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Comp Final
World Comparitive Studies
Question | Answer |
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Amazon River - Rank and water source | 2nd longest Highest volume of water water source, rainforest |
mestizo | mixed euorpean and native |
mulatto | mixed afrfican and european |
Machu Picchu | ancient incan village in peru |
favela | ghetto of brazil |
economic activity of Andes Mountains | Mining |
Who influenced South American culture and history | spanish conquistadors |
ring of fire | ring of tectonic activity around pacific |
amazon rainforest | biggest rainforest, large variety of wildlife and plants |
2 urbanized cities in South america | BOgota Columbia, Rio de Janerio Brazil |
Ecotoursim | Using nature for tourism but not harming. ex-zipline through forest |
economic activtiy/problem of soouth america | drug trade |
major natural resource of Venezuela | petroleum |
Fjord | flooded glacier in valley-many in Norway |
jutland penninsula countries | denmark |
balkan penninsula area | southeast europe |
iberian penninsula countries | spain, portugal |
strait of gibralter | connects mediterranean and atlantic |
ural mountains | seperate europe and asia |
pyrenees mountains | seperate spain from france |
land of fire and ice | iceland |
european union purpose | regulate trade and keep peace |
United nations | regualte trade, keep peace |
regions of uk | wales, northern ireland, scotland, england |
russia terrain | flat, somewhat rocky |
volga river rank and mouth | biggest in europe, empties in Caspian |
what are you called if you are from denmark | danish |
major religion of eroupe | christianity |
biggest economy in europe | germany |
major rivers through iraq | tigris and euphrates |
bodies of water around arabian penninsula | persian gulf and red sea |
Hajj | pilgrimage to mecca |
osama bin laden led which group | al queda |
2 areas of isreal given to the palestinians that have created conflict | west bank, gaza strip |
which country did the arab spring begin with | tunisia |
opec purpose | control supply and price of oil |
why was part of the indian suibcontinent subpationed to pakistan | issues between hindus and muslims |
south asias influence on US | food, fashion, people |
ASEAN | association of south eastern asian nations, purpose is much like UN |
Japans nickname | land of the rising sun |
chinease leader that encouraged population growth | mao zedong |
japan culture | isolation bc of island then to preserve culture |
why do eastern asians use terrace farming | no flat, ariable land |
rive sacred to hindus | ganges |
escarpments | huge cliffs |
serengetis biome | savannah |
country with gorillas and tropical rainforests | congo |
sierra leones black market | diamonds |
european nations involved with african imperialism | Britain, germany,, portugal, france |
important africa river | nile |
apartheid | government controlled segregation |
coups | sudden overthrow of government |
why did europeans come to australia | overcrowded prisons |
economic activity of central austrailia | sheep and cattle ranches |
austrailias terrain | dry, flat, outback in middle |
atolls | ring shaped island from volcano sinking |
australias indigenous people | Aborigines |