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42 Cards in this Set
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What is the study of things that happened in the past?
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History
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What is the study of how money, goods, and services are made and used?
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Economics
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What is history, economics, government, and geography?
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Social Studies
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What are people who control the policies and laws in a country or civilization?
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Government
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What are location, region, place, movement, and interaction?
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The Five Themes of Geography
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Which theme of geography answers the question 'where is it?'?
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Location
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Which theme of geography represents areas that share at least one common feature?
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Regions
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Which theme of geography is a description of the physical and human characteristics or features of an area?
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Place
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Which theme of geography describes how people, things, and ideas move from one place to another?
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Movement
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Which theme of geography helps us understand how humans affect the world around us?
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Interaction
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What are imaginary lines that run west-east?
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Latitude
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What are imaginary lines that run north-south?
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Longitude
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What are lines of latitude called?
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Parallels
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What are lines of longitude called?
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Meridians
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What is the imaginary line that circles the globe halfway between the north and south poles and represents 0 degrees latitude?
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Equator
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What is the imaginary line that runs through Greenwich, England and represents 0 degrees longitude?
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Prime Meridian
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What are the seven continents?
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Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Europe, Australia, Antarctica
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What are the five oceans?
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Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, Arctic, Southern
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What is a natural stream of water, usually freshwater?
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River
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What is the area where a river flows into a greater body of water?
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Delta
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What is an area that is very tall, steeper than a hill, and has peaks?
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Mountain
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What is V or U shaped landscape formed by flowing water?
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Valley
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What is a valley that has a river running through it?
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River Valley
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What is a very deep empty river valley?
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Canyon
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What is an area that receives very little rain and is extremely hot during the day time?
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Desert
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What is a large body of water, usually salt water?
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Sea
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What is land surrounded by water on all sides?
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Island
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What is land that is surrounded by water on three sides?
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Peninsula
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What is the continent south of Asia?
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Australia
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What continent east of Europe?
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Asia
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Which is the continent where the United States of America is located?
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North America
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Which is smallest continent?
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Australia
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Which is the largest continent?
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Asia
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Which is the continent north of Africa?
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Europe
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Which is the southern-most continent?
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Antarctica
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Which is the northern-most ocean?
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Arctic
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Which ocean is east of Asia?
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Pacific
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Which ocean is west of Europe?
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Atlantic
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Which ocean is north of Antarctica?
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Southern
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Which ocean is east of Africa?
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Indian
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Which ocean is west of north America?
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Pacific
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Which continent is south of the United States of America?
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South America
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