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28 Cards in this Set
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Latitude
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imaginary lines that run north and south of the equator
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Longitude
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imaginary lines that run east and west of the prime meridian
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Equator
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latitude line located at zero degrees
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Prime Meridian
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longitude line located at zero degrees
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Tropic of Cancer
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latitude line located at 23.5 degrees north of the equator
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Tropic of Capricorn
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latitude line located at 23.5 degrees south of the equator
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Arctic Circle
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latitude line located 66.5 degrees north of the equator
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Antarctic Circle
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longitude line located at 66.5 degrees south of the equator
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Which climate region are we in here in the Shenandoah Valley?
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humid continental
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What line of longitude is located at 180 degrees?
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international date line
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37 degrees N, 68 degrees west is an example of what type of location?
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absolute location
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Name the 5 themes of Geography.
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PRILM=Place, Region, Interaction, Location, and
Movement |
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Building a dam is an example of which theme of Geography?
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Human-Enviorment Interaction
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Why does the earth have seasons?
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The earth is tilted
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What is it called when the Earth spins on its axis?
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Rotation
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When the Earth travels around the sun, it is called...
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a revolution
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12 hours of day and night occur on an..
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equinox
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If it is winter here in Virginia, it is what season in Australia?
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summer
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When do the 2 solstices occur?
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June
December |
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When do the 2 equinoxes occur?
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March
September |
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What are thick masses of slow moving ice called?
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glaciers
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What was the name of the supercontinent scientists believe existed?
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Pangaea
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Name the scientific theory that our continents are located on many plates that move.
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Plate Techtonics
Continental Drift |
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Explain subduction.
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this occurs when one plate moves under another.
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Earthquakes are caused when this happens?
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The plates rub together.
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Volcanoes are caused when this happens?
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The plates pull apart and magma comes out.
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Hurricanes are the result of what 2 forces?
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wind and water
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What is the weathering of rock known as?
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Erosion
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