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World Geography: Unit 1
What is a longitude line?
The temperate zones are located ___.
World Geography: Unit 1
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The temperate zones are located ___.
between the Equator and the Prime Meridian.
between the Polar and Tropical zones.
between the Prime Meridian and the International Date Line.
between the Equator and the North Pole.
2
What is a longitude line?
An imaginary line that measures North or South of the Equator.
A very long line.
A solid border straight down the center of the Earth.
An imaginary line that measures East or West of the Prime Meridian.
3
A tropical Savannah...
Doesn't exist in Australia
Can be found in Canada
Rains all year round
Has a wet season and a dry season
4
High Latitudes have a Polar climate
True
False
5
What continent is this?
Africa
Eruope
South America
Rwanda
6
Burning fossil fuels contribute to...
All above
Greenhouse effect
Global warming
Climate change
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Which of the following of Earth's spheres would include fish?
atmosphere
biosphere
lithosphere
hydrosphere
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Where can you find the Marine West Coast in the United States?
Oregon
South Dakota
Louisiana
Maine
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Tropical Climate Zones are the.....
most coldest temperatures
most mild temperatures
most warmest temperatures
Empty choice
10
About 78% of the atmopshere made of?
Oxygen
Nitrogen
Carbon Dioxide
Argon
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What continent is this?
Europe
Asia
France
Africa
12
The seasons are due to ?
The changing distance between Earth and the Sun
The distance between Earth and the moon.
The rotation of the Earth
The tilt
13
What are earthquakes caused by?
Other natural disasters
People
Plate tectonics sliding past each other
Explosions
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Satellite navigating system that allows one to pinpoint longitude & latitude.
Cis Trans Identification System (CTIS)
Geographic Information System (GIS)
National Geographic Gravitational Phenomenon (NGGP)
Global Positioning System (GPS)
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What are the cardinal directions on a compass rose?
SE, SW, N, E
N, S, E, W
NE, NW, SE, SW
N, NE, S, NW
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A globe has distortion?
False
True
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What are the latitude and longitude of D?
250 S 1650 E
250 S 1650 W
250 N 1650 E
250 S 1400 E
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Where is the Ring of Fire located??
African Plate
North American Plate
Cocos Plate
Pacific Plate
19
What makes this thematic map a cartogram?
It looks "digital"
The countries are shown
The sizes of the countries are distorted to show meaning
China is the largest country
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Subduction is when...?
One plate slides under the other
New islands are formed
Earthquakes along a boundary
New crust is formed
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Where do most earthquakes happen?
In the middle of the plates
Along the edges of the plates
Only when elephants jump
Mostly in the Pacific Ocean
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What is Relative Location ?
A place in which important ideas begin
The spinning motion of the earth.
Where something is in relation to other things.
A place in which important ideas begin and spreed
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What two earth spheres are interaction in this picture?
Biosphere and Hydrosphere
Biosphere and Lithosphere
Lithosphere and Atmosphere
Hydrosphere and Atmosphere
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What is a latitude line?
An imaginary line that measures East and West of the Equator.
An imaginary line that measures North or South of the Prime Meridian.
An imaginary line that measures North and South of the Equator.
An imaginary line that measures East and West of the Prime Meridian.
