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Geography
9th Grade
12/20/2007

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Why did European countries establish colonies around the world?

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To establish colonies, and bring wealth to their homelands.
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What body of water seperates the Iberian Peninsulafrom africa?
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Straight of Gibralter
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What is the worlds longest mountain range

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andes
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What are the grasslands of south america called?
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Pampas and Llanos
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What were the 3 most important indigneous empires in latin america.

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Inca, Maya, and Aztec
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In which direction do lines of latitude run?
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East to West. Parellel to the equator
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What organization currently unites Western Europe?
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The European Union
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Why/How did Africans first come to Latin America?
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As Enslaved workers brought by Europeans
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NAFTA reduced trade restrictions among which countries?
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Canada, The United States, and Mexico
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When did most Latin America countries gain thier independence?
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the 1800s
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What was the age of explorationand artistic acheivmentin Europe called?
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The Renaissance
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Where do European populations tend to be clustered
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in regions with fertile farmlands and inland waterways
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What areas are included in latin america
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Centrall america, south america, the carribean
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whatb areas are enviromental concerns to europe
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the danube river, mediterranean sea, and the north sea
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what was the result of rapid industrialization in the 1950s and 1960s in eastern europe
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serious pollution
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what is the purpose of the european union
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to unite europes people and strengthen its economics
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what two ancient civilizations most influenced european culture
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greeks and romans
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 the cold war was a power struggle between what two opposing forces
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communist and non-communist countries
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what are parellel mountain ranges called?
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cordillera
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what kind of climate is found in most of southern europe? 
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mediteranean
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what factor most affects the temperatures on the earth?
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the angle of the earths tilt
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what is the northernmost countrie in europe
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norway
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in which feilds do europenas work today?manufacturing, service and tecnology industries, and agriculture
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what factor determines the 3 climate zones inlatin america
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elevation
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what is the western hemispheres longest river
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the amazon river
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what factors have limited industrial growth in europe today 
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eastern europe having to catch up with the west after the fall of communism
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how were european rivers important to its devolopment.
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allowed for easeof transportation and communication, facilities trade, facilitated migration.
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why was the berlin wall built
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to keep people from migrtaing from east to west
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what factors united the greek islands
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common language and culture
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when did the industrial revoultion start in europe
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1700s
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how does europe compare in size to other continents
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second smallest
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where is the population density highest in south america
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coastal areas
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what was the official religion of the spanish colonists
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roman catholicism
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what climate zone is closest to the poles
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polar
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how many islands make up greece
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amost 2000
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what is the result when a mountain blocks precipitation to its leeward side
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the rain shadow effect cuases a dry area such as a desert
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approximately how many ethnic groups live in europe today
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160
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who ran state farms in communist europe
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the goverment
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what part of europe has advanced communications and transportation systems
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western
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two types of dry climates are desert and tundra
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false desert and steppe
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