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North America (w/o Mexico)
Religion: Largely Christian denominations
Major Exports/Products: Information, technology
Agriculture: corn, wheat, soy, meat (cattle & chickens)
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Latin America
Religion: Christian (largely Catholic)
Agriculture/major products: Corn, potatoes, cattle, wood, fruit
Developing (ex: much of Central America)/Developed (Chile, Argentina, parts of Brazil) |
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Africa
Religion: A mix of Tribal, Christian, and Muslim (especially in the northern African countries)
Agriculture/products: Oil, gems, minerals, coffee/tea
Underdeveloped (although there are some developing countries such as South Africa) |
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Western Europe
Religion: Christian--Roman Catholic, Protestant (especially Northern countries)
Major Exports: Machinery, vehicles, aircraft, plastics, pharaceuticals, some dairy farming, meat, fish, and potatoes
Developed |
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Eastern Europe & Russia
Religion: Christian--mostly Eastern Orthodox
Major Products/Exports: Oil, minerals, gems/precious metals, fertilizer, machinery
Developed (except for parts of Eastern Europe, which are developing) |
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Middle East
Religion: Muslim
Major Products/Exports: OIL
Developed/Developing |
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South Asia
Religion: Muslim, Hinduism
Major Exports: Coal/oil, gems and precious metals, consumer goods (clothing, toys, electronics, etc.)
Underdeveloped/developing |
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East Asia
Religion: Native religions, Buddhism
Major Exports/Products: Cars, technology, medical equipment, consumer goods, soy, rice, seafood
Developed (China, Japan, South Korea), Developing (Taiwan), Underdeveloped (Mongolia) |
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Southeast Asia
Religion: Muslim, Tribal Christian, Tribal
Major Exports/Products: Consumer goods, technology, rice, rubber, coconuts, sugar
Developing/underdeveloped |
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Australia and South Pacific
Religion: Largely Christian w/ pockets of tribal
Major Exports/Products: Some oil and gas, some agriculture, but largely a service based economy
Developed (Australia), undeveloped (most Pacific Islands) |
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