Country ID and Vocab Flashcard AP Human Geography

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One of the 7 major landmasses on Earth (e.g., Africa, Europe, North America)

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Continent

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A colloquial term for a sovereign region with its own economy, government, and territory.

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Country

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Region including Pakistan, Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka.

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South Asia

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Identify the developed region in northern Europe with socialist-leaning countries like Sweden, Norway, and Denmark.

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Scandinavia

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Major religion of the region:

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Islam

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Lines like the equator running east-to-west that define climate regions are known as...

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latitudes

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Line of longitude at 0° in Greenwich, England.

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Prime Meridian

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Line of longitude at ~180°:

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International Date Line

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Largest country by land area, former Soviet Republic.

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Russia

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Former colonial territories were part of the _______ empire.

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French