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What is the capital of Washington? |
Olympia |
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What is absolute location? |
Exact location using longitude and latitude. |
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Salem is the capital of what state? |
Oregon |
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What is relative location? |
Where a place is in relation to something else. |
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What is the capital of California? |
Sacramento |
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Latitude runs: Latitude measures: |
Latitude runs east and west and it measures north and south. |
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What is the capital of Alaska? |
Juneau |
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Lines of latitude are called? |
Parallels |
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What is the capital of Hawaii? |
Honolulu |
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Lines of longitude are called? |
Meridians |
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Tallahassee it the capital of which state? |
Florida |
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0 degrees longitude is called the? |
Prime (Greenwich) Meridian |
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Austin is the capital of which state? |
Texas |
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Longitude runs: Longitude measures: |
Longitude runs north and south and is measured east or west. |
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What is the capital of Missouri |
Jefferson City |
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What is the most accurate representation of the earth? |
A globe |
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What is the capital of Colorado? |
Denver |
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What does the word geography mean? |
Geography is the study of people, places, and where things are located and how they relate to each other. |
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What is the capital of Massachusetts? |
Boston |
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Name some of the geographic tools. |
Sonar, (Sound Navigation Ranging) GPS (Global Positioning System) Remote Sensing (Pictures taken from airplanes and satellites. |
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Helena is the capital of which state? |
Montana |
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What are geographic concepts? |
Using ideas and tools to help organize the way we think about geography. Also helps us recognize and understand graphic patterns and processes. |
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Montgomery is the capital of which state? |
Alabama |
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Name 3 geographic concepts. |
GIS, Graphics, and tables & charts |
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What is the capital of North Carolina? |
Raleigh |
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What is interpolation? |
Estimating the latitude and longitude between 2 given lines on the grid. |
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Indianapolis is the capital of which state? |
Indiana |
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What are the 4 main layers of the earth? |
Crust, mantle, outer core, and inner core |
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Trenton is the capital of New Jersey, true or false? |
True |
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The lithosphere is what? |
Land forms and other surface features. |
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What is the capital of Minnesota? |
St. Paul |
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What is the atmosphere? |
Layer of gases surrounding a planet. |
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Annapolis is the capital of which state? |
Maryland |
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What is the hydrosphere? |
All water on the earth's surface |
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Richmond is the capital of New York, true or false? |
False, the capital is Albany |
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What are continents? |
Continents are large land masses in the oceans |
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What is the capital of South Dakota? |
Pierre |
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How are land forms categorized? |
They are categorized by their difference in relief, or, the differences in elevation from the highest to lowest points. |
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Salt Lake City is the capital of which state? |
Utah |
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What happens when magma breaks through the earth's surface? |
Volcanoes are formed
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How are shield volcanoes formed? |
They are formed when lava flows evenly it forms a plateau like shield volcano |
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The capital of Oklahoma is Oklahoma City, true or false? |
True |
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How are cinder cone volcanoes formed? |
When an ash and cinder eruption occurs it produces small cinder cone volcanoes |
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What is the capital of Virginia? |
Richmond |
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What is the theory of plate tectonics? |
It is the theory that the lithosphere is broken into a number of moving plates, on which the continents and oceans ride |
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Nashville is the capital of what state? |
Tennessee |
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What is the theory of Continental Drift / Seafloor Spreading? |
The theories support plate tectonics and is though that the force of convection drives the movement of tectonic plates. |
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Harrisburg is the capital of Pennsylvania, true or false? |
True |
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The group of volcanoes and volcanic around the rim of the pacific ocean is the what? |
Ring of fire |
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What is the capital of Michigan? |
Lansing |
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What are faults? |
Stresses between layers of the rock |
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What determines whether a fault or fold is created. |
The hardness of the rock and the strength of the movement |
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Lincoln is the capital of what state? |
Nebraska |
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What causes shock waves and earthquakes? |
Large sudden movements in the earth |
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What is the capital of Idaho?
