How can people lessen their impact on the environment?

by using existing materials to construct their houses

Why do many maps include a scale?

to show a relationship between real distances & how they're rep'd on a map

Which statement accurately characterizes time zones?

Earth is divided into 24 time zones

What do humans geographers study?

the ways people interact with the environment

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1
Who was a city planner who designed the Washington D.C. layout?
George Washington
Pierre Charles L'Enfant
Abraham Lincoln
Benjamin Banneker
2
From which continent do scientists think early humans migrated to populate Earth?
Europe
Africa
North America
South America
3
Which are imaginary lines?
Sting Rays
Basketball court boundaries
Longitude
Latitude
4
Who was a politician that chose the Washington D.C. to be the national capital?
Benjamin Banneker
Pierre Charles L'Enfant
George Washington
Abraham Lincoln
5
How can people lessen their impact on the environment?
by creating lush environments in deserts
by using existing materials to construct their houses
by growing rice in mountainous regions
by using mud to create artificial islands
6
What caused the earthquakes in Oklahoma?
Sooner football
The race to settle the West
the border with Texas
Fracking
7
What is 0 degrees longitude?
Equator
Equaliteralus
Prime Meridian
Optimus Prime
8
Which city does the Prime Meridian go through?
Greenwich England
Paris France
Riyadh Saudi Arabia
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
9
What is 0 degrees latitude?
Prime Meridian
Equator
Equaliteral Trianguli
Optimus Prime
10
Who was the politician that has a memorial located next to the Potomac River in Washington D.C.?
George Washington
Abraham Lincoln
Benjamin Banneker
Pierre Charles L'Enfant
11
Why do many maps include a scale?
to show a relationship between real distances & how they're rep'd on a map
to show the location of an object with lines of latitude and longitude
to show how data are geographically distributed on a cartogram
to show how images on a map R distorted & how to interpret that distortion
12
Which statement accurately characterizes time zones?
If you cross the equator from north to south, you lose a day
The U.S. has 10 time zones
If you cross the International Date Line from West to East, you gain a day
Earth is divided into 24 time zones
13
Who was a land surveyor who helped carry out the plan for Washington D.C.?
Abraham Lincoln
George Washington
Benjamin Banneker
Pierre Charles L'Enfant
14
What do humans geographers study?
the soil and water
the ways people interact with the environment
Climate
the distribution of living things

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