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TEST TWO
Telecourse 12: the Japanese paradox
How does transportation technology shape Tokyo?
How does Tokyo's transportation system differ from a large American city such as Los Angeles or Chicago?
What is the modern paradox of Japan?
What  climatic factors  adverse to rice cultivation exist and how are they overcome?
Why bother to grow rice at all?
Yamase
Why is agricultural labor force declining?
 
Telecourse 13: Global Interaction
entrepot
What are Singapore's locational advantages?
What  accounts for Singapore's success as a global distribution hub?
What percentage of Australia's population is urban? Why is this the case?
Contrast the natural resources bases of Singapore and Australia.
What demographic changes are underway in Australia?
Does Australia share Singapore's locational advantages?
 
Telecourse 14: Migration and Conquest 
What push factors (for migration) exist in the Mesa del Norte?
What is the attraction of Monterrey?
Is there a down side to NAFTA  for this region?
Two cultural traditions define Guatemala, what are they?
Why land alienation? 
Why were many  Indians forced to work on plantations?
What conditions led to civil unrest between 1954 and 1996?
 
Telecourse 15: Andes and Amazon
Why did the eruption in Colombia 1985 kill so many people?
What are the principal economic activities in the Amazon?
Are these activities well suited to the rainforest ecosystem?
How can development in the rainforest be conducted to better achieve balance?
How is compliance with new land use laws monitored?
How can agricultural production be made more efficient?
Why do natural hazard research?
Which ecological habitat is considered the richest and most diverse on earth?
How does GPS work?
 
Telecourse 16:  Accelerating Growth
Which city is the world's third largest?
Describe the urbanization trend across South America.
Favelas (shanties) Favelas (shantytowns) have resulted in what type of urban growth?
What is life like in the favelas?
Characterize  the economy of Sao Paulo.
What is the immigrant mix in Sao Paulo?  (esp.  one Asian group)
What is happening to small farmers in the Limari Valley, Chile?
Why is lumber from Chile competitive in the world market?
Why is its location in the southern hemisphere an advantage to its produce farmers?
How has the grape harvest changed the social geography of the Limari Valley?

Telecourse 17: Sacred Space Under Siege
What three major monotheistic religions share the Old City in the Holyland?
When was Israel created?
What was the British mandate?
What was the Arab position  when the United Nations called for the 
partition of Palestine?
The Green Line?
Palestinians
The West Bank
Why are fundamentalists in Turkey critical of modernization?
What did Kemal Ataturk do?
What do Palestinians and Kurds have in common?
Describe Istanbul's population growth. 

Telecourse 18: Population, Food Supply and Energy Development
What  two  problems for Egypt are discussed?
Characterize Egypt's population growth.
How has population density changed in Egypt?
Does Egypt grow all of its food supply?
How good are the newly irrigated soils?
How does urban growth hurt agriculture?
*  Omanization : describe policies.  guest workers.
Diversification vs. overdependence in the economy of Oman.
What was the Sultan's first step toward Omanization?  
How does he pay for this program?
Did this include women?
What has happened in Muscat?