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Boise |
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What is weathering? |
Break down rock at or near the earth's surface into smaller and smaller pieces |
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Augusta is the capital of which state? |
Maine |
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When does mechanical weathering occur? |
When the rock is physically weakened of broken
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What is the capital of Delaware? |
Dover |
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What is the most common type of mechanical weathering? |
Frost Wedging |
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Frankfort is the capital of which state? |
Kentuckey |
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What does chemical weathering do? |
Alters the chemical make up of a rock |
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What is the capital of Louisiana? |
Baton Rouge |
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What are the most important factors in chemical weathering? |
Water and carbon dioxide |
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What type of chemical weather is caused by air pollution and water? |
Acid Rain |
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Santa Fe is the capital of which state? |
New Mexico |
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What is erosion? |
The movement of weathered material such as gravel, soil, and sand. |
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What is the capital of Wyoming? |
Cheyenne |
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What is the first greatest cause of erosion? |
Running Water especially when carrying sediment |
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Montpelier is the capital of what state? |
Vermont |
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What is the second major cause of erosion? |
Wind, it can strip away exposed soil, but windblown deposits of loess, mineral-rich dust and silt, can also benefit farmers |
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What is the capital of Rhode Island |
Providence |
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What are glaciers? |
Slow moving sheets of ice are also major agents of erosion, as they pick up and drag along the earth's surface |
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Columbia is the capital of what state? |
Ohio |
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Ridge like piles of rocks and debris are called what? |
Moraines |
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What is the capital of Wisconsin? |
Madison |
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During the ice-age, what percentage of the earth was covered in glaciers? |
1/3 |
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Topeka is the capital of what state? |
Kansas |
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What is the condition of the bottom layer of the earth's atmosphere in one place over a short period of time? |
Weather |
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What is the capital of Arizona? |
Phoenix |
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What is climate? |
Weather patterns that an area typically experiences over an extended period of time. |
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Charleston is the capital of which state? |
West Virginia |
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What is the ultimate source of the earth's climates? |
The sun |
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What is the capital of Illinois? |
Springfield
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What is the movement of the earth on it's axis called? |
Rotation |
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Columbia is the capital of which state? |
Ohio |
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How long does it take to complete one REVOLUTION? |
1 year |
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What is the capital of Iowa? |
Des Moines |
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What is convection? |
When warm gases and liquids are lighter or less dense that cool gases and liquids, causing the lighter material to rise and the cooler material to sink |
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Hartford is the capital of which state? |
Connecticut |
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What is precipitation? |
All forms of water that fall to the earth's surface |
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What is the capital of Georgia? |
Atlanta |
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Large bodies of water affect surrounding climates because? |
Water temperature changes much more slowly than land temperatures |
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Concord is the capital of which state? |
New Hampshire |
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What are continental climates? |
Places with cold winters and hot summers |
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What is the capital of Mississippi? |
Jackson |
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What is an ecosystem? |
An intersection of plant life, animal life, and the physical environment in which they live |
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Bismarck is the capital of what state? |
North Dakota |
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What are the 7 parts of an ecosystem? |
Sunlight, temperature, climate, precipitation, elevation, soil, and land forms |
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What is the capital of Nevada? |
Carson City |
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What is a biome? |
Major types of ecosystems that can be found in various regions throughout the world |
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Little Rock is the capital of what state? |
Arkansas |
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What are the four main vegetation regions? |
Forest regions, deserts, grasslands, and tundra |
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What are the characteristics of a deciduous tree? |
They shed their leaves during one season, It's usually autumn
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Give 2 examples of a deciduous tree.
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Oak and birch |
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What are the characteristics of a coniferous tree? |
They have cones that protect their seeds, they also have long thin needles |
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Give 2 examples of a coniferous tree |
pine and spruce |
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What type of forest is located along the equator? |
Tropical Forest |
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What type of forest is found in middle latitudes? |
Deciduous forest
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What type of forest has small evergreens and scrub? |
chaparral |
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How are plants in chaparral regions able to survive the long dry summer? |
They have leathery leaves to hold moisture |
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Tropical grasslands are also called? |
savannas |
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The temperate grasslands of North America are called |
prairies |
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Why is there little of the natural prairie vegetation left in the midwest? |
It was plowed under to create fertile farmland |
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What might be the biggest challenge for plants in animals in the desert? |
Getting Water |
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What types of vegetation can be found in the desert? |
cacti, shrubs, etc. |
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Describe the climate of the Tundra |
Temperatures are always cool or cold |
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What kinds of vegetation are found in the arctic tundra? |
Flowering plants, mosses, lichens, and grasses |
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A layer of soil just below the surface that stays permanently frozen is called? |
permafrost |
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Give 2 reasons why it is difficult for plants and animals to survive in deserts and tundra. |
There is little or no rainfall and food is scarce |
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In what region does naturally occurring wildfires encourage new grasses to grow? |
Savannas/grasslands |
