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A
form of tropical subsistence agriculture in which fields are rotated after
short periods of crop production is
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shifting
cultivation
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The
zone of probability for a business is marked by
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high
income and low cost
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The
Kyoto Protocol addresses
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global
climate change
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The
continuation of economic dependence after political independence is
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neocolonialism
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The
type of manufacturing that is more likely to be located in peripheral countries
is
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labor-intensive
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The
boundaries of rocky crustal plates are associated with
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earthquakes
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In
which major world manufacturing country does industry not lie near sources of
raw material
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Japan
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The
increase in time and cost with distance is referred to as
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friction
of distance
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Which
of the four classifications of industry must locate where the resources are
found
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tertiary
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Theories
which hold that economic disparities are built into the global economic system
are
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structuralist
theories
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Globally,
the consumption of resources is tied to ______ more than any other factor
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rate
of population growth
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The
most prevalent rural residential pattern in the world's agricultural areas is
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nucleated
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20,000
NGO's in Bangladesh constitute what can be called _____
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a
parallel state
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Changes
in climate involve changes in the ______ cycle, which in turn affects patterns
of precipitation
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hydrologic
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Depletion
of the ozone layer is caused by the release of ______ into the atmosphere
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chlorofluorocarbons
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