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A factory in Mexico that assembles imported materials into finished goods for export.
A process by which poor subsistence farmers are pushed onto fragile, inferior, or marginal lands that cannot support crops for long and that is degraded by cultivation.
A climate occupying the western sides of continents in the higher middle latitudes
A type of economic system in which consumers’ demand determines the production of goods and services. Also called a demand economy or capitalism.
Location: Australasia & Oceania Official name: Republic of the Marshall Islands Formation (date of independence / date current borders were established): 1986 / 1986 Capital city: Majuro Population: 67,182 / 960 people per sq mile (371 people per sq km) Total land area: 70 square miles (181 square km) Language(s) spoken: Marshallese (official language), English …
The plan was designed largely by the United States after World War II, by which U.S. aid was focused on the rebuilding of Germany that had been its enemy in the war just concluded.
The uplands of France, which account for about one-sixth of french lands.
The items that can be seen and associated with cultural development, such as house architecture, musical instruments, and tools.
Location: West Africa Official name: Islamic Republic of Mauritania Formation (date of independence / date current borders were established): 1960 / 1960 Capital city: Nouakchott Population: 3.4 million / 9 people per sq mile (3 people per sq km) Total land area: 397,953 square miles (1,030,700 square km) Language(s) spoken: Hassaniyah Arabic (official language), Wolof, …
Location: Indian Ocean Official name: Republic of Mauritius Formation (date of independence / date current borders were established): 1968 / 1968 Capital city: Port Louis Population: 1.3 million / 1811 people per sq mile (699 people per sq km) Total land area: 718 square miles (1860 square km) Language(s) spoken: French Creole, Hindi, Urdu, Tamil, …
The holiest city of Islam, located in Saudi Arabia, makes pilgrimages fulfill Islamic religious duty.
Natural processes that break the rock into smaller pieces.
Divides the age distribution into two halves. Half of the population is above and half below the median age.
The study of disease diffusion patterns, environmental impact on public health, and the interplay of geographic factors, migration, and population.
An urban pattern typical of the Middle Eastern city before the 20th century.
A climate that occupies an intermediate location between a marine west coast climate on the poleward side and a steppe or desert climate on the equatorward side.
The xerophytic vegetation typical of hot, dry summer, Mediterranean climate regions.
The Mediterranean Sea is the no. 6th contiguous open water surface on earth, including the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov. It has a huge, 1,144,800 square mile (2,965,800 square km) area and 4,688 square feet (1,429 square meters) average depth. The Mediterranean Sea’s greatest known depth is 15,197 feet (4,632 meters), which can be found at Off Cape Matapan, Greece.
A region in which several large cities and surrounding areas grow together.