Unit 1 Test
Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in
each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
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| A map grid helps you find the location of a | PLACE
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| The Equator divides the earth into these two hemispheres | NORTH and SOUTH
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| The Prime Meridian divides the earth into these two hemispheres | EAST and WEST
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| The constant movement of water from the earth's oceans, to the air, to the land and then back to the ocean | WATER CYCLE
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| The process of breaking surface rocks into gravel, sand, or soil | WEATHERING
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| The deepest and largest of the earth's oceans | PACIFIC
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| The country to the north of the United States | CANADA
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| The country to the south of the United States | MEXICO
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| The ocean to the east of the United States | ATLANTIC
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| The ocean to the west of the United States | PACIFIC
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| The customs, skills and other parts of a culture that a passed from one generation to the next. | HERITAGE
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| A highly developed culture | CIVILIZATION
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| A settlement of people from another country to a new land | COLONY
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| A scientist who studies the past by examining artifacts | ARCHAEOLOGIST
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| Plants and trees that grow in a particular area | VEGETATION
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| The type of geography that is based on plants, animals, landforms and waterways. | PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY
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| The type of geography that is based on humans and the ways they live and interact | HUMAN GEOGRAPHY
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| Imaginary lines that measure distance north and south of the Equator | LATITUDE
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| Imaginary lines that measure distance east and west of the Prime Meridian | LONGITUDE
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| Chemicals that farmers use to kill insects | PESTICIDES
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| Farmers who grow only enough food to feed themselves | SUBSITANCE FARMERS
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| Things that come from nature that people use to meet their needs | NATURAL RESOURCES
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| The movement of people from rural areas into urban areas | URBANIZATION
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| The careful and planned use of the earth's resources so they are not wasted | CONSERVATION
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| An imaginary line that the earth rotates on | AXIS
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| A lack of food | FAMINE
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| World areas that share common characteristics | REGIONS
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| Predictable temperature and precipitation over a long period of time | CLIMATE
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| Layers of soil that remain frozen all year round | PERMAFROST
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| The type of water found in the world's oceans | SALT
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| Climate effect caused by people that scientists feel will raise the earth's temperature | GREENHOUSE EFFECT
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| The way of life of a group of people who share similar beliefs and customs | CULTURE
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| Areas along the Equator to about 23 1/2 degrees north and 23 1/2 degrees south | TROPICS
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| Powerful forces produced by movements along faults inside the earth | EARTHQUAKES
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| The day of the year with the most hours of sunlight and fewest hours of darkness | SUMMER SOLSTICE
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| The very hot center of the earth | CORE
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| Rocks and soil deposited at the mouth of a river form a | DELTA
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| A river that flows into another larger river is called | TRIBUTARY
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| A narrow strip of land that connects to larger bodies of land | ISTHMUS
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| Water or wind that picks up soil and carries it from one place to another | EROSION
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| The day of the year with the fewest hours of sunlight and the most hours of darkness | WINTER SOLSTICE
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You may also shuffle the rows of the table by clicking on the "Shuffle" button.
Or sort by any of the columns using the down arrow next to any column heading.
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