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What are the official languages of Belgium?
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Flemish French German
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Which of the following is true regarding the water supply in sub-Saharan Africa?
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even moist ares suffer from water pollution
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Africa was originally part of...?
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Pangea
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The acronym "TIA" usually stands for (as used in Blood Diamonds)?
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This is Africa
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What type of housing dominates in African villages?
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Extended-family compounds
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Which of the following is NOT a problem associated with Africa's climate?
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Arctic conditions in far south hurt economic growth
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PROBLEMS associated with Africa's climate
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global warming will lead to marginalization of land parasites and insects thrive in warm, wet climates leaching of minerals in tropical soils water shortages in drier regions
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What is polygyny?
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The uncommon practice of having multiple wives
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Country: Italy
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Colonizing nation: Libya
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Country: Netherlands
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Colonizing nation: Aruba
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Country: France
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Colonizing nation: Madagascar
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Country: Spain
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Colonizing nation: Peru
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Country: Portugal
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Colonizing nation: Mozambique
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Rift Valley
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East Africa
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Congo River
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Central Africa
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Niger River
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West Africa
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Kalahari Desert
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Southern Africa
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Mediterranean Climate
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North Africa
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Control of a place by a foreign country
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colonialism
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Shared power
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pluralism
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Negative assessment of a people
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racism
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Nonreligious values
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secularism
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Africa's lack of mountain ranges can be explained by
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a lack of collision of tectonic plates
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Natural body of water that separates Africa and Asia
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Red Sea
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The term used to refer to Mexico, Central America, and the islands of the Caribbean is
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Middle America
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The world's driest desert is located in:
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Chile
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Which of the following is NOT benefit of ecotourism
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It provides large amounts of foreign direct investment
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BENEFITS of ecotourism
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it sensitizes travelers and host to the complexity of environmental issues it provides a livelihood to local people it encourages sustainable use and conservation resources
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The social welfare system in southern Europe is best described as what?
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rudimentary
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The cartel that controls oil production for its member nations, and thereby controls prices for oil, is:
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OPEC
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Which of the following countries are NOT members of the European Union?
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Norway and Iceland
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MEMBERS of the EU...
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Spain Portugal France Morocco Switzerland Turkey Belgium
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The El Nino effect reaches its peak around
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Christmas
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As a result of the naions of sub-Saharan Africa receiving independence in the twentieth century, wealth has mostly stayed within the region.
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FALSE
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The Republic of Congo and the Democratic Republic of Congo are two names for the same country.
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FALSE
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Which television news reporter speak Farsi?
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Christiane Amanpor
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Oil production, after discoveries in the 1930's, was delayed by what or whom... ?
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The Second World War
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Which of the following accounts for over 50% of Russia's foreign trade?
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The European Union
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Which of the following features separates European Russia and Western Siberia?
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Ural Mountains
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Which of the following refers to the dominant ethnicity of the Middle East?
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Arab
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Which of the following is NOT a form of sediment movement and erosion found in desert environments?
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Solution
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FORMS of sediment movements and erosion found in desert environments...
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Creep Saltation Suspension Abrasion
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Which of the following countries is NOT a member of OPEC?
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Jordan
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MEMBERS of OPEC...
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Venezuela Iraq Saudi Arabia Kuwait
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What is origin of the Zargos Mountians?
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Collision of the Arab and Iranian plates
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Which of the following has NOT increased for this region in the post-soviet era?
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Employment
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In all of Central Asian republics, what religion is the basis for many traditions and values held in common?
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Islam
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The Himalayas were created when which two tectonic plates collided?
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Eurasian and Indian-Austrailian
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The most important grain in East Asia is
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rice
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How many times per year do Japan and Taiwan receive monsoon rains?
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Twice
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South and southwest of the Himalayas are the Indus and Ganga river basins, also called...
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Indo-Gangetic Plain
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What is the official language of Pakistan?
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Urdu
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The Great Wall of China was built to...
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prevent attacks from Mongolian horsemen
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Which is the world's highest mountain range?
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Himalayas
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The body of water separating India from Burma is...
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the Bay of Bengal
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Considering all Indians, what religion claims the largest number of adherents?
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Hinduism
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What country is NOT considered a part of the South Asia region?
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Burma
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COUNTRIES a part of South Asia
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India Bangladesh Afghanistan
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Damavand
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A mountain in the Middle East
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Sundaland
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Land bridge between continental Asia and Indonesia
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Xiexie
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Mandarin word for "thank you"
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Sikh
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A religion that eschews the cutting of hair
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Caste
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An illegal form of discrimination in South Asia
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After WWII, the Communist system in China redistributed private property back to its original owners.
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FALSE
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Although defeated in WWII, the infrastructure of Japan itself was largely untouched.
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FALSE
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Between 80 and 90% of the employees in Southeast Asia's export processing zones are women.
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TRUE
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Due to their location at the center of tectonic plates, the island nations of Southeast Asia are NOT vulnerable to volcanoes and earthquakes.
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FALSE
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During the Soviet era, the chronic shortage of consumer goods was the result of a bias in the command system toward the quality of finished goods rather that the quality produced.
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FALSE
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the chronic shortage of goods was NOT the result of a bias in the command system toward the quality of finished goods rather than the quantity produced
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TRUE
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Economic development strategies in Southeast Asia's post-colonial period were quite similar to economic development strategies following Middle and South America's colonial period.
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FALSE
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Economic development strategies in Southeast Asia's post colonial period were NOT similar to economic development strategies following Middle and South America's colonial period.
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TRUE
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Even within the large and populous cities of South Asia, many people live in compact, reconstituted villages where standards of living can be relatively high.
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TRUE
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Hindi is the first language of a majority of South Asians.
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FALSE
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Hindi is NOT the first language of a majority of South Asians.
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TRUE
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Hot spots are places where the hot magma from the earth's core breaches the crust.
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TRUE
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Due to Russia's physical geography, the country has found it relatively easy to build a sophisticated system of rads and highways.
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FALSE
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Russia's physical geography does NOT make it relatively easy to build a sophisticated system of roads and highways.
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TRUE
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Factories in the Soviet Union were highly inefficient, used outmoded technologies, and produced low-quality output in large part because they had no competitors.
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TRUE
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Following the breakup of the Soviet Union, managerial and entrepreneurial skills were in short supply in Russia.
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TRUE
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From the 1960's until the 1990's the governments of Southeast Asia generally supported export-led industries.
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TRUE
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What two countries have the highest Human Development Index in Oceania?
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Australia and New Zealand
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Who were Australians and New Zealanders closest to in the time between WWII and the 1970's?
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The US
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What type of island is low, made of coral, and has a lagoon in the middle?
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Atoll
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What did the voyage of the Kon Tiki attempt to prove?
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Polynesians came from South America
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What country has had two female prime ministers since 1977?
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New Zealand
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What natural disaster impacted Indonesia in December 2006?
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Tsunami
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From where did Southeast Asia learn about Buddhism?
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China
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Which part of Indonesia was NOT connected by land bridges approximately 18,000 years ago?
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Sulawesi
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Who colonized Timor-Leste?
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Portugal
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What is the term for the way in which tension between a woman's father and husband is dissolved in Southeast Asia?
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Ritual avoidance
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Which country has the highest total fertility rate for women 15-49 years old?
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Niger, Africa
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What are two possible consequences of high fertility rates for this country?
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High population growth Food shortages High maternal death rate
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Which country has the second lowest level of women who are literate at 14.8%?
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Afghanistan, Asia
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Which country has the highest level of women who are literate, at 99.7%?
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Moldova
