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what are the 5 feachers on a map

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Compass rose Title scale key labels

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what does a compass rose show in a map

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cardinal and intermediate directions

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what is cartographers do

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they they makes maps

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what do scales do on a map

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Scales are used for measuring distances.

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how is the grid helpful

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Because it can help you to find places easier

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what does the key do in a map

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Enplane what the symbols mean in the map

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what is in the cardinal direction

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North West East South

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how does latitude relates to the equator

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the equator is at 0 degrees latitude and goes 90 degrees each direction until the north and south pole

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how does latitude relates to the hemispheres

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at 0 degrees latitude it divides the Earth into north and south hemispheres

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how does longitude relates to the prime meridian

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at 0 degrees longitude it goes to 180 degrees longitude and that is called the anti-meridian

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how does longitude relates to the hemispheres

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at 0 degrees longitude it spits the Earth into eastern and western hemispheres

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what is the prime meridian

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the prime meridian is the place where the longitude is 0 degrees

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what is the equator

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the equator is the place where the latitude is 0

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what is relative location

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relative location is the position of a place or based on its location with respect to other locations

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how do you do relative location

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mark the second location first then see what direction the first location is to the second location

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what is a definition of culture

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culture is a grope of people with same norms, beliefs, and language

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describe culture

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is the way of life of a group of people

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cultural traits

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cultural traits is what made culture climate/animals/planters is not cultural traits but human respond to nature is

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DCDS culture

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house games= entertainment
Benq boards = technology/ Edu
Baseball demand = sport

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what is norms

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unwritten rules of behavior that are considered unacceptable or acceptable to a group or society.

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what is paraphrasing

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putting something (text, videos, audio, images) into your OWN UNDERSTANDING
Pulling out information that fits with your topic (relevant)

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why is paraphrasing important

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Paraphrasing is important because it shows you understand the source well enough to write it in your own words.

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paraphrasing steps

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  1. Chunk
    make it into smaller pieces
  2. Read
    carefully and thoughtfully
  3. Think
    What did I just read
    How does it fit with my purpose
    4.Write
    Short bullets
    In own understanding
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what are the order of continents in the order of land mass (biggest to smallest )

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

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what is the difference between relative and absolute location
A relative location is the position of something relative to another landmark. An absolute location describes a fixed position that never changes, regardless of your current location.
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when would you want to use relative location
you want to use relative when to describe a place's proximity to other important features, such as rivers, mountains, or cities. you want to use absolute locations when you want to find the exact place
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when would you want to use absolute location
you want to use absolute locations when you want to find the exact place
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which continent is located north of Oceania
Asia
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what continent is located west of Asia
Europe
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what continent is located South of Europe
Africa
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what continent is located South west of Africa
South America
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what continent is located North of South America
North america
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what Ocean is located South of the north pole
Arctic Ocean
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What Ocean is East of North America
Atlantic
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where is Asia as in relationship to the hemisphere
eastern Southern and northern
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where is Africa as in relationship to the hemisphere
all four hemisphere
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where is Europe as in relationship to the hemisphere
west East north
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where is North America as in relationship to the hemisphere
north west
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where is South america as in relationship to the hemisphere
north south west
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where is Antarctica as in relationship to the hemisphere
south west east
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where is Oceania as in relationship to the hemisphere
south east
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how does the purpose affect the paraphrase
when you have 2 different purpose you will have 2 separate understanding of the same text
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what does the E Plurlbus Unum mean in the flag of MI
It is the national motto it means from many one which is from many states one nations
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what does the olive branch mean in the flag of MI
it stand for peace
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what does the 3 arrow represent in the flag of MI
ready to defend
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what does the 13 olives mean in the map of MI
it is the original 13 colones
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what does the coat of arm represent in the flag of MI
MI is a frontier state for Canada and it means that if we honor peace but we are ready to defend our self's
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What does Tuebor mean in the flag of MI
it mean I will defend
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what do Si quaeris peninsulam amoenam circumspice mean
it means if you seek a pleasant peninsula look about you] peninsula= lower peninsula
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what does the stars and the stripes stand for in the Detroit flag
it stand for the original 13 colones of US
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What does the British lions stand for in the Detroit flag
it stand for when the British took control of Detroit in 1760-1796 and briefly during the war of 1812
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What does the Fleur de Lis stand for in the Detroit flag
it is when the French "founded " Detroit
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what does the coat of arm stand for in the Detroit flag
it stand for the great fire of detroit in 1805
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what are the 2 girls feeling
the left woman is weeping while the right woman is consoling
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what does Speramus Meliora mean in the Detroit flag
it means we hope for better things
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what does Resurget Cineribus mean in the detroit flag
it means we will rise again from the ashes
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what is the difference between perpendicular and parallel
Parallel lines are lines that never intersect and perpendicular lines make 4 90 degrees angles
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How do the symbols colors on the Iceland flag show what they value?
the red means the volcanoes in Iceland , the blue means mountains when viewed from the ocean, and white around represents glacier that shows that they value there natural environment
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How do the symbols colors on the Detroit flag show what they value?
The coat of arm on the Detroit flag represents the great fire from 1805 (woman crying, buildings burning) and there is a saying Resurget Cineribus that means we will rise from ashes. And we did not gave up and we are like Phoenix rising again. And that shows they value being a resilient because they chose to include it on their flag 100 years after the event // they have a woman that is strong (consoling her) and rebuilt buildings
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How do the symbols colors on the Finland flag show what they value?
The color blue in Finland relates to the country’s beautiful blue skies and sparkling lake waters, and the white on the flag stand for the snow in the Finland. This shows that they also value natural environment

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