Data courtesy of the UN Development Programme 2006-2008 and World Bank 2009 The chart above compares measures of development using the HDI and GDP. Why might Turkey rank lower in the HDI indicator even though it has a high GDP?

What language families are common in the region?

Which of the following countries is part of central america

Where do rivers start start oceans mountains or lakes

What is the primary economic use of South America's rivers? recreation transportation drainage energy

Chaparral is shrub land found throughout South Africa.

What river cuts through this service European countries including Germany and Austria

Why did the first fleet take the shorter route along the entire west coast of africa?

Briefly describe what Charles Darwin observed about the finches on the Galapagos island?

In what two ways does the El Niño wind pattern affect human habitation? It creates fertile deltas that humans can inhabit. It brings warm temperatures to the eastern Pacific. It causes violent and life-threatening volcanic eruptions.

In what ways can erosion be both beneficial and harmful to agricultural communities