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32 Cards in this Set
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What are the five themes of geography? |
1. Movement 2. Region 3. Location 4. Human-Environment Interaction 5. Place |
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This is the location of a place based on compass directions, such as, "Salida is west of Canon City." |
relative location |
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This is the location of a place based on the coordinates of longitude and latitude, such as, "Denver is at 39.7392° N, 104.9903° W." |
absolute location |
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What are the four cardinal directions of the compass rose? |
The cardinal directions are north, south, east, and west. |
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What are the four intermediate directions on the compass rose? |
The four intermediate directions are northeast, southeast, northwest, and southwest. |
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What continent is colored dark blue? |
Europe |
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What continent is colored green? |
Asia |
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What continent is colored dark orange? |
Africa |
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What continent is colored purple? |
Australia |
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What continent is colored light orange? |
North America |
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What continent is colored brown? |
South America |
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What continent is colored white? |
Antarctica |
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What ocean lies between North America and Europe? |
the Atlantic Ocean |
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What ocean lies to the north of North America, Europe, and Asia? |
the Arctic Ocean |
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What ocean lies to the east of Asia and to the