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Studying Geography
What is geography,
What is physical geography,
What are the five themes of geogr...
4
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Location
What is relative location,
What is absolute location,
What are the hemispheres
9
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Physical Geography - Time
What is time based on,
What are the four hemispheres,
What does the prime meridian sepa...
7
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International Dateline
What is the international dateline,
What is the international dateline,
Why is the international dateline...
6
cards
Landforms
What are plains,
What are mountains,
What else can large mountains man...
6
cards
Tectonic Movement
What is magma,
What are tectonic plates,
What are plate boundaries
12
cards
Weathering
What causes weathering,
What are the two types of weathering,
What does weathering do
10
cards
Cultural Geography
What is culture,
What are ethnic groups,
What is diffusion
8
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Population Geography
What is population geography,
What are some causes of the growi...,
What does population geography lo...
7
cards
Economic Geography
What does economic geography look at,
What is subsistence agriculture,
What is the difference between su...
5
cards
Political Geography
What does political geography loo...,
What is democracy,
What is monarchy
11
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Migration
What is migration,
What is emigration,
What is immigration
8
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Diffusion
What is diffusion,
What is contagious diffusion,
How is a culture trait or element...
4
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Maps
What is a map,
What is the name for one who make...,
What is the name for the science ...
7
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Climate
What is climate,
What things affect climate,
What is the tropic of cancer
7
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Tropical Climate Regions
What is tropical rain forest,
What are canopies,
What is leech soil
6
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Dry Climate Regions
What is arid climate,
What is semi arid climate steppe,
Temperatures in a desert tend to ...
3
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Mid-latitude Climate Regions
Why do most people live in mid la...,
What is maritime climate,
What is continental climate
5
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Arctic Climate Regions
Where are arctic climate regions,
What is tundra,
What is permafrost
6
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Highland Climate Regions
What are highland climate regions,
What types of plants are grown in...,
What is another name for highland...
4
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Ocean Currents
What is the gulf stream north atl...,
What is the humboldt current,
The gulf stream is called the ___...
3
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El Nino and La Nina
What is el nino,
What is la nina,
In la nina years rain is pushed i...
3
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Extreme Weather
What are hurricanes typhoons cycl...,
What are tornadoes,
What is drought
5
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Europe - A Continent of Peninsulas
What is a peninsula,
What are some of the european pen...,
Mountains separate the ___ penins...
3
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Europe - Oceans and Seas
What ocean mainly influences europe,
Why is the atlantic ocean so salty,
What are the seas of europe
6
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Europe - Landforms
What are the main european mountains,
What is the north european plain,
A very dense population lives on ...
3
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Europe - Climate and Vegetation
What is the black forest,
What are the main climates of europe,
What are white nights
4
cards
Europe - Cultural Overview
What are some cultural traits,
What is a nation state,
What is a polyglot
5
cards
Europe - Economic Overview
What is europe made up of today,
What is the european union,
Processing raw materials is calle...
4
cards
British Islands
What are the two main islands the...,
What warms up the united kingdom,
What separates the united kingdom...
9
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Mediterranean Europe
What is interesting about italy g...,
What volcano destroyed pompeii,
How is northern italy different f...
6
cards
The Netherlands - Working with Landforms
What are the low countries,
What are the common cultural icon...,
What are polders
6
cards
Denmark - Taking Advantage of Location
What does denmark take advantage of,
What is denmark,
What is the denmark sound
6
cards
London - A City on a River
What is a primate city,
What is london,
What is a tidal river
7
cards
Russia - Dealing with Space
What is the largest country in th...,
How many timezones does russia have,
What are the top three largest co...
5
cards
European Russia
What plain runs into russia,
What climate does russia have,
What is communism
6
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Russia - Diversity and Devolution
What is chernobyl,
When did communism break apart or...,
What happened when the soviet uni...
4
cards
Russia - East of the Urals
Where do eastern and western russ...,
What is eastern russia called,
What is eastern russia s climate
7
cards
St. Petersburg - Dealing with a Difficult Landscape
Who was czar peter the great,
Why did czar peter make st peters...,
What was a big problem in st pete...
7
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North America - Regional Overview
What countries make up north america,
What features are shared by north...,
What is the nato
4
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North America - Landforms, Climate and Population
In what type of land did the firs...,
What is the canada shield,
Where are the higher populations ...
4
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North America - Oceans and Waterways
What are the two oceans of north ...,
What is a loch,
What can rivers also serve as
7
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North America - Using Rivers and Water
What water related issues are there,
Why is water so necessary,
What are some problems with dammi...
6
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North America - Resources
What are some nonrenewable resources,
What are some renewable resources,
What is clear cutting
5
cards
North America - Precipitation
What is convectional rain,
What is orographic rain,
What is the windward side of a mo...
6
cards
North America - Mid-latitude ecosystems
What is the most common climate o...,
What is the tallgrass prairie,
What can moving water due to pure...
5
cards
North America - The Great Plains
What is the landscape of the grea...,
What is the climate of the great ...,
Modern dry farming
3
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North America - Agriculture
What is commercial agriculture,
What percentage of the north amer...,
What is the green revolution
11
cards
Urbanization
What is a city,
What is urbanization,
When did the majority of people s...
9
cards
Manufacturing
What is manufacturing,
What are primary sector activities,
What are secondary sector activities
8
cards
The U.S. Economy in the 21st Century
What is the tertiary or service s...,
What is high efficiency work,
What is a negative balance of pay...
6
cards
Demographics and the Environment in the 21st Century
What is demographics,
What is the us census,
What are the three largest popula...
