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0
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What is the smallest continent

A

Australia

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What is the largest continent

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Asia

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What are the seven continents

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Asia 
Europe 
Africa 
North America 
South America 
Australia 
Antarctica
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3
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What kind of map displays elevation with different colors

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Physical map

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What kind of map displays countries or states with different colors

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Political map

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5
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what kind of lines run north and south but measure east and west
Another name for them is meridians

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Longitude lines

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What lines run east and west but measure north and south

Another name for them is parallels

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Latitude

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What is the imaginary line that separates the earth into Southern and Northern hemispheres

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Equator

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What is the imaginary line that separates the earth into Eastern and Western hemispheres

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Prime meridian

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9
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What is the name for a way to locate a certain place using longitude and latitude lines, addresses, streets, etc.

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Absolute location

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What is a way to locate a certain place using another place nearby in relation to the place you are looking for

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Relative location

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11
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What are the four important map elements

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Title
Scale
Legend/key
Scale

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12
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What are the five major oceans

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Pacific 
Atlantic 
Arctic 
Indian 
Southern
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13
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What are the five themes of geography

A 
MRHELP 
Movement 
Region 
Human-Environment Interaction
Location 
Place
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14
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What percent of North America do the United States and Canada make up

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4/5 or 80%

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What percent of the United States’ population is Native American

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1%

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16
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What percent of Canada’s population is Native American

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3%

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17
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What are Canada and the United States sometimes referred to as because both were once colonies of Britain and both groups of citizens largely speak English

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Anglo-America

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18
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What climates are shared by the United States and Canada

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They both have moderate climates – an example is humid continental

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19
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What is different about the climates in the United States and Canada

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The United States has much more natural disasters

Much of the US is milder, drier, and even more topical because we are South of 40° latitude

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20
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What are the four regions of the United States

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South
Midwest
West
Northeast

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21
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What region is located along the equator and receives 100+ inches of rain per year

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Tropical wet

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What region is located along the equator on outer edges of Tropical Wet regions
They have two seasons: Summer (wet); Winter (dry)

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Tropical wet and dry

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23
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What region is the transition between wet and dry regions
Sometimes, not very often, they get rain
Long droughts

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Semi-arid

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24
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What region is located along 30 degree latitude lines

Cold water currents force dry air over land

A

Desert

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25
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What region is located between 30 and 45 degrees latitude
WEST side of continents
Mild weather (no extreme) due to ocean currents

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Mediterranean

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26
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What region is located on the west-coast, mid-latitude

Influenced by the presence of mountains

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Marine west coast

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27
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What region is located on east coasts between 20 and 30 degrees latitude
Minimal temperature change

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Humid subtropical

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28
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What region is located in the interior of continents between 40 and 60 degrees latitude
4 seasons, drastic temperature changes
20-50 inches of precipitation.

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Humid continental

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29
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What region is located in interior at high altitudes

Long extremely cold winters & short cool summer

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Subarctic

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30
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What region is located along the Arctic Ocean

Some places in this region never thaw

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Tundra

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31
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What region is located near the poles

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Ice Cap

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32
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What region is usually found in mountain areas or plateau areas
Their temperature depends on elevation - warm to cold

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Highlands

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33
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Where is Canada ranked in terms of largest land masses in the world

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2nd

34
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Where is the United States ranked in terms of largest land masses on the world

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3rd

35
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What are the territories of the United States

A 
Puerto Rico
 Northern Mariana Islands
 Virgin Islands
 American Samoa
 Guam
36
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How many provinces does Canada have

A

Three

37
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What are the provinces of Canada

A 
Alberta
British Columbia
Manitoba
New Brunswick
Newfoundland and Labrador
Nova Scotia
Ontario
Prince Edward Island
Quebec
Saskatchewan
38
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What makes up the pacific subregion of Canada

A

British Columbia
Yukon Territory
Northwest Territories
Nunavut

39
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What are the Everglades

A

a huge swampland in Florida that covers about 4,000 square miles

40
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What do you call a person who is of French-Canadian and Native American history

A

Métis

41
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What is Canada’s westernmost province that is located within the Rocky Mountain range

