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Intro to geography basics
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The equator divides the world into
eastern and western hemispheres
northern and southern hemispheres
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Lines of longitude run ___&___ but measure ___& ____ location
north/south, east/ west
east/ west , north/south
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The International Date line is at
0° longitude
180° longitude
180° latitude
0° latitude
4
Which ocean is this?
Pacific Ocean
Southern Ocean
Indian Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
5
What ocean is west of North America?
Arctic
Southern
Atlantic
Pacific
6
Which continent is this?
South America
Antarctica
Asia
Australia
7
Which of these oceans is in the Northern Hemisphere?
Indian
Arctic
Mediterranean
Southern
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What do we call the line that runs east to west through South America and Africa?
South Pole
Tropic of Capricorn
Equator
Prime Meridian
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The tropic are located between
The Prime Meridian and International Date line
The equator and Prime Meridian
The Tropic of Cancer & Tropic of Capricorn
The equator and the arctic circle
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Which continent is this?
South America
North America
Europe
Asia
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maps that show features of an area such as its rivers, mountains, vegetation, and elevation
Political
Historical
Physical
Population density
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Which ocean is this?
Arctic Ocean
Indian Ocean
Southern Ocean
Pacific Ocean
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map that displays the spatial distribution of an attribute that relates to a single topic
Physical
Resource
Political
Thematic
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True or False: the Prime Meridian goes through Africa.
false
true
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huh?
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Which of the following is the best example of a perceptual region
Africa
North America
Texas
The South
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_________ is the physical character of a place
location
site
relative location
absolute location
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The location of a place relative to other places is referred to as situation or
place
Location
Site
relative location
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Which ocean is the most Northern?
Southern Ocean
Arctic Ocean
Indian Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
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Which continent is this?
Australia
North America
South America
Africa
20
Which ocean is this?
Southern Ocean
Indian Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Arctic Ocean
21
Which of the following are in the eastern hemisphere?
North America
The Caribbean
Asia
South America
22
The Prime Meridian is...
O° longitude
23°30’ N latitude180° longitude
A meridian that cannot be divided by a whole
Located in Greenwich, Connecticut
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Which continent is this?
South America
Antarctica
Asia
Europe
24
Which of these continents is in the Southern Hemisphere?
Europe
Arctic
North America
Australia
25
The Tropic of Cancer is located at
23.5 degrees south longitude
23.5 degrees north latitude
23.5 degrees south latitude
23.5 degrees north longitude
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Which continent is this?
South America
Australia
North America
Asia
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Which continent is this?
Asia
Australia
Africa
Antarctica
28
what continent is north of Africa?
Europe
Antarctica
Australia
South America
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The Tropic of Capricorn is located
0 degrees south latitude
23.5 degrees south latitude
23.5 degrees north latitude
0 degrees north latitude
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What do we call the line that runs north to south through England?
Prime Meridian
Antarctica
Equator
North Pole
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Which of these continents is in the Western Hemisphere?
South America
Africa
Australia
Asia
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What continent is east of Europe?
Australia
Asia
Africa
North America
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Which continent is this?
Antarctica
Europe
North America
Asia
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5 E longitude, 10 N latitude. You do not need to look at a map to deduce that this location is
near both the equator and the prime meridian
near the equator but quite far from the prime meridian
near the International Date Line and the prime meridian
near the International Date Line as well as the North Pole
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What type of map is this?
Resource
Thematic
Physical
Political
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Which ocean is east of Africa?
Pacific
Indian
Arctic
Atlantic
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Which continent is South of South America?
North America
Antarctica
Africa
Asia
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Which ocean is this?
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Southern Ocean
Arctic Ocean
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inhabited by people who have one or more traits in common (language, religion, livelihood)
perceptual
vernacular
functional
formal