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Middle+South America, Africa
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Geography
Undergraduate 1
10/15/2007

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The Mainland is dominated by which cultural heritage? (Middle America)
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European (Spanish) and Amerindian
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The Rimland is dominated by which cultural heritage? (Middle America)
Definition
European and African
Term
What is the heartland of Costa Rica called?  
Definition
Valle Central
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What region contains 21% of Middle America's population?  
Definition
The Caribbean Basin
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The Inca Empire was located in which present day countries?
Definition
Chile to Columbia
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What is an altiplano?  
Definition
By the Andeas
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What percent of S. America is considered urban?
Definition
79%
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Which S. American region is considered the most urbanized?  
Definition
Southern
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Which S. American region is considered the least urbanized?
Definition
Amerind-subsistence dominated Andean countries
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In which part of the Latin American city do the most impovershed and unskilled live?
Definition
Zone of peripheral squatter settlements
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Which 2 countries have oil reserves?
Definition
Columbia and Venezuala
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40% of Equador's population lives in the _____ zone
Definition
coastal
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What is the heart of Bolivia called?
Definition
Titicaca Basin, Altiplano
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What are the 2 exports of Bolivia that go to Brasil and Argentina?
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Oil and natural gas
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Why is the Pampas region the most important of Argentina?
Definition
Meat and grain production is profitable
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Why is the Atacama Desert an important economic region of Chile?
Definition
Nitrates
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Where is the culture hearth of Brasil?
Definition
Northeast
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Where is the modern core of Brasil?
Definition
Southeast
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What is the leading crop of the Interior sub region (Central West) of Brasil?
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Soybeans
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What are the 4 main agricultural exports of Zimbabwe?
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Bulawayo, copper, asbestos, chromium
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What are the 3 mineral resources of Gabon?
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Magnese, uranium, iron ore
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