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106 Cards in this Set
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denver is on the ______ side of a mountain
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leeward
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when u go up 1000ft, it gets ___degrees colder
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3
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Grand Banks
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warm waters; great fishing; in nova scotia
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Industrial Revolution
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stopped hand-making and started using machines
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another name for corn is ___
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maise
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increase of population = _____-_____
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birth rate - death rate
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developed countries are in Stage ___ and have what kinds of jobs?
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3; service jobs
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U.S. percentage spent on groceries is _____%
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10%
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income should grow faster than inflation. T or F
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T
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millionaires aren't worth as much now T or F
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T
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inflation benefits the people T or F
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F, it only benefits the government
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poorest areas
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africa, south asia, china, southeast asia, etc
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what are some of the "rich" spots in asia
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hong kong, bejing, tokyo, syngapore
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we use ___% of energy, we are ____% of population, and produce ____% of world GDP
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30%; 5%; 25%
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tropic of cancer ____ degrees south
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23.5
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tropic of cancer _____ degrees north
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23.5
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north pole ____ degrees north
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90
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south pole _____ degrees south
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90
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equator _____ degrees west
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0
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prime meridian ____ degrees
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0
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what is the cause of lightning?
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expansion of air heated by thunder
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a ________ is a mapmaker
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cartographer
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leeward- ____ side of mountain: westward- _____ &______ side of mountain
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dry: wet & cold
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all maps are accurate T or F
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F, they are all distorted
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in general, the closer u get to the equator the ____ it gets
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warmer
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Quebec speaks ___
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French
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types of grain
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wheat, corn, oats, barley, rice
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regions are created by geographers. what elements do they use to create these regions?
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language, race, religion, culture, etc.
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if the Earth wasn't titled, we wouldn't have seasons T or F
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T
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the ___ is the calm part of a hurricane
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eye
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tilt, revolution, and rotation = _______
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seasons
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what is the capital of canada
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ottawa
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mutin
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sheep or lamb
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domestication
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when animals are tamed for work
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men get payed more because woman take a _______ _____
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maternity leave
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map that shows north and south pole is called a _____ ___
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polar map
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water and land %
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~71% water, ~29% land
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there are __ time zones with __ degrees in between them
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24; 15
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what measures earthquakes?
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rictor scale
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what climate is Denver in?
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Dry Çlimate
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subsistence farming
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growing just enough to feėd family
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Population Density= ______ ___ _____ ____
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peopler per square mile
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word pop. ~ _ billion
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US consumes very little meat T or F
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F
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most of world lives on grains T or F
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T
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in a vertical climate, there is lots of __________ _________
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vegetation variation
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standard of living is measured by _______
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freedom
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canada's appox. pop. is __ million
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31
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lįfe expectancy in US
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~76
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culture
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religion, music, art, food, etc.
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amend
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to change (ex. constitution)
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8 social studies
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geography, history, political science, economics, sociology, anthropology, psychology, archaeology
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tropical rain forest (wet)
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0-10 degrees N/S of equator; rains everyday; day 90degrees F night 80degrees (humidity retains heat);` low population; low lat.
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savannah [tropical wet/dry (monsoons)]
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has a wet season and a dry one; 10-20degrees n/s of equator; 105degrees in the daytime and 70-80degrees nighttime;almost no trees, all grass; summer is wet, winter dry; low population; big animals; low lat.
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what determines climate?
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1. latitude 2. altitude 3. mountains/wind 4. large bodies of water 5. currents
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tropical desert
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last low lat.; 20-30degrees n/s of equator; sahara, arabian, great desert of china; no vegetation; 120-130degrees day, 40-50degrees night, 0-10in of precip.; LOW POPULATION
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low latitude climate runs in _____
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belts
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middle latitude climate runs in _____
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spots
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leeward desert
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arizona, northern mexico, etc.; leeward side of mountain; 0-10in of precip.; 30-35degrees n/s of equator; low population; low vegetation; summers are hot and dry; winters very cold; middle lat.
