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23 Cards in this Set
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Peter the Great:
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Czar of Russia in the 1600, made Russia a greatand strong country
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Population density:
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the average number of people in a square mile or square kilometer 60% of the world’s population lives in Asia
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Taiga:
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Russian term for the vast subarctic forest, mostly evergreens, that covers much of Russia and Siberia
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Tierre Caliente:
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hot land,
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Tierre Fria:
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cold land
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Tierre Templada:
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warm land
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Washington DC:
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The capital of the U.S.
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2 countries of the Iberian Peninsula:
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Spain and Portugal
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2 major branches of geography:
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physical and human
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2 types of lines in the grid system:
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longitudeand latitude
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3 indigenous Latin American empires:
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Aztec, Inca, and Mayan
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3 island groups in the Carribean:
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Bahamas, GreaterAntilles and Lesser Antilles
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3 major geographic areas in Latin America:
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Middle America – (includes Mexico and the seven countries ofCentral America), Caribbean , South America
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3 major mountain ranges in Europe:
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Pyrenees, Carpathian, and the Apps
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Highest mountain in North America:
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Denali
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Highest point on earth:
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Mount Everest. 29,035 ft above sea level
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Longest mountain range in the world:
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The Andes
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Longest river in Western Hemisphere:
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Amazon
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Predominant language in Latin America:
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Spanish
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The effect on river flow of the Continental divide:
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Waters that are east of the Continental Divide flow towards theArctic Ocean, Hudson Bay, the Atlantic Ocean, and the Mississippi River systeminto the Gulf of Mexico. West of the Continental Divide, waters flow into thePacific Ocean.
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Where is the concentration of population in Canada:
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on the U.S. border
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The main climate region in Russia
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Subartic
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World’s largest rainforest
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:Amazon Rain Forest
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