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Basic concepts of World Cultures at Fargo North High School. #FirstTest #Review
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Projection may distort the process of how we truly see the world on a map.
False
True
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Satellite database that specializes in layering features of the earth.
PIGEARS
GIP
GPS
GIS
3
Study of how people live based upon where they live.
Geography
Political Science
Oceanography
Biology
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"45 North and 112 West" refer to this type of location.
Place
Absolute Location
Relative Location
Distinct Location
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Five essential skills of geography.
Themes of Geography
PIGEARS
GIP
GIS
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Process of moving into one country from another country.
Globalization
Urbanization
Emigration
Immigration
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Primary elements of culture.
PIGEARS
GIP
GIS
Themes of Geography
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Movement of people from one area to another area.
Distortion
Naturalization
Projection
Migration
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The best model of the earth.
Physical Map
Political Map
Distribution Map
Globe
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Flat model used to display information about the earth.
GIP
Globe
Map
Scale
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The usual temperature and precipitation conditions within a region.
Global Warming
Ice Age
Climate
Weather
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"Minnesota is next to North Dakota" is an example of this type of location.
Place
Absolute Location
Relative Location
Determinant Location
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Judaism is the most practiced religion in Israel.
Location
Movement
Place
Region
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Map that outlines the borders and/or boundaries between two or more areas.
Political Map
Distribution Map
Climate Map
Physical Map
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The five steps of inquiry.
Themes of Geography
GIS
GPS
GIP
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Explains the symbols on a map.
Legend
Compass Rose
Scale
Projection
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Professional mapmaker.
Cartographer
Oceanographer
Stenographer
Demographer
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Construction workers used explosives to create a tunnel through the mountains.
Location
Humans and Environment
Movement
Place
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Map that illustrates the amount of something within a given area.
Scale
Distribution Map
Political Map
Physical Map
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Satellite-based navigation system used to find location.
GIP
GPS
GIS
PIGEARS
21
Mexico is found just south of the United States.
Location
Region
Movement
Place
22
Middle Eastern countries are often grouped together due to oil, desert, and Islam.
Location
Humans and Environment
Region
Place
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Refers to the terrain in regards to it being rugged, flat, or somewhere in between.
Scale
Elevation
Relief
Density
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Tool used to display the primary directions of North, East, West, and South.
Legend
Compass Rose
Mercator Projection
Scale
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Early North Americans are believed to have migrated from Asia.
Region
Place
Location
Movement