A

British Columbia

42
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What kind of government does Canada have

A

Parliamentary government

43
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What is a parliamentary government

A

legislative and executive functions are combined in a legislature called Parliament

44
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Who is the head of government; the majority party’s leader in government

A

Prime Minister

45
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What is the capital of Canada

A

Ottawa

46
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Where does Latin America span from

A

It spans from the Mexico’s southernmost border to Tiero del Fuego

47
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What mountain range is part of a large chain that spans from the United States to Mexico

A

Rockies

48
Q

What are the Andes Mountains called in the United States

A

Rockies

49
Q

What are the Andes Mountains called in Mexico

A

Sierra Madre

50
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What is the mist famous river system in Latin America

A

The Amazon

51
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How much water does the Amazon river carry to the ocean

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More than the next 7 largest rivers combined

52
Q

Which regions make up the Greater Antilles Islands

A

Cuba

Puerto Rica

53
Q

What is the capital city of Brazil

A

Brasilia

54
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What is the economic heart and the biggest city on Brazil

A

São Paulo

55
Q

What is the cultural city of Brazil

A

Rio de Janeiro

56
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What is an ancient technique for growing crops on hillsides or mountain slopes using step-like horizontal fields cut into the slopes

A

Terraced farming

57
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What consists of the basic support systems needed to keep an economy going, including power, communications, transportation, water, sanitation, and education systems
The more sophisticated this is, the more developed the country is

A

Infrastructure

58
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What are areas of grasslands and rich soil found in South-Central America

A

Pampas

59
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What are the reasons people might migrate called

One of them is a reason to move to another place and one is a reason to leave the place you are in

A

Push and pull factors

60
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What is Brazil rich in because of it’s many rivers and other waterways

A

Hydroelectric power

61
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What was signed in order to divide South America between Portugal and Spain

A

Treaty of Tordesillas

62
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What are savannas with flat terrain and moderate rainfall that make them suitable for farming

A

Cerrado

63
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What is the music that carnival takes place to

A

Samba

64
Q

What is the most colorful feast day in Brazil

It is like Mardi Gras in Louisiana

A

Carnival

65
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What is a military dictator or political boss called

Support for them usually comes from the military or the rich people

A

Caudillo

66
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What is a government run by generals after a military takeover

A

Junta

67
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What is it called whenever the climate of a place ch ages over time
It used to be called global warming

A

Climate change

68
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What is the process of breaking up large landholdings and giving portions to peasants to farm

A

Land reform

69
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What do they call it whenever an organization agrees to pay off a certain amount of government debt in return for the government protection of a certain rain forest

A

Debt-for-nature swap

70
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What is the variety of organisms within an ecosystem

A

Biodiversity

71
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What is the government that is ruled by the few, the rich, and the military
The leader of this is the caudillo

A

Oligarchy

72
Q

What is the cutting down and clearing away of trees and forests called

A

Deforestation

73
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Who was the leader that lead soldiers into Mexico and claimed land for Spain

A

Hernando Cortez

74
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Who is the current president of Mexico

A

Enrique Nieto

75
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What island did not receive full independence from Great Britain until 1962
This country is one that the majority language is English

A

Jamaica

76
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What island has a majority language of Spanish
Achieved independence form Spain in 1898
Largest of the Caribbean islands with a population of about 11 million

A

Cuba

77
Q

What is the Hispaniola island country that the slave revolt began in
In the 18th century, they were a French colony with a good sugar industry
By 1804, they achieved independence form Spain
Voodoo is practiced h

A

Haiti

78
Q

What is practiced on the island of Haiti and involves spirits
We also have this in New Orleans

A

Voodoo

79
Q

This is the movement for political and religious freedom that originated in Haiti

A

Rastafarian

80
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What is an important trade agreement creating a huge zone of cooperation on trade and economic issues in North America

A

NAFTA

North American Free Trade Agreement

81
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What percentage of Canadians have no religious affiliations

A

16%

82
Q

What are the regions of Latin America

A

Spanish-speaking South America
Mexico
Central America
Brazil

83
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What is life like in Latin America today

A

There is a large income gap in Latin America and the poor are not able to live their lives as fully as those who are rich

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