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| What are three things that geographers can us when they determine absolute location? | latitude,the Equator, the Prime Meridian
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| Which geographic theme is the one where things are built to change something about the land? | Human-environment interaction
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| The Prime Meridian measures longitude in which direction? | east or west
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| The largest tropical rain forests that are still left in our world are in the Amazon River, the Congo River basins, and Central Pennsylvania. True or False | False
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| Each layer of the rain forest supports the same community of plants and animals. True or False. | False
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| How much of the earth's plan and animals species live in rain forests? | More than 1/2
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| Which layer of the rain forest has the least amount of plant life? | The forest floor
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| An area's elevation and latitude can determine...what? | The climate
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| Which is not a characteristic of a humid, continental climate? Warm summers.....Hot summers...Cold winters | Hot summers
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| In which direction does warm air and warm water flow? From high-pressure areas to low-pressure areas OR From the equator to the poles | From the equator to the poles
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| Choose one. Most people in Europe and the United States live in rural areas OR suburban areas OR urban areas | urban areas
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| Find two things that are considered part of a country's nonmaterial culture. ARTS...FOOD...ARCHITECTURE...RELIGION...CLOTHING....TECHNOLOGY...LANGUAGE | Religion and Language
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| Natural obstacles can make it impossible for people to live in certain places. This is why the earth's population is EVENLY or UNEVENLY distributed. | UNEVENLY distributed
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| Which of these is NOT a characteristic of a mixed economy? The government owns all the major farms and factories OR The market and the government make economic decisions together | The government owns all the major farms and factories
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| True or False. Traditional economies are not ever found in rural parts of undeveloped countries | FALSE
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| True or False. Traditional economies always produce surplus goods | FALSE
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| True or False. In a traditional economy, the local government decides what to charge | FALSE
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| True or False. In a traditional economy, the people in the area produce and consume the goods themselves | TRUE
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| True or False. The World population has stopped growing | FALSE - it's been rising since the 1950's
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| Name one reason why our world population is unevenly distributed. | People like to live where there is good, rich soil for farming, fresh drinking water, and climate that isn't harsh
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| Is this an example of diffusion? Having Disney World in China, Japan, and France | Yes
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| Which system of government does the United States have? CAPITALIST or FEDERATION | FEDERATION
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