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Why do we have opposite seasons from the southern hemisphere?
Equinoxes
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Equinoxes
When day and night are equal length (@March 21 and@ Sept 21)
When day and night are equal length (@March 22 and@ Sept 22)
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Why do we have opposite seasons from the southern hemisphere?
The earth is facing the sun
Because the earthistilted so whenthe northernhemisphere gets directsunlight
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What are the 5 themes of geography?
Location the positionof somethingon earth RegionsAreas with common features
Humanenvironment interactionHEIHowpeoplerely changeandadapt the environment
Place The humanand physical characteristics ofalocation that make it unique
Movement How people, goods, and ideas get from place to place
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the theme
Target has a red dot for its logo/region
Target has a red dot for its logo/movement
Target has a red dot for its logo/place
Target has a red dot for its logo/relative location
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Why are the high latitudes(polar) cold year round?
They receive indirect/slanted sunlight year round
it is earth
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What are the 4 parts of a map and what does each part do?
all of the above
map scale- a tool that shows real distances
title- shows what the map is ofcompass rose- show directions
map key- shows what symbols on a map mean
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How long does it take the Earth to make one complete rotation so we experience day and night?
1 year
24 hours
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What is located at 90 degrees South latitude?
Tropic of Capricorn
Tropic of Cancer
South Pole
North Pole
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What is located at 23 ½ degrees North latitude?
South Pole
Tropic of Capricorn
Tropic of Cancer
North Pole
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What is located at 0 degrees latitude?
Tropic of Cancer
Equator
Tropic of Capricorn
South Pole
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What is found on a Physical map?
Cities, countries, provinces, capitals, states
Elevation, physical features like mountains
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the theme
37 Forest Hills Rd absolute location
37 Forest Hills Rd movement
37 Forest Hills Rd region
37 Forest Hills Rd relative location
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Which direction do longitude lines run?
runs east ad north
runs north and south
runs east and south
runs east and west
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What is found on a Political map?
Cities, countries, provinces,capitals,states
Elevation, physical features like mountains
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the theme
Florida is part of the Southern United States /movement
Florida is part of the Southern United States /relative location
Florida is part of the Southern United States /region
Florida is part of the Southern United States /place
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What is the reason for the seasons?
The earth is tilted
The earth is moving
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What is located at 23 ½ degrees South latitude?
Tropic of Capricorn
Tropic of Cancer
South Pole
North Pole
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What is located at 90 degrees North latitude?
South Pole
Tropic of Cancer
North Pole
Tropic of Capricorn
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the theme
Many people immigrate to the United States from other countries/place
Manypeopleimmigratetothe UnitedStatesfrom other countries/absolute location
Many people immigrate to the United States from other countries /movement
Many people immigrate to the United States from other countries/HEI
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Why are the low latitudes(tropics) warm year round?
idk
They receive direct sun year round
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the theme
Canada is North of the United States/movement
Canada is North of the United States/region
Canada is North of the United States/
Canada is North of the United States/relative location
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Winter Solstice
Shortest day of the year (@Dec 21) beginning of winter
Shortest day of the year (@Dec 20) beginning of winter
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Which direction do latitude lines run?
Nick is the best
runs east and west
south and west
runs north and south
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the theme
We rely on farmers to provide food for us/movement
We rely on farmers to provide food for us/HEl
We rely on farmers to provide food for us/region
We rely on farmers to provide food for us/relative location
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Summer solstice
Longest day of the year(@June 20)beginning of summer
Longest day of the year(@June 21)beginning of summer