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Chapter 1
Using Geography Skills
Question | Answer |
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__________ describes where a geographic feature is located by referring to other features around it. | Relative location |
According to historians, the period known 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 |
__________ provide(s) detailed photographs for creating maps. | A satellite |
The Earth circles the sun every __________. | 365 1/4 days |
Temperatures are always cool or cold near the North and South Poles because.... | the Poles receive only slanted rays from the sun. |