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35 Cards in this Set
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________ is detailed land features, including elevations.
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Topography
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_____ maps were designed to communicate information on particular topics.
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Thematic map
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What event spurred the US to make better maps?
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WWII
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____ and _____ ___ have now mapped the ocean floors and the poles.
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Radar and infrared satellites
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What is the most recent innovation used in map making?
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global positioning system (GPS)
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Why is the study of geography important to the Creation Mandate?
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Geography helps us better understand what resources we have and had to take better care of them.
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What important contribution did the Age of Exploration make that is still used today?
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Mercator's maps with grids.
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What do modern maps have that the ancient maps did not?
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New maps include topography.
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How has the US become a leader in mapmaking?
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By using airplanes and satellites, the US has made a wealth of maps.
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The ___ __ mission was one of the greatest space adventure.
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Apollo II
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The Earth is divided into two halves called _____.
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hemispheres
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The line that divides the earth into the Northern and Southern Hemisphere is called the ____.
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equator
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_____ is an imaginery lines running east and west around the earth.
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Latitude
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These lines are ______ to the equator and are known as parallels of latitude.
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parallel
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Latitude lines run from __ to ___.
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0 to 90 degrees
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What is the distance between one degree and another?
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69 miles
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______ are the imaginery lines running north and south from pole to pole.
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longitude
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These lines are known as the _______ lines of longitude.
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meridian
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The __ ___ is one line of longitude which starts the numbering of the longitude lines.
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prime meridian
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Longitudes are numbered from ___ to _____ degrees.
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0 to 180 degrees
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Why do humans long to explore?
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Humans are naturally curious about the unknown.
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What is the 0 deg. line of latitude called?
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the equator
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What is the 0 deg. line of longitude called?
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prime meridian
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_________ are people who believe that only natural forces are active on Earth.
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Uniformitarianism
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_____ a violent upheaveal or a change in the earth's crust.
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cataclysm
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The book of ______ better explains the changes in the world's land formations.
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Genesis
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Why did the earth become unstable after the Flood?
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The earth's crust was softened and easily broke. The climate was also effected.
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The earth is divided into three parts:1
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1.atmosphere - air
2. lithosphere - solid earth 3. hydrosphere - water |
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The Earth is _____ miles in diameter.
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8,000 miles
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The three layers of the earth:
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1. crust - 4.5 - 31 miles - thin layer
2. mantle - hot moldable material 3. core - outer core and inner core |
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___% of the earth's surface is land.
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29%
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______ the main landmasses of the earth.
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continent
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______ landmasses surrounded by water.
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island
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___________ are large island masses close to continents.
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continental islands
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_________ are small island masses.
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oceanic islands
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