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nautica902

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What is the word for an array of nonaligned or friendly states that cushion or protect a larger country from invasion, as happened with the former Soviet Union and its Eastern European neighbors?
 
  A) Balkan region
  B) homelands
  C) buffer zone
  D) convection cells
  E) distributaries

Question 2

According to the core-periphery model, where are the richest nations in the world mostly located?
 
  A) Southern Hemisphere
  B) Western Hemisphere
  C) Northern Hemisphere
  D) Eastern Hemisphere
  E) on the equator



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Answer to Question 1

C

Answer to Question 2

C



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