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Preface | |
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How to Use and Color This Book | |
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A Glossary of Geographical Terminology | |
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The Continents | |
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The Hemispheres & Earth Zones | |
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Western Hemisphere | |
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North America | |
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South America | |
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Anarctica | |
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Eastern Hemisphere | |
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Europe | |
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Asia | |
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Africa | |
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Oceania | |
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Earth Zones | |
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Arctic or North Polar Zone | |
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North Temporate Zone | |
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Tropical or Torrid Zone | |
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South Temporate Zone | |
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Antarctic or South Polar Zone | |
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Oceans | |
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Pacific | |
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Atlantic | |
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Indian | |
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Arctic | |
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Continental Activity | |
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Movement of the Continents | |
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200 Million Years Ago | |
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100 Million Years Ago | |
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Today | |
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50 Million Years From Today | |
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Volcano Sites | |
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Earthquake Zones | |
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North America | |
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The Countries | |
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The Physical Land | |
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Canada & Greenland | |
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United States | |
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Northeastern United States | |
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Connecticut | |
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Delaware | |
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Maine | |
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Maryland | |
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Massachusetts | |
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New Hampshire | |
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New Jersey | |
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New York | |
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Pennsylvania | |
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Rhode Island | |
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Vermont | |
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Southeastern United States | |
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Alabama | |
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Florida | |
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Georgia | |
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Kentucky | |
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Mississippi | |
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North Carolina | |
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South Carolina | |
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Tennessee | |
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Virginia | |
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West Virginia | |
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Southcentral United States, Alaska & Hawall | |
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Arkansas | |
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Kansas | |
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Louisiana | |
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Missouri | |
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Oklahoma | |
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Texas | |
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Northcentral United States | |
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Indiana | |
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Illinois | |
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Iowa | |
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Michigan | |
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Minnesota | |
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Nebraska | |
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North Dakota | |
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Ohio | |
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South Dakota | |
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Wisconsin | |
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Western United States | |
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Arizona | |
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California | |
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Colorado | |
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Idaho | |
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Montana | |
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Nevada | |
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New Mexico | |
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Oregon | |
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Utah | |
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Washington | |
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Wyoming | |
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Mexico & Central America | |
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Belize | |
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Costa Rica | |
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El Salvador | |
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Guatemala | |
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Honduras | |
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Nicaragua | |
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Panama | |
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West Indies | |
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Antigua & Barbuda | |
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Bahamas | |
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Barbados | |
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British Territories | |
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Anguilla | |
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Bermuda | |
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British Virgin Islands | |
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Cayman Island | |
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Montserrat | |
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Turks | |
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Caicos Islands | |
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Cuba | |
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Dominica | |
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Dominican Republic | |
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French Territories | |
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Guadeloupe | |
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Martinique | |
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Grenada | |
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Haiti | |
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Jamaica | |
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Netherlands Antilles | |
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Aruba | |
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Bonaire | |
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Curacao | |
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Saba | |
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St. Eustatius | |
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St. Martin | |
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Puerto Rico | |
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St. Kitts & Nevis | |
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St. Lucia | |
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St. Vincent & Grenadines | |
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Trinidad & Tobago | |
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Virgin Islands (U.S.) | |
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South America | |
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The Countries | |
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The Physical Land | |
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Northern Countries & Brazil | |
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Colombia | |
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French Guiana | |
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Guyana | |
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Suriname | |
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Venezuela | |
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Andean Countries | |
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Bolivia | |
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Chile | |
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Ecuador | |
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Peru | |
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River Plate Countries | |
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Argentina | |
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Paraguay | |
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Uruguay | |
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Europe | |
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The Countries | |
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The Physical Land | |
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Northern Europe | |
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Finland | |
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Iceland | |
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Denmark | |
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Norway | |
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Sweden | |
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Western Europe | |
