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Which Sea does not exist?
Australia is in the Northern Hemisphere.
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1
Australia is in the Northern Hemisphere.
False
True
2
Which Sea does not exist?
The McKray Sea
The Red Sea
The Black Sea
The Mediterranean Sea
3
What is Geography?
The study of the earth's physical features.
The study of the earth's physical and cultural features.
The study of man.
The study of the atmosphere.
4
Location is defined as where
the environment responds
ways to organize the world
the physical characteristics of a location
a place can be found on a map
5
How many continents are there?
Seven
Four
Five
Six
6
Location can be made up of
absolute location
relative location
place location
A and B only
7
What is the definition of climate?
No weather at all.
Weather conditions in a certain area over a long period of time.
Weather conditions that are "iffy."
Weather conditions over a short period of time.
8
Examples of secondary sources include:
biographies
dictionaries
all of the above
textbooks
9
Fossils are any object made by humans, characteristic of an earlier time or cultural stage.
True
False
10
A cooking pot dug up in at an archaeological dig would be considered a fossil.
True
False
11
Resources are materials found in the earth that people need and value. Some examples are:
soil
water
all of the above
minerals
12
What continent is at the bottom of the world?
Africa
Australia
Europe
Antarctica
13
Which one of these is NOT a landform?
The Hawaiian Islands
The Gobi Desert
The Pacific Ocean
Cowle's Mountain
14
We study history so as not to make the same mistakes as we did in the past.
False
True
15
The Red Sea is really red.
False
True
16
The equator divides the earth into northern and southern hemispheres.
False
True
17
B.C. is defined as
Before Christ or earliest of times
about or approximately
Year of our Lord or after the birth of Christ
modern times
18
Which state does NOT border California?
New York
Arizona
Oregon
Nevada
19
Longitude is...
the east-west position of a point on the surface of the earth
the north-south position of a point on the surface of the earth
the south-west position of a point of the surface of the earth
the east-south position of a point on the surface of the earth
20
The _________ Ocean borders California.
Pacific
Atlantic
Indian
Artic
21
Dinosaur bones are the only type of fossils.
False
True
22
An example of a primary source would be
newspaper
textbook
dictionary
a speech
23
The Prime Meridian is 0 degrees Longitude
False
True
24
What are some examples of climate?
All of the above
Sun
Rain
Snow
25
Which one of these is NOT a continent?
Antartic
Artic
Europe
Africa
26
What is history?
The study of outer space
The study of humans and their actions
The evoltion of dinosaurs
How glaciers created mountains and valleys
27
Latitude are the coordinates that specify the east-west positions of a point on the surface of the Earth.
True
False
28
The Tropic of Cancer
Marks the western boundary of the tropics
Marks the southern boundary of the tropics
Marks the northern boundary of the tropics
Marks the eastern boundary of the tropics
29
What is another reason we study history?
Look at why people, cultures, gov't & countries are in their current state
Develop critical thinking skills & ask questions about the world.
See how we arrived where we are.
All of the above.
30
The Prime Meridian is...
The Tropic of Capricorn
The Tropic of Cancer
the line of 0 degrees longitude (east-west)
the line of 0 degrees latitude (north-south)
31
The Tropic of Capricorn marks the southernmost point on Earth where the sun is directly overhead at noon.
True
False
32
Which Ocean borders Hawaii?
Indian
Pacific
Atlantic
Artic
33
BCE means
year of our Lord
modern times
before common era
years ago
