Geography Flashcard

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Describe the vegetation of the Amazon River basin in South America

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tropical rain forest

Front

Example of a formal region

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Mexico

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What type of economic activities does Central America and the Caribbean depend on to meet their basic needs?

Back

agriculture and tourism

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Where does the United States go on the economic spectrum below? closer to free enterprise, closer to socialism, more towards communism

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closer to free enterprise

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Where does France and other European countries go on the economic spectrum below? Options: closer to free enterprise, closer to socialism, closer towards communism

Back

closer to socialism

Front

After the Panama Canal was opened, how were trade patterns affected?

Back

shorter route through Panama

Front

What type of economic activity is a farmer in Italy? Options: Primary, Quaternary, Secondary, Tertiary

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Primary

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Why do American manufacturing companies have factories in Mexico?

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Supply of inexpensive labor

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People migrating to California during the Gold Rush

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Pull factor

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Spanish Explorers came to countries such as Peru in order to

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Access deposits of gold and silver