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dry continental(steppe)
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middle lat.; interior of continent; leeward side of mountain; hot summers, cold winters; mild springs & falls; 4 distinct seasons; 10-19in of precip.; few trees, prairie grass; moderate population
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marine west coast
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northeast side of continent; middle latitude; washington, california, northern france, england; 35-60degrees n/s of equator; summer warm, winter cool; 45-75degrees F; humid, rainy, cloudy, foggy; 60in of rain a year; thick green vegetation, forests, hills, heavy population
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humid continental
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northeast side of continent; middle lat.; nyc, boston, baltimore, etc.; extends 1200 miles inland; heavy population; lots of rain; 4 distinct seasons; cold winters, hot summers, pretty fall & spring; heavy veg., hard wood, deciduous trees; 40-60degrees N/S of equator
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humid subtropical
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southeast side of continent; florida, louisiana, georgia; two seasons, mild winters, hot summers; lots of rain; heavy vegetation, match, swamp; heavy population; middle latitude
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Mediterranean
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southern france, italy, greece, israel, turkey; southwest side of continent; HEAVY population; 35-40degrees N/S of equator; summers 90degrees, winters 50-70degrees; deep-rooted plants, get rain in winter
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Taiga
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50-70degrees N/S; forested; almost all in northern hemisphere; short summers cool, long and cold winters; moderate-light precip.; conifer, evergreens, forests; low pop.; high lat.
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Tundra
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in summer, 24hr of daylight, winter 24hr of darkness; high latitude; 70-80degrees N/S of equator mostly north; cold all year; less than 10in precip. a year; permafrost
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Polar
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high elevation; sun may not set or rise for many days; few human populations; high latitude
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solar energy +/-
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doesn't pollute; very expensive; not usable w/o sunlight; government subsidized
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geothermal energy
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in Italy&Iceland; takes energy from ground; works well; doesn't pollute; very expensive
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hydroelectric energy
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very expensive; target for terrorists; works well; no pollution; earthquakes could easily destroy; maintenance
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wind power
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doesn't pollute; very expensive; eye sore; kills birds
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dung & crops
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major pollution; used in china and korea
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wave energy
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cheap; doesn't pollute; clean; ugly building; israel
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chemical energy
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cheap; battery disposal
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nuclear energy
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doesn't pollute; Chenoble in Russia had a nuclear accident that scared people into thinking nuclear was very dangerous, but they didn't have a good system, and no one has ever died from a nuclear accident in the US
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coal
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china is richest in coal, Us is 2nd, dirty & filthy, scrubbers filters byproduct, lots of coal for energy, cheap
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peninsula
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piece of land jutting out into a body of water
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island
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piece of land completely surrounded by water
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delta
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where a river breaks into small streams that flow into the ocean
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plateau
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an area of high fairly level ground
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oasis
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fertile spot in a desert where water is found
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canopy
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when trees grow so close to each other it forms a layer of leaves that blocks the sunlight
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coniferous
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conifers; do not lose all their leaves in winter
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deciduous
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lose leaves in winter
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irrigation
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supplying dry land w/ water
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milk= liquid _______
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protein
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what is the capital of Canada
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Ottawa
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intensive farming
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uses fertilizers and uses much labor and time
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extensive farming
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uses machines to do the work
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what does a rictor scale measure?
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earthquakes
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which climate is denver in?
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dry continental
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subsistance farming
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when u produce just enough for your family
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what are the largest to smallest continents?
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Asia, Africa, N. America, S. America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia
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what are the largest to smallest oceans?
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Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic
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canal
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artificial waterway used for ships to come in thru
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desert
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an area w/ 0-10inches of precipitation a year
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distortion
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not correct
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equator
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imaginary line that separates the world into northern and southern hemispheres; horizontal
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green revolution
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when a lot of things were invented
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industrial revolution
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when we started using machines for work
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ocean
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a large body of salt water
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petroleum
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liquid mixture of hydrocarbons
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prime meridian
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runs thru Greenwich, England; divides world into eastern and western hemisphere; vertical
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state
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an official political area w/ boundaries, territory, and citizens
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nation
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a cultural or ethnic group
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empire
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expansion
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