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25 Cards in this Set
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The people who live along our west coast in California are in the ____ time zone?
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Pacific
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Lava means
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Liquid rock
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Some of the rocky surfaces in the central part of the United States were caused by...?
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Glaciers
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The only one of the Great Lakes that is completely within the boundaries of the United States is Lake...?
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Michigan
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The mountain range which is found in the western part of the United States is called...?
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Rockies
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The coastal plains region in the US is found in the...?
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Southern States
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One would expect to find the Piemont region of the US near...?
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Appalachian Mountains
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Distances which are measured in degrees are measured north and south from the...?
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Equator
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The eastern half of the US was explored mostly by men from...?
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England
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One of the largest regions added to the US was...?
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The Louisiana Purchase
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Geography may be defined as the science or study that deals with the...?
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Earth and its features, including the effects of human activity
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Geography is closely related to the system humans have devised to measure the passage of time because our concept of time is based upon...?
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The movements of the plannet upon which we live
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____ falls within the thrid centry A.D.
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A.D. 210
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A ___ is required for the Earth to complete one revolution around the sun.
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Year
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___ is an abbreviation used to designate time that has elapsed since the starting point of our calendar.
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A.D.
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Which one of the following correctly pairs a French City with the river on which it is located?
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Tours-Loire
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Which one of the following is true about the Continental shelves?
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A nation's jurisdiction extends to its continental shelf.
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The areas of extreme temperatures are located in the...?
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Temperate Zone
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Which one of the followinf Asian nations is a food-surplus rather than a food-deficient region?
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Burma (Myanmar)
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In the vicinity of the 100th meridian in the US a farmer would Most likely...
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Grow wheat with dry farming methods
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Which one of the following regarding the physical conditions of Africa south of the Sahara is INCORRECT?
*Coastal plains occupy a large portion of the total area. *The coast is critically lacking in good harbors. *Most of the rivers are broken by falls and rapids close to the coast. |
Coastal plains occupy a large portion of the total area.
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The US must import most of its supply of...?
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Manganese and Nickel
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Winds that reverse directions in the summer and winter are the...?
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Monsoons
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The Volga River empties into the...?
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Caspaian Sea
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A population distribution map of South America would show that...?
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75% of the people live within 200 miles of the coast
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