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gepgraphy
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Question | Answer |
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describes where a geographic feature is located by referring to others around it. | relative location |
according to historians, the period know as modern history began about five | centuries ago |
the path each planet follows around the sun is called its | orbit |
in the northern hemisphere, the day of the year with the fewest hours of sunlight is the | winter solstice |
what geographic theme involves characteristics that make a location unique? | place |
provides detailed photographs for creating maps | gis |
the earth circles the sun every | 365 |
temperatures are always cool or cold near the north and south poles because | the poles recive |
the equator divides the earth into | the southern and northern hemispheres |
the sun's rays directly hit places in the | tropics |
in what two ways is Pluto like major planets? | Pluto is like major planets because it orbits the sun and it is big enough for gravity to squash it. |
what other two bodies travel around the sun but are not considered planets | Kepler belt and Ceres |