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Andorra | |
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Belgium | |
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France | |
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Ireland | |
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Luxembourg | |
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Monaco | |
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Netherlands | |
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Portugal | |
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Spain | |
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United Kingdom (Great Britain and Northern Ireland) | |
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Central Europe | |
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Austria | |
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Czech Republic | |
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Germany | |
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Hungary | |
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Liechtenstein | |
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Poland | |
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Slovakia | |
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Switzerland | |
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Southeastern Europe I | |
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Albania | |
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Bulgaria | |
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Greece | |
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Italy | |
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Malta | |
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Romania | |
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San Marino | |
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Vatican City | |
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Southeastern Europe II | |
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Nations of the Former Yugoslavia | |
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Bosnia & Herzegovina | |
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Croatia | |
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Macedonia | |
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Slovenia | |
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Yugoslavia (Serbia & Montenegro) | |
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Eastern Europe I | |
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Former Soviet Baltic Republics | |
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Estonia | |
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Latvia | |
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Lithuania | |
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Kaliningrad Oblast (Russia) | |
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Former Soviet Eastern European Republics | |
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Belarus | |
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Moldova | |
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Ukraine | |
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Eastern Europe II | |
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Russian Federation (Russia) | |
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Eastern Europe III & Asia | |
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Former Soviet Caucasus Republics | |
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Armenia | |
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Azerbaijan | |
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Georgia | |
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Former Soviet Asian Republics | |
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Kazakhstan | |
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Kyrgyzstan | |
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Tajikistan | |
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Turkmenistan | |
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Uzbekistan | |
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Asia | |
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The Countries | |
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The Physical Land | |
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Asia: Middle East I | |
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Cyprus | |
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Israel | |
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Jordan | |
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Lebanon | |
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Syria | |
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Turkey | |
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Asia: Middle East II | |
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Iran | |
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Iraq | |
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Countries of the Arabian Peninsula | |
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Bahrain | |
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Kuwait | |
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Oman | |
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Qatar | |
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Saudi Arabia | |
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United Arab Emirates | |
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Yemen | |
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Southern Asia | |
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Afghanistan | |
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Bangladesh | |
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Bhutan | |
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India | |
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Maldives | |
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Nepal | |
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Pakistan | |
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Sri Lanka | |
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Eastern Asia | |
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China | |
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Japan | |
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Macao | |
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Mongolia | |
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North Korea | |
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South Korea | |
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Taiwan | |
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Southeastern Asia | |
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Brunei | |
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Cambodia | |
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East Timor | |
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Indonesia | |
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Laos | |
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Malaysia | |
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Myanmar (Burma) | |
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Philippines | |
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Singapore | |
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Thailand | |
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Vietnam | |
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Oceania | |
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Oceania I | |
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Australia | |
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New Zealand | |
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Papua New Guinea | |
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Oceania II | |
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Melanesia | |
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Fiji | |
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New Caledonia | |
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Solomon Islands | |
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Vanuatu | |
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Micronesia | |
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Kiribati | |
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Nauru | |
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Palau | |
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U.S. Territories | |
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Polynesia | |
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Cook Islands | |
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Easter Island | |
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French Polynesia | |
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Tonga | |
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Tuvalu | |
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U.S. Territories | |
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Western Samoa | |
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Africa | |
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The Countries | |
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The Physical Land | |
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Northern Africa | |
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Algeria | |
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Chad | |
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Egypt | |
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Libya | |
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Mali | |
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Mauritania | |
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Morocco | |
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Niger | |
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Sudan | |
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Tunisia | |
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Western Sahara | |
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Western Africa | |
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Benin | |
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Burkina Faso | |
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Cape Verde | |
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Gambia | |
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Ghana | |
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Guinea | |
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Guinea-Bissau | |
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Cote D'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) | |
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Liberia | |
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Nigeria | |
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Senegal | |
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Sierra Leone | |
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Togo | |
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Central Africa | |
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Angola | |
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Cameroon | |
