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Stack #2394969
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| You would be giving the _________ of Cheyenne, Wyoming, if you said that it was in the southeastern corner of the state, near the Nebraska border. | relative location |
| If your research project required a three-dimensional view of the earth, you would need to consult a _________ | globe |
| If you were traveling from the northern half of the earth to the southern half, you would cross the __________ | equator |
| Canada is the same ______ as Japan | hemisphere |
| The ________ is an imaginary line that divides the earth into eastern and western halves. | prime meridian |
| If you needed to find out how many miles separated Chicago, Illinois, and the mouth of the Hudson River, you could consult a ________ | topographic map |
| The _______ of Washington ,D.C., can be described as approximately 39 degrees north latitude, 77 degrees west longitude | GOES |
| Imaginary lines that run parallel to the equator measure degrees of _______ | latitude |
| Imaginary lines that circle the earth from pole to pole measure degrees of _____ | longitude |
| Organic material in the soil forms ____ | humus |
| A rocky ridge or hill, often left behind by a receding glacier, is called a _______ | moraine |
| The earth's surface from the edge of a continent to the deep part of the ocean is known as the _______ | continental shelf |
| An area from which water flows into a major river and its tributaries is called a _____ | drainage basin |
| Most active volcanoes are located within a region known as the ________ | Ring of Fire |
| A ______ is a giant ocean wave, sometimes caused by an earthquake | tsunami |
| A fracture in the earth's crust is a ______ | fault |
| _______ is the theory that an original supercontinent broke apart into plates that caused individual continents to form | continental drift |
| Hot, molten rock under the surface of the earth is called ______ | magma |
| Weathering breaks large rocks into fine particles that are generally referred to as ______ | sediment |
| What is an regional ecosystem called? | biome |
| What type of extreme weather results from air moving across warm ocean waters? | hurricane |
| What is another name for tress that have broad leaves? | deciduous |
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