Geography and International Relations Concepts

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The line that divides the earth into northern and southern hemispheres

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Equator

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What is an important reason that countries join international organizations like the United Nations?

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Many of the world’s problems involve more than one country.

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Lines drawn in a North‐South direction are called lines of ______________.

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longitude

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What is the line that divides the world into the Eastern and Western Hemispheres?

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Prime Meridian

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Which of the following are demographic factors used in determining the total population of a country: Birth rate, death rate, immigration; Economic growth rates; Cultural traditions; Geographic size of the country?

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Birth rate, death rate, immigration

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Which of the following is an example of human migration caused by an economic “pull” factor?
- Puritans migrated to Massachusetts to freely practice their religion.
- Afghan refugees fled to Pakistan to escape war involving Taliban and U.S. forces
- Turkish workers migrated to Germany after 1945 to fill jobs in that nation.
- East Berliners crossed into West Berlin in the 1960s to escape Communist rule.

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Turkish workers migrated to Germany after 1945 to fill jobs in that nation.

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Which of the following is an example of a push factor for migration? Many Chinese residents move to the United States to attend colleges, Immigrants from Latin America move to the United States for better job opportunities., Many people move to the American Southwest country because of its warm climate., Some Cuban citizens move to the United States because of political oppression in Cuba.

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Some Cuban citizens move to the United States because of political oppression in Cuba.

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Which action is most closely associated with polytheism?

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Worshiping many gods.

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Christianity, Islam, and Judaism are similar in that they all ask their followers to

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Christianity, Islam, and Judaism are similar in that they all ask their followers to

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Which belief is shared by Hindus and Buddhists? Options: Everyone should have the same social status. People should pray five times a day. The soul can be reincarnated. Material wealth is a sign of the blessing of the gods.

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The soul can be reincarnated.