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Central African Republic | |
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Congo | |
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Democratic Republic of Congo | |
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Equatorial Guinea | |
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Gabon | |
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Sao Tome & Principe | |
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Zambia | |
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Eastern Africa | |
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Burundi | |
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Comoros | |
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Djibouti | |
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Eritrea | |
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Ethiopia | |
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Kenya | |
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Mayotte | |
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Rwanda | |
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Seychelles | |
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Somalia | |
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Tanzania | |
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Uganda | |
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Southern Africa | |
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Botswana | |
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Lesotho | |
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Madagascar | |
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Malawi | |
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Mauritius | |
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Mozambique | |
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Namibia | |
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South Africa | |
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Swaziland | |
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Zimbabwe | |
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Polar Regions | |
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The Arctic | |
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North America | |
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Europe | |
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Asia | |
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The Antarctic | |
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Antarctica | |
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Historic Land Empires | |
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Persian Empire 6th Century B.C.-4th Century B.C. | |
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Alexander The Great 4th Century B.C. | |
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Roman Empire 4th Century B.C.-5th Century A.D. | |
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Byzantine Empire 4th Century A.D.-15th Century | |
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Islamic Empire 7th Century-11th Century | |
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Ottoman Empire 13th Century-20th Century | |
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Mongol Empire 12th Century-15th Century | |
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Mogul Empire 16th Century-19th Century | |
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Flags & Review of Nations | |
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Introduction | |
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Historical Use of Flags | |
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How to Color the Flags | |
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How to Review the Nations | |
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Flags & Review of North America | |
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Flags & Review of the West Indies | |
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Flags & Review of South America | |
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Flags & Review of Europe | |
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Flags & Review of Africa | |
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Flags & Review of Asia | |
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Flags & Review of Oceania | |
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World Thematic Maps | |
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World Climate Regions | |
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Polar Zones | |
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Temperate Zones | |
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Tropical Zones | |
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Mountain Climates | |
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Annual Rainfall | |
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Inches and Centimeters | |
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Regional Temperature | |
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Always Hot | |
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Always Mild | |
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Summer | |
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Winter | |
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Always Cold | |
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Prevailing Winds | |
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Trade Winds | |
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Westerlies | |
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Polar Easterlies | |
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Doldrums | |
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Horse Latitudes | |
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Major Ocean Currents | |
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Warm and Cold | |
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Natural Vegetation Regions | |
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Tundra | |
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Coniferous Forest | |
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Deciduous Forest Mixed Coniferous & Deciduous | |
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Tropical Rain Forest | |
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Mediterranean Scrub | |
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Temperate Grassland | |
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Tropical Grassland | |
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Desert Shrub | |
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Mountain | |
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Major Use of Land | |
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Nomadic Herding | |
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Hunting & Gathering | |
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Forestry | |
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Shifting Agriculture | |
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Plantations | |
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Rice Paddies | |
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Mixed Crop & Animal | |
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Mediterranean | |
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Specialized Farming | |
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Dairying | |
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Livestock Ranching | |
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Commercial Grain | |
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Population Distribution | |
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Population Per Square Mile and Square Kilometer | |
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Racial Distribution | |
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Caucasoid | |
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European | |
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Indian | |
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Negroid | |
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African | |
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Mongoloid | |
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Asiatic | |
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Amerindian | |
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Oceanic | |
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Australian | |
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Melanesian | |
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Micronesian | |
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Polynesian | |
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Major Official Languages | |
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Chinese | |
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English | |
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Russian | |
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Spanish | |
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Hindi | |
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Arabic | |
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Bengali | |
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Portuguese | |
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Japanese | |
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German | |
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Malayo-Polynesian | |
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French | |
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Major Religions | |
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Christianity | |
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Roman Catholic | |
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Protestant | |
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Eastern Orthodox | |
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Islam | |
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Sunni | |
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Shiite | |
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Buddhism | |
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Confucianist-Taoist | |
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Lamaist | |
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Shinto | |
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Hinduism | |
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Judaism | |
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Animism | |
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Comparative Sizes of Nations | |
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Largest Nations Compared by Area | |
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Largest Nations Compared by Population | |
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Index | |
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Geographical Dictionary | |
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Review and Quiz | |