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24 Cards in this Set
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Which of the following is not a city: Bangladesh, Tokyo, Amsterdam, New Delhi?
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Bangladesh
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What are the names of the Earth's continents?
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Africa, Asia, Antartica, Australia, North America, South America, Europe
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Is the Antarctic Circle north or south of the Equator?
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South
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What lines measure distances east and west of the Prime Meridian?
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Longitude
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What continents have a capital "A" in their names?
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Africa, Asia, Antartica, Australia, North America, South America
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What are the names of the Earth's oceans?
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Atlantic, Arctic, Indian, Pacific
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How's many states are part of the contiguous United States?
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48
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What is the name of the imaginary line 180 degrees east and west of the Prime Meridian where the date becomes one day earlier east of the line?
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International Date Line
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All lines of longitude are measured east and west of what what imaginary line?
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Prime Meridian
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In what part of the United States is Washington DC located?
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Eastern
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What pole is not located on a continent?
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North Pole
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Is the Tropic of Cancer north or south of the Equator?
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North
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Which of the following is not a state? Delaware, Dallas, Kansas, Arkansas
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Dallas
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In what direction would you be going if you were to fly from South Dakota to North Carolina?
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Southeast
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What city would be next to the star symbol in the state of Washington?
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Olympia
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What is a peninsula?
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A strip of land surrounded by water on 3 sides
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What name is given to a point of land extending into a body of water?
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A cape
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What term is used to describe a large arm of a body of water partly surrounded by land?
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A gulf
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What part of a map contains information on what the symbols mean?
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Map key or legend
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What are the names of the 4 hemispheres of the Earth? In which 2 do you live?
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Northern, southern, eastern, western
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What term is used to describe an are of land that is smaller than a continent and is completely surrounded by water?
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An island
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What does a star or dot in a circle usually mean on a map?
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Nation's capital
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What is the most southern point. In the world called?
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South Pole
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Latitude is measured north and south of what imaginary line?
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Equator
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