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World Geography Final Cards
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9th Grade
05/15/2011

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the longest river in the world
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nile
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75% of chinas land is suitable for farming
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false
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what 2 countries are found along the mediteranian sea on the north coast of africa
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algeria and tunisia
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what year wa the state of Isreal created
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1948
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what two groups were involved in the rwandan civil war
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hutu and tutsi
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where do followers of judaism worship
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synagog
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who promiced the jews the holy land
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yaneh
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weapon of choice for the hutu revolt
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machette
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capital of india
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new dehli
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mount everest is in what country
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nepal
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africa's most populous country
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nigeria
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islamic holy book
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quran
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country not located on africa's west coast
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somalia
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source of the nile river
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lake victoria
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what happens to baby girls in China
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abandoned, aborted, hidden away
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many african children die of AIDS because treatment is too expensive
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true
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volcanoes on the pacific coast
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ring of fire
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location Hotel Rwanda takes place
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Kagali
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islamabad is the capital of...
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pakistan
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hindu destroyer god
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Shiva
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social structure that includes untouchables
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caste system
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these two countries are bordered by the caccus mountains
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georgia and azerbijan
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reomoving salt from ocean water
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desalification
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surface water in a desert
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oasis
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chain of islands off india's southeast coast
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moldires
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these ppl believe in rehincarnation after death
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hindu
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the taj mahal is an example of what
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islamic archetechture
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what did the aryans bring with them when they settled in south asia
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vedas, caste system, and hinduism
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what is an escarpment
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steep, jagged slope or cliff
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how many boys are in a chinese classroom of 39
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28
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spoiled, fat chinese boys
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little emperors
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what two forces create typhoons
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wind and ocean currents
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what are japanese ppl called that live off their parents
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parasite singles
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who calls muslims to prayer
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muzzin
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who is mohatma
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ghandi
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indias population is expected to stop and start to decline
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false
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who was the first to climp mt everest
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sir edmond hilary
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mecca is the capital of saudi arabia
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false
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country with the lowest population density
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mongolia
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what is the capital of japan
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tokyo
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capital of china
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beijing
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capital of north korea
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Pyongyang
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lowest point on earth
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dead sea
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india's reforestation effort
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chipko
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location of peace core story
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democratic republic of the congo
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established communist china in 1949
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mou se dong
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pakistan and bhutan are fighting over kashmir
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false
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area between the tigris and euphrades rivers
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fertile cresant
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mou's dream for china
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communist utopia
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reason most of east asia is non-religious
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communism discourages religion
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social media plays a big role in revolts everywhere
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false
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what does apartide mean
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segrigation at its worst
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trade with east asian countries was started because east asian countries wanted european goods
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false
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china's great leap forward tried to improve economy but it failed
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true
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