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1
Where would you find the Statue of Liberty?
Dallas, Texas
Atlanta Georgia
Los Angeles, California
New York City, New York
2
Andes Mountains are on what continent
North America
Asia
South America
Africa
3
Where would you find the leaning tower of Pisa?
Germany
Italy
Sudan
Cambodia
4
What advantage do globes have over maps?
They are less expensive to make.
They show more information about the world.
They show the world as it really is.
They are easier to work with.
5
The Prime Meridian and the Equator do not meet
False
True
6
Which two continents are really a part of the same land mass?
Europe and Asia
Europe and Africa
Asia and Africa
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What is an Archipelago ?
Strait
Plateau
Chain of Islands
Peninsula
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Which continent is in all four hemispheres?
Africa
South America
Europe
North America
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What is the prime meridian ?
imaginary lines that divide the northern and southern hemisphere
moderate temperature neither wet nor dry
the average weather for a period of time
imaginary line that divides the eastern and western hemisphere
10
The ocean that borders California is the
Arctic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
Indian Ocean
11
Identify the direction on the compass rose
south
north
east
west
12
Lines of latitude measure the earth from...
east to north
north to south
north to west
east to west
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Identify the direction on the compass rose
east
west
north
south
14
What is the name of your English/Language Arts teacher?
Ms. Lightningbug
Mrs. Martin
Ms. Hey You
Ms. Butterfly
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What is an Isthmus?
narrow strip of land connecting 2 larger areas of land.
A type of lizard in Latin America
A mountain in South America
A climate type
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Political map shows
Landforms
Capitals
Country
All of these
17
Which continent will you find the Alps Mountains?
North America
Asia
China
Europe
18
Identify the direction on the compass rose
south
east
west
north
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What is a delta?
A triangular area of land where the river enters the sea
A vertical fall of water
A bend in a river
The flat area of land either side of a river
20
When study about the ECONOMY of a civilization, historians are looking at
how people interacted with their environment
How people dress
their belief in a super human controlling power
how people exchange goods and services ($)
21
What is the definition of hemisphere?
The lines that run up and down on a map
The line that runs through Georgia
3/4 of the earth
Half of the earth
22
The city of Tracy is in which country?
Texas
California
Argentina
The United States
23
A map key...
Opens the map door
Tells us how high mountains are
Tell us the climate of different countries
Tells us what symbols on the map mean
24
What is a secondary source?
object from a direct source
a first-hand account of an event
a letter from a person explaining an experience
object was produced after that event from complied info
25
Identify the direction on the compass rose
north
south
east
west
26
what is the defintion of culture
peoples way of life including economy and traditions
world peace
life purpose
27
0 degrees latitude is also called the _____.
tropic of capricorn
hemisphere
prime meridian
equator
28
Which is the most spoken language in the world?
Spanish
English
Mandarin Chinese
Japanese
29
Physical maps
show national boundaries
show population density
show the geography of an area
are maps you can hold
30
On which continent would you find the Nile River?
Asia
Africa
North America
South America
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The Sahara Desert is larger than the continental United States.
False
True
32
What is a channel?
An island surrounded by water
A large, salt body of water
A narrow, dangerous canal
A wide strait found between a continent and an island
33
The Ocean that separates Africa from Australia
Pacific
Indian
Atlantic
Arctic
34
What is a strait?
A long, straight body of water
A narrow waterway that connects two other bodies of water
A long, swirling river
A cloud formation of dense water
35
On which continent would you find the Rocky Mountains?
Africa
South America
Asia
North America
36
Antarctica is located in this Hemisphere
Southern
Northern
Western
Eastern
37
The longest Mountain Chain is the
Himalyas
Rocky Mountains
Andes Mountains
Sierra Madres
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What is a gulf?
part of the ocean that is surrounded by land on 3 sides
a large flowing body of water usually emptying into an ocean
a large body of water completely surrounded by land
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What is a primary source?
An explanation of the meaning of something
A source that was made or comes from the time being studied
Selective use of information to promote a particular point
A belief or view about something
