Cultural Geography Mid-Term Exam Part ONE

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The area of hard rock and poor soil that surrounds the Hudson Bay is

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the Canadian Shield.

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The main economic activities in the Lesser Antilles includes all of the following except: tourism, fishing, farming.

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mining.

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What are the severe storms that sometimes hit the states of the Northeast called?

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nor'easters

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This country has a strait called the “Great Belt” that effectively cuts the country in half.

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Denmark

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Tepuis are examples of

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escarpments.

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The Rocky Mountains mark the western boundary of the _____.

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Great Plains

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_____ occurs when poor countries have weak or corrupt institutions that result in deeper poverty.

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A poverty trap

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What term refers to all of the most basic industries?

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primary industries

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A society that has no government and in which every person does what he pleases is called _____.

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an anarchy.

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The Pampas are _____.

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Argentina's low plains.