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2-10-17

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What is a hemisphere?   Half of the earth  
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How many distinct hemispheres are there?   4  
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Name the hemispheres   Northern and southern eastern and western  
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The line at 0° latitude is the ________. It divides the northern and Southern Hemispheres   Equator  
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The line at 0° longitude is the _______. It divides the Eastern and Western hemispheres.   Prime meridian  
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The line at 180° longitude is known as the ________, And meets with 0° longitude at the north and South Pole.   International date line  
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Latitude east and west and are sometimes called ______   Parallels  
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Longitude runs north and south and are sometimes called _______   Meridians  
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The special line found at 23.5° north is called the _____   Tropic of Cancer  
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The special line found at 23.5° south is called the _____   Tropic of Capricorn  
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In what hemispheres is Australia in?   Southern and eastern  
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In what hemispheres is South America?   Northern, Southern, and western  
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True false: The political map has State/Province names   TRUE  
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True or false: The political map has information about the size of cities   TRUE  
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True or false: the political map shows mountain ranges   FALSE  
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True or false: the physical map shows city and town names   TRUE  
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True or false: the physical map shows deserts   TRUE  
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True or false: the physical map show state names   FALSE  
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True or false: the physical map shows oceans   TRUE  
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What are the seven continents   Asia, Europe, Africa, Australia, North America, South America, and Antarctica  
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List the world's oceans   Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, arctic  
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Why is it impossible to create a perfectly accurate world map?   There will always be distortion or interruption in the map  
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What is an alpha-numeric grid?   A system of rows and columns overlaying the map with letters and numbers marking each. Helps find location  
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What is movement?   The way of transportation to travel to that specific place  
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Describe region   A division or area  
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Describe Human-environment interaction   Change in the environment  
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Define and give it examples of absolute location.   The exact location ex. Address  
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Define and give it examples of relative location.   An area that houses or things are in ex. Country walk  
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Describe place   Place describes location or what that specific location looks like  
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What is the purpose of a scale   To show the distance of miles or kilometers on a map  
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What's the purpose of a key   Describes what the symbols mean  
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What is the purpose of a compass rose   Shows the direction something is facing or located on a map  
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What is the purpose of a title   Shows what type of map you were looking at  
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