GEOG 1700 Midterm: GEOG 1700 Exam 1 Study Guide
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Gps (global positioning system): a radio navigation system that allows land, sea, and airborne users to determine their exact location, velocity, and time 24 hours a day, in all weather conditions, anywhere in the world. Nafta (north american free trade agreement): an agreement between the united states, Canada, and mexico designed to remove tariff barriers between the three countries. Nato (north atlantic treaty organization): a military alliance of european and north. American democracies founded after world war ii to strengthen international ties between member states especially the united states and europe and to serve as a counter-balance to the soviet union and the warsaw pact. Wto (world trade organization): an intergovernmental organization which regulates international trade, providing a framework for negotiating trade agreements to dispute (cid:396)esolutio(cid:374) p(cid:396)o(cid:272)ess ai(cid:373)ed at e(cid:374)fo(cid:396)(cid:272)i(cid:374)g pa(cid:396)ti(cid:272)ipa(cid:374)ts" adhe(cid:396)e(cid:374)(cid:272)e to wto ag(cid:396)ee(cid:373)e(cid:374)ts. Columbian exchange: the widespread transfer of animals, plants, culture, human populations, technology, and ideas between the american and afro-eurasian hemispheres in the 15th and.
