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Geography quiz Flashcards

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7 continents

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North America, South America, Asia, Africa, Australia, Antarctica, Europe

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The 5 themes of geography (mr.help)

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Movement 
Regions 
Human-environment interaction  
Location 
Places
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location

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Absolute and relative

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Absolute (location)

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A latitude and longitude (a street address)

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Relative (location)

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Described by landmarks, time, direction or distance

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Place

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Human characteristics and physical characteristics

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Human Characteristics (place)

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Languages, customs, beliefs

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Physical characteristics (place)

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Landforms (mountains, rivers) climate

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Regions

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Formal, functional, vernacular

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Formal (regions)

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Defined by government (states, countries, cities)

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Functional (regions)

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Defined by a function (newspaper, cell phone area code)

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vernacular (regions)

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defined by peoples perception (middle east, the south)

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movement

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human, information, idea

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human (movement)

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trucks, trains, planes

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information (movement)

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phones, computer (email), mail

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idea (movement)

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tv, radio, magazines

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human-environment interaction

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depend on it, modify it, adapt to it

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depend on it (human-environment interaction)

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the columbia river for power and transportation

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modify it (human-environment interaction)

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heating and cooling for comfort

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adapt to it (human-environment interaction)

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wearing clothes suitable to the weather/seasons

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Anticipate

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To give advanced thought, discussion, or treatment

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Perspective

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the subject being mentally viewed

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Worldview

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The factors that influence your perspective of the world

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Ethnocentrism

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Thinking that one’s own group is superior

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Patriotism

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Love or devotion for ones country

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Legend

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A key on a map that explains what each symbol represents on that map

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Globe

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A spherical scale model of the earth

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Directional indicator

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Arrow pointing north

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Compass Rose

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Arrows point north, south, east and west

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Equator

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Imaginary line that runs east/west exactly halfway between the north and south poles

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Prime meridian

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An imaginary line that runs from the north to the south pole through Greenwich, England

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Scale

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A line on a map that represents distance

32
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Which is more accurate a globe or map?

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Globe

33
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The earth rotates a full axis a ________?

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Day

34
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The earth rotates around the whole Sun in a ______?

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Year

35
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___ degrees north is the north pole

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90

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