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Exam 1

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BW
Tropic of Cancer
Aw   show
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show Perpetual Frost(ice cap), no summer, no plants  
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show Continental(cool)  
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CS   show
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CF   show
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BW   show
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show Equator, no dry season (hot and rainy)  
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Aw   show
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Bw   show
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show Antarctic peninsula, antarctic circle, tundra, short, cold summer, small plants, on permafrost  
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show Tropical (hot and Rainy)  
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Am   show
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B   show
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show Steppe(semi-arid with between 10 inches and 22 of precipitation. grasslands and grain production  
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show Sub-Tropical(warm, rainy or dry)  
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show Humid(east coasts of continents near warm ocean currents, rainy, deciduous forests, many types of crops)  
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Cb   show
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E   show
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H   show
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continental crust   show
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Oceanic crust   show
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Convergent   show
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divergent   show
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show plates collide as they are pushed along by convection cells in the mantle  
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show One area of oceanic crust slips below another area of oceanic material, and the resulting molten material rises and forms linear volcanic island arcs  
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oceanic divergence   show
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continental divergence   show
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Climates   show
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Latitude   show
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Maritime   show
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show greater variation in temperature farther away from oceans  
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show temperatures decrease with altitude (for first 10 miles), as you go up a mountain its cooler and as you come down it's warmer  
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show Is an area with average (more or less predictable) temperature and precipitation (map) characteristics, Koppen system  
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show caused by the burning of fossil fuels resulting in greenhouse gassesreleased into the atmosphere.  
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show influenced by physical factors: proximity to coastlines, fresh water availability, rivers, dry areas, heavily forested areas, slope, climate  
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population equation   show
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Total Fertility rate   show
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TFR stable non growth   show
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TFR Rapid growth   show
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TFR slow growth   show
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show <2.1  
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TFR Rapidly decreasing population   show
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show 60%  
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show are graphical representations of population structure that give a quick visual depiction of population changes for places (usually nations)  
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show Slow growth, large working cohort can support smaller cohorts of children and the elderly  
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show With advances in agriculture, fewer farmers can supply more food than ever, creating rural surplus labor.  
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show create incentives for larger families where children act as farm laborers and 'social security'. children actually produce more food than they consume, and the surplus food is sold and traded  
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Urban Lifestyles   show
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show 50%  
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show one city within a nation or region has a disproportionate influence on economic, political, and cultural activity, 5 to 10x larger than next biggest city  
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Overurbanization   show
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Political Identity   show
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Cultural Nationalism   show
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show Cultures often blend into one another, forming unique, new cultures  
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show national borders drawn between people of different ethnic groups, and represent traditional territorial divisions.  
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show around resources like oil, metals, and farmland, and these borders were drawn without any consideration for the ethnic groups already in place.  
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show  
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Decolonialism   show
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The core   show
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show 20% of world population controls 90% of all wealth.  
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show former colonies and a few other ethnographic areas (Ethiopia) never dominated by colonial powers, developing economies, dependent on primary sector economies.  
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show merging or industrial economies (China), or former colonial powers that never kept pace with economic development in the core (Portugal), dependent on investment and information technology from the core,have manufacturing (secondary) sector economies.  
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What was the first part of the Americas fully colonized?   show
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show Jamaica  
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20 years of globalization resulted in what 3 emergence specialized activities?   show
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Where is the biggest offshore banking site?   show
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In the Caribbean what percent of it is Urban?   show
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show Havana,San Juan, Port-au-Prince, and Santo Domingo  
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What are social challenges of the Caribbean?   show
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show Deforestation, coastal pollution  
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show remnant pieces of continents separated from North America by tectonic movement ex. Cuba, Haiti  
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show small volcanic islands resulting from a subduction zone along the Caribbean Plate ex. virgin islands, Granada  
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show are lowlands of continents with swampy coasts  
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show Tropical Af, Aw, and Bw  
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show blend of Amerindian, African, and European cultural traditions.  
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show Creole Identity, Matriarchal family, religions, languages, and the arts  
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show the main languages are Spanish (24 million), French (8 million), English (6 million) and Dutch (1/2 million)  
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show more skilled and educated emigrate  
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Out Migration   show
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What was the first Caribbean nation to industrialize?   show
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Why is the Caribbean an attractive place for transnational corporate factories?   show
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show direct foreign investment from core countries like the US, Japan, Taiwan, Canada, and Europe. $3 a day  
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Offshore Banks   show
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show 30%,  
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Why are Caribbean nations so dependent on tourism?   show
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show 2/3rds Spanish speakers, remaining 1/3rd speak Portuguese.  
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show 75%  
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What are 3 megapolis's in Latin America?   show
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What is a social challenge of Latin America?   show
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show 30%  
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show Tropical deforestation in the Amazon Basin and in Central America, the worst air quality in the world (Mexico city)  
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Topography   show
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Why are highlands in Latin America economically important for?   show
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show Atacama  
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show Snow  
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show Cold, Barren, sheep grazing  
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show Up to the treeline, Hardy crops (Barley and potatoes), Highest zone in Central America  
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show Most populated zone, common in Central America, coffee, corn, wheat  
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Tierra Caliente   show
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Grasification   show
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Main characteristics of Latin America   show
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Where is the most desirable location for high income residents?   show
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What are the population sizes in Latin America?   show
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show Aztec/Maya, Inca 13 million, additional 25 million lived in various other smaller cultures  
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By 1650, what percent off indigenous peoples population declined by?   show
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