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| An example of _____ is the spread of ideas |
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| People who worship more then one god practice _____ |
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| ______ includes mountains, hills, and plains of a region |
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| In a ______, the people choose the leaders who represent them |
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| "People have both adapted to and changed the environment in which they live" best generalizes what? |
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| The interaction people have between them and their environment |
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| Modern communication and transportation has resulted in |
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| the rapid spread of goods and ideas |
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| An example of a cultural region is |
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| One feature that map projections all have in common is they |
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| show the curved earth on a flat surface |
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| Unlike hills and mountains, plains... |
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| In tropical regions, people often prefer to live in cities at higher elevations because |
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| "The family teaches each new generation a culture's beliefs and ideas" best explains what? |
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| Why a family is a key feature of a family's organization |
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| Religion helps strengthen a society by |
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| teaching basic values that people accept |
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| The rate of cultural change has increased in this century largely because of |
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| In the past, wars often resulted in cultural change because... |
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| the victors forced their ideas on the defeated people |
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| ___ is the study of people and their environments |
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| To determine where a place is on a map, you can use the lines of |
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| Nations set up public schools to increase ______ |
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| Entrepreneurs risk their ____ hoping to gain from business |
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| Families of ______ move from place to place hoping to find food |
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| Cities have a higher _____ then rural areas |
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| many developing nations depend on the sale of ______ for income |
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| The first civilizations emerged as a result of the ____ |
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| "Strong governments organized people to build palaces and irrigation systems" is a good generalization of what? |
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| governments in early civilizations |
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| "Powerful empires flourished in Africa, China, and the Americas" is a good statement to describe what? |
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| A major result of the Industrial Revolution in Europe was... |
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| During the Age of Imperialism, European nations... |
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| extended their economic and political control around the world |
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| After World War 2, nationalism led to... |
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| the birth of many new independent countries |
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| "They export cash crops and import manufactured goods" best illustrates the economic dependence of ______ |
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| A major goal of developing nations is to... |
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| promote economic diversity |
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| A negative effect of rapid population growth in developing nations is the... |
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| sever strain on the budgets of poor countries |
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| An important goal of international organizations such as the United Nations is to... |
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| help developing nations modernize |
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| Issues such as the drug trade and pollution illustrate the need for... |
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| international cooperation |
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| The chief purpose of the Helsinki agreement was to... |
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| What are some effects of the first agricultural revolution 10,000 years ago? |
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-Created government
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-better technology |
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| What are some effects of when European rulers started financing the voyages of explorers to find sea routes to Asia in the late 1400's? |
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-Increase in money
-More trade |
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| What were some of the effects of the Industrial Revolutions that swept through Europe and U.S. between 1750-1914? |
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-New systems of production
-Urbanization
-Industrial workers suffered from poverty |
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| What were some of the effects of European nations setting up colonies in Africa and Asia? |
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-Westernization
-Gain of raw materials in Europe
-nationalism |
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| What were some of the effects of developing nations borrowing money to modernize their countries? |
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-some countries went into debt
-diffusion of culture |
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| What are some effect of developing nations having gone under rapid urbanization in recent times? |
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-Literacy+++
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| highly organized group of people with their own language and way of living |
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| control by one country of the political, economic, or cultural life of another country or region |
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| Adoption of western culture |
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| Ability to read and write |
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| Selling state-owned industries to private investors |
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| People who risk their money to set up businesses in order to make a greater profit |
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| interdependence; a diverse economy |
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