4
cards
Canada
What is the only country larger t...,
What are the two main immigrant g...,
What is interesting about the man...
7
cards
The Caribbean Sea - Continental Islands
How far is the caribbean sea from...,
Who are the native caribbean peoples,
What are continental islands
14
cards
The Caribbean Sea - Volcanic Islands
Why are there so many volcanoes i...,
What type of volcano is in the ca...,
How do composite cone volcanoes work
7
cards
The Caribbean Sea - Low Coral Islands
What are the low coral islands,
What is dominica s main economy,
What are some low coral islands
6
cards
Middle America - Tourism
Why is middle america a good plac...,
What is cancun,
What is leakage
9
cards
Mexico - Physical Overview
What is the rio grande river,
What is the copper canyon,
What is the baja peninsula
10
cards
Mexico - Human Overview
What is probably the oldest nativ...,
Who were the mayans,
What is karst geography geology
9
cards
Mexico in the 21st Century
What is nafta,
What is a maquiladora,
What is an issue with education f...
8
cards
Middle America - Central America
What is an isthmus,
What is central america,
What is the main economic activit...
8
cards
South America - Physical Overview
What two things run across south ...,
What is a hollow country,
What is the ring of fire
9
cards
South America - North
What are the three diverse countr...,
Where is the best place to put a ...,
What is the llanos
8
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South America - The High Andes
What are the high andes,
What is the humboldt current,
What feature is the high andes pa...
8
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South America - The Rio Plata Basin
What is an estuary,
What is paraguay,
What is uruguay
6
cards
Brazil
What is brazil,
What is one of the main problems ...,
What animal in brazil is found 1 ...
8
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South America - 21st Century Challenges
What are the main challenges for ...,
What advantage does chile have ec...,
What is the distribution of wealt...
5
cards
North Africa
What are the high atlas mountains,
What borders africa to the north,
What can very dry wind do
16
cards
West Africa and Central Africa
What is the climate of west and c...,
What is the landscape of west and...,
What are the two main rivers of w...
10
cards
East Africa
What is the red sea,
What things are caused by the afr...,
What is the serengeti plain
8
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Southern Africa
What are the shona,
What is interesting about shona a...,
When did the shona and great zimb...
7
cards
Africa - 21st Century Challenges
What are some problems that afric...,
What two african countries did no...,
What is drain brain brain drain
6
cards
Southwest Asia - Physical Overview
What is another name for southwes...,
What is the large peninsula of so...,
What is the main highway of south...
11
cards
Southwest Asia - Human Overview
What is one of the most fought ov...,
What are the three main religions...,
Traditional societies practice ___
6
cards
Southwest Asia - Economics of Oil
What is the most important resour...,
Why is oil so important,
What sets the price of a commodity
9
cards
Southwest Asia - South & the Mediterranean Coast
Where do people live in southern ...,
What are southwest asians doing t...,
What government does saudi arabia...
10
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Southwest Asia - Iraq
What rivers did iraq focus on,
What is the fertile crescent,
What is mesopotamia
9
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Southwest Asia - The Mountain States
What is a secular state,
What is iran,
Afghanistan has historically been...
6
cards
Southwest Asia - 21st Century Challenges
What questions need to be answere...,
All over the middle east governme...,
A spontaneous movement in several...
10
cards
South Asia - Physical Overview
How is it believed that south asi...,
How did the himalayan mountains form,
What is the indian ocean
9
cards
South Asia - Colonial Legaces
What is a legacy,
What is infrastructure,
What did england do to gain more ...
6
cards
South Asia - India
How many people are in india,
Why is there so much poverty in i...,
Those indians who have gotten a g...
9
cards
South Asia: Pakistan and Bangladesh
Why did pakistan split up,
What is the indus river,
What is karachi
11
cards
South Asia - Nepal and Bhutan
What are the main mountains of nepal,
Bhutan is careful to protect itse...,
Bhutan is a ___
8
cards
South Asia - Sri Lanka and the Indian Ocean
What is sri lanka,
What is the main industry of sri ...,
What is the unit of sri lankan tea
12
cards
China - Physical Overview
What climate does china have nort...,
What is chinas main resource,
What rank is china by size
18
cards
China - Human Overview
What is chinas population,
How old is the chinese civilization,
What is the forbidden city
14
cards
China - Cities and Rivers
What is the longest river of china,
What city is at the mouth of the ...,
What is chinas front door
15
cards
China and the Global Economy
What are light industries,
What does china want to do with t...,
What does china want to do with t...
14
cards
Maritime East Asia - Physical Overview
What countries are in this area,
What is japan,
What is taiwan
11
cards
Maritime East Asia - Human Overview
What is japan,
What happened to japan in the 19t...,
What is demographic transition
16
cards
Southeast Asia - Physical Overview
What is the geography of southeas...,
What is the climate of southeast ...,
What is the main river of southea...
13
cards
Southeast Asia - Human Overview
Who are the rivals of the thai,
What is angkor wat,
What is indo china
13
cards
Indonesia
What is indonesia,
What causes natural disasters in ...,
What climate does indonesia have
11
cards
Australia
What is australia,
What is the climate of australia,
How is australia different geogra...
14
cards
New Zealand
What is new zealand,
What is the climate of new zealand,
Who are the maori
7
cards
The Pacific Islands
How are the pacific islands organ...,
Who are the melanesians,
What is new guinea
13
cards
Open Spaces
What are open spaces,
What are some open spaces,
What percentage of the earth is open
8
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Globalization
What is globalization,
What can be exchanged between cou...,
What is free trade
14
cards
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