World Cultural Geography Final Exam Study Guide

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What term describes an extremely dry area which supports very few plants or animals?

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Desert

Front

What factor would likely encourage a multinational corporation to locate its manufacturing operations in a less developed country?

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lower labor cost

Front

Some of Canada's leading exports include automobiles, auto parts, crude petroleum, natural gas, and

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forestry products

Front

A system of government in which leaders rule with the consent of the citizens

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Democracy

Front

What large mountain range is in South America?

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Andes

Front

What studies how factors such as a country's size, location, and resources influence politics?

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Geopolitics

Front

How did the first people come to North America?

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Bering Strait

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Longest Mountain Range in North America

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Rocky Mountains

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When it is summer in the Southern Hemisphere, what season is it in the Northern Hemisphere?

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Winter

Front

Which number is the Southern Ocean?

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