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Human evolution   show
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Rift valley   show
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Continental drift   show
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show The creation of a state, exemplifying traditions of human territoriality that go back thousands of years  
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show British colonial practice that kept indigenous power structures in place, co-opting individual rulers. The purpose was to minimize armed conflict and maximize profits  
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Land tenure   show
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Land alienation   show
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show The successful late-twentieth-century development of higher-yield, fast-growing varieties of rice and other cereals in certain developing countries  
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show The agricultural operations of large, often multinational, corporations  
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show The study of health and disease within a geographic context and from a spatial perspective. Among other things, geographic field examines the sources, diffusion routes, and distribution of diseases  
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Endemic   show
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Epidemic   show
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Pandemic   show
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show A society marked by a mosaic of local languages  
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Formal economy   show
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Informal economy   show
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show Literally, apartness. The Afrikaans term for South Africa's pre-1994 policies or radical separation, a system that produced highly segregated socio-geographical patterns  
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Exclave   show
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Sharia Law   show
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show The violent, jihadist, terrorist organization that is based in - and controls parts of- northeastern Nigeria.  
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show Extreme dislike and fear of foreigners, sometimes fueled by populist politicians  
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