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geography test 2

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show the contentious political process by which a state may break up into smaller countries  
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centrifugal forces   show
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centripetal forces   show
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colonialism   show
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confederation   show
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devolution   show
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enclaves   show
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exclave   show
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show a system of government in which power is distributed among certain geographical territories rather than concentrated within a central government  
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show an area where borders are shifting and weak and where peoples of different cultures or nationalities meet and lay claim to the land  
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show the designation of voting districts so as to favor a particular political party  
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show laws establishing states' rights and responsibilities concerning the ownership and use of the earth's seas and oceans and their resources  
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microstate   show
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show a sense of national pride to such an extent of exalting one nation above all others  
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perforated state   show
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show political boundaries that correspond with prominent physical features such as mountain ranges or rivers  
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show the process of a reallocation of electoral seats to determine territories  
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sovereignty   show
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territorial dispute   show
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show a state whose government is either believed to be divinely guided or a state under the control of a group of religious leaders  
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agglomeration   show
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core,   show
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deglomeration   show
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show a form of tourism, based on the enjoyment of scenic areas or natural wonders, that aims to provide an experience of nature or culture in an environmentally sustainable way  
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show areas of the world, usually the economic core, that experience greater levels of connection due to high-speed telecommunications and transportation technologies  
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show system of standardized mass production attributed to Henry Ford.  
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show the total value of goods and service produced within the boarders of a country during a specific time period, usually one year  
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show the total value of good and services, including income received from abroad, produced by the residents of a country within a specific time period, usually one year  
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maquiladoras   show
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show The term outsourcing increasingly applies not only to traditional industrial functions, but also to the contracting of service industry functions to companies to overseas locations, where operating costs remain relatively low  
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periphery   show
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show a measure of the goods and services produced within a particular country  
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regionalization   show
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show the developing world that does not experience the benefits of high-speed telecommunications and transportation technology.  
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show goods that are not mass-produced but rather assembled individually or in small quantites  
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show a group of cities that form an interconnected, internationally dominant system of global control of finance and commerce  
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biotechnology   show
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commodity chains   show
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show the process by which formerly fertile lands become increasingly arid, unproductive, and desert-like.  
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show places where livestock are concentrated in very small area and raised on hormones and hearty grains that prepare them for slaughter at a much more rapid rate than grazing; often referred to factory farms  
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show area located in the crescent shaped zone near the southeastern Mediterranean coast (including Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, and Turkey), which was once a lush environment and one of the first hearths of domestication and thus agricultural activity.  
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show people's ability to access sufficient, safe, nutritious food to maintain a healthy and active life.  
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mechanization   show
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pastoralism   show
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plantation   show
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salinzation   show
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sustainability   show
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swidden   show
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show the movements of livestock according to seasonal patterns, generally lowland areas in the winter, and highland areas in the summer.  
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show the process of urban areas expanding outwards, usually in the form of suburbs, and developing over fertile agricultural land.  
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Comercial Livestock   show
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commercial grown farming   show
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Tropical Plantations   show
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show seafood and fish hatcheries. (1 of the 5 types of commercial agriculture.)  
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mixed and speciality crop farming   show
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primary activities   show
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secondary activities   show
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tertiary activities   show
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quaternary activities   show
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show higher level decision making. (really a part of quaternary activities) ((economic development model))  
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East/ West Divide   show
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North/ South Divide   show
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