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What do geographers look to find?

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Connections between the physical processes at work on earth’s surface and how people use and interact with the earth.

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What is absolute location?

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An exact place on earth.

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Plantation

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A large-scale commercial enterprise that just produces one crop and mostly exports it.

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What does the United States buy from Guatemala and how many pounds do they buy?

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3 billion pounds of bananas

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What are some of the tools that help quantify space?

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Maps and satellite images

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Where do bananas come from originally?

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Indonesia and Papua New Guinea

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What is human environment interactions?

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Ways humans connect with and live within the environment and the impact the environment has on lives, choices, and experiences or people.

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Why does the US import bananas from Guatemala?

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There are no tariffs or import restrictions and transportation costs are fairly low.

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What impact has banana plantations had on Guatemala?

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The distribution of land and wealth, leading to peasant uprisings, repressive military regimes, and growing economic inequalities