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What does urban planning help solve?
The problems of big cities.
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In a market economy, what does the government do?
They allow a person the freedom to create a business and control all aspects of the business including prices.
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What do Social Services do?
Provide help for people in need.
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What is the effect of a tariff on manufactured goods?
Increased cost.
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What is a savanna?
A region of plains.
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What product is an alternative to gasoline?
Ethanol.
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What is the upper level of rainforest leaves called?
Canopy.
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Who heads the executive branch of Brazil's government?
A president.
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What environmental problem results from draining oil that had been underground?
Subsidence.
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What is included in the Amazon basin?
All the land that the river passes through.
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Who builds and lives in favelas?
Poor people.
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Climate zones describe an area's?
Temperature and precipitation.
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Where does terraced farming occur?
At different elevations.
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Reforestation is a way to fight problems caused by?
Logging.
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What was formed when the Nazca Plate was subducted under the South American Plate?
The Andes mountains.
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Cordilleras make up the world's longest?
Mountain range.
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Describe the rainfall in vertical climate zones.
It changes with elevation.
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What effect does El Nino have on the ocean?
It warms up the ocean.
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Where is the altiplano located?
Between parallel chains of mountains.
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What does the name Latin America refer to?
Languages.
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What do diversified economies produce?
Many different products.
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What is the main reason Chile's citizens voted to amend their constitution?
They wanted to change it.
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What is the purpose of MERCOSUR?
To encourage trade among member states.
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What does a referendum allow voters to do?
Accept or reject a law.
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How do governments directly increase literacy?
By investing in education.
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