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20 Cards in this Set
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From which direction does the sun rise in Los Angelas?
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East
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Name three seas that surround the Philippines.
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South China Sea, Sulu Sea, Celebas Sea
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The Tropic of Cancer cuts through what large North American country?
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Mexico
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What oceans border Australia?
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Pacific, and Indian Oceans
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What landform separates Europe from Asia?
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Ural Mountains
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What continent is south of the four major oceans of the world?
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Antarctica
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Which country has the largest land area in Europe and Asia?
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Russia
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What two continents are similar in physical shape?
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South America and Africa
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The line of longitude which passes through Greenwich, England is called the?
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Prime Meridian
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Does a line of latitude or longitude divide the Earth into northern and southern hemispheres.
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Latitude
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Which hemisphere, the eastern or western, has the most land area?
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Eastern
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What lines make up the earth's "grid" system?
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Latitude and Longitude
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The second largest sea in the world is south of Cuba. What is its name?
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Carribean Sea
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Label the eight cardinal and intermediate directions on a compass rose.
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North, South, East, West, North-west, South-west, North-east, South-east.
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If you are a resident of Canberra, Australia, are you a resident of an island or a continent.
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Continent
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Why are lines of latitude and longitude so important?
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The lines help us find location of a place.
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Name the seven countries that are part of Central America.
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Guatemala, Panama, Belize, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, El Salvador.
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Which continent is smalled in area that Europe?
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Australia
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Into how many degrees longitude is the Earth divided?
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360 Degrees
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It is 7:00 in the eastern United States, what is it in the western United States? Why?
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The time would be 4:00 AM, because of time changes, and time zones.
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