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The is the basic political unit in the world.
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The study of how people and groups use resources to meet their material needs is .
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Before 2000 , , and controlled nearly all foreign investment in the world.
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A is the result of better-educated people moving away from an area.
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The precise place on Earth's surface where something is located is its .
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measures how far north and south of the equator a place is.
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Lines on a map that show distance east and west are called .
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Narrow ocean-route throughways like the Straits of Malacca or the Straits of Hormuz are called .
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is the approach to geographic study that highlights the relationships among places resulting from linkages over the space of Earth's surface.
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Early centers of agriculture, writing, and other technologies are called .
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Almost all the population growth in the world is concentrated in the countries.
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Under , people received protection from an overlord in exchange for a certain amount of work.
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How would you define the region in which you live? Why do you define it that way?
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Why would some peoples of the world oppose such Western values as democracy, individualism, and human rights? What values might they hold instead? Why? List some examples from news reports.
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Think of some places you go every day, such as to work or school. What factors reduce the friction of distance between these places? What factors increase it?





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