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Crust
The thin rock layer making up the earth’s surface.
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CSTO
The Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) was established on 7 October 2002 to coordinate military and political cooperation, develop multilateral structures and mechanisms of cooperation to ensure the national security of the member states.
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Cuba
Location: West Indies Official name: Republic of Cuba Formation (date of independence / date current borders were established): 1902 / 1902 Capital city: Havana Population: 11.2 million / 262 people per sq mile (101 people per sq km) Total land area: 42,803 square miles (110,860 square km) Language(s) spoken: Spanish Main religions: Nonreligious 49%, Roman …
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Cultural crossroad
A place where various cultures cross paths.
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Cultural diffusion
One of the most important dynamics in geography, cultural diffusion, is the engine of change as crops, languages, culture patterns, and ideas are transferred from one place to other places, often in human migration.
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Cultural geography
The study of how humankind has adopted, adapted to, and modified the earth’s face, with particular attention given to cultural patterns and associated landscapes.
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Cultural hearth
The heartland or place of origin of a major culture. a site of innovation from which basic ideas, materials, and technology diffuse to other cultures.
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Cultural landscape
The landscape is modified by human transformation, thereby reflecting the cultural patterns of the resident culture.
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Cultural mores
The belief systems and customs of a culture group.
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Culture
The values, beliefs, and way of life of the people of a country or region.
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Culture hearth
An area where innovations develop, with subsequent diffusion to other areas.
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Culture System
A system in which Dutch colonizers required farmers in Java to contribute land and labor for export crops production under Dutch supervision.
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Cutaneous Leishmaniasis
Cutaneous Leishmaniasis is caused by the parasitic protozoa Leishmania, transmitted to humans via the bite of sandflies.
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Cyclone
A violent storm with fierce winds and heavy rain. The most extreme weather pattern of south Asia.
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Cyclonic precipitation
The precipitation is generated in traveling low-pressure cells that bring different air masses into contact.
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Czar
The emperor of Russia before the Russian revolution of 1917 and the subsequent creation of the soviet union in 1922.
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Czech Republic
Location: Central Europe Official name: Czech Republic Formation (date of independence / date current borders were established): 1993 / 1993 Capital city: Prague Population: 10.4 million / 342 people per sq mile (132 people per sq km) Total land area: 30,450 square miles (78,866 square km) Language(s) spoken: Czech (official language), Slovak, Hungarian (Magyar) Main …