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Equator and Prime Meridian and Hemispheres. Oceans and Continents
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Ocean on the west coast of the US
Pacific
Indian
Arctic
Atlantic
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What is a plateau?
A mountain that towers above the land.
A mountain with many minerals in it.
A tree that is normally not found in Africa
A large mostly flat area that rises above land.
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Tropic of Capricorn
23.5 Degrees North
23.4 Degrees South
23.4 Degrees North
23.5 Degrees South
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Name the ocean
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Southern Ocean
Arctic Ocean
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what is Continental Drift
the hypothesis that the continents slowly move across earth's surface.
Theory that earth's lithosphere is in constant motion
its a thing when the earth moves
i have no idea
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What is the most populated continent?
Europe
Asia
Africa
America
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Which is the largest ocean?
Indian
Mississippi
Atlantic
Pacific
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Lots of fun !
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Informative, I learnt a lot!
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Which is the smallest continent?
Australia/Oceania
Europe
Africa
North America
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Is the equator latitude or longitude over Africa?
Longitude
Meridian
Parallel
Latitude
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What is a Island?
a piece of land surrounded by water
a narrow strip of land connecting 2 bigger land mass
Water body surrounded by land on all sides
a narrow body of water connecting to large areas of water
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What is a strait?
a narrow waterway or channel connecting two bodies of water
a projecting part of a coastline
a narrow strip of land bordered by water
sloping shore of an ocean
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The Prime Meridian is...
a latitude line that runs through the center of the Earth
Is a parallel running close to the equator
a longitude line that runs from north to south pole
Is a meridian running parallel to equator
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What is the largest continent
Africa
A pineapple
Asia
USA
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What's a Bay?
a group of islands
a river that flows into a larger stream or main stem river or a lake
a large lake
coastal body of water that directly connects to a larger main body of water
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Places near the equator are usually__________ than the places far from the equator
warmer and hotter
cold
same as
colder
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What is pangea...?
Water
Volcano
Super continent
Land
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The Tropic of ................ runs through Australia
Cancer
Capricorn
Dancer
Popcorn
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The shape of Earth most closely resembles a ...
perfect circle
oblate spheroid
approximate oval
perfect sphere
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what is a volcano?
a narrow, deep valley with steep sides.
a raised, flat area of land with steep cliffs.
a hill
a mountain or hill, with a vent to let hot lava out
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How many degrees are east of the prime meridian till it reaches the International Date Line ?
180
82
200
98
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Name the ocean
Pacific Ocean
Arctic Ocean
Indian Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
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What is a isthmus
a small salt water part of ocean
narrow stretch of land with water on both side connecting 2 large land mass
A small river
narrow stretch of water connecting 2 lands
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What is the least populated continent?
Antarctica 🇦🇶
Australia 🇦🇺
Asia
South America
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Who named the Prime Meridian
WHO (world health organization)
The Royal Obsevatory
The National Institute of science
The Royal Post Office
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What is a Channel?
a flat surface where grass grow
dry land with less rain
a length of water wider than a strait joining two larger areas of water
a deep inlet of the sea almost surrounded by land, with a narrow mouth
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Name the ocean
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Indian Ocean
Southern Ocean
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What continent is the South Pole located?
Africa
Australia
Asia
Antartica
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This is an example of a...
strait
panhandle
wetland
peninsula
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Are there Volcanos in USA
False
True
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The Prime Meridian and the Equator do not meet
True
False
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What is a peninsula?
I don't know
A piece of land bordered by water on three sides
A piece of land that is elevated and flat on top
A mountain
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The Tropic of Cancer is...
a longitude line that locates the southern tropics
a latitude line that locates the southern tropics
a latitude line that locates the northern tropics
a longitude line that locates the northern tropics
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Who hypothesized the continental drift theory?
Alfred Wegner
Harry Hess
Frankenstein
Sylvia Earle
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What degrees are the Equator and Prime Meridian?
90* latitude and 0* longitude
0* latitude and 0* longitude
0* latitude and 90* longitude
90* latitude and 90* longitude
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How many continents are there?
6
3
7
9
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What is this?
Cliffs
Bight
canyon
cave
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What is the smallest ocean?
Atlantic
Indian
Southern
Arctic
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What is the ocean called on the east coast of the USA ?
The Southern Ocean
The Indian Ocean
The Atlantic Ocean
The Pacific Ocean
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What were the continents called before they split?
Nazca
Africa
Asia
Pangea
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What is a lake?
A narrow body of land
a large body of water surrounded by land
a group of islands
A piece of land surrounded by water
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Which climate zone is located near the equator?
Polar
Temperate
Tundra
Tropical
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Does the Earth spin?
No
Yes
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Where is Artic Ocean
Southern Hemispere
Western Hemisphere
Northern Hemisphere
Eastern Hemisphere
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What degree is the Prime Meridian?
180˚E/W
0˚N/S
90˚N/S
0˚E/W
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Name the ocean
Pacific Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
Southern Ocean
Indian Ocean
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The EQUATOR and PRIME MERIDIAN divide the earth into _______________.
Top and Bottom Parts
Hemispheres
Peanut Butter and Jelly
Oceans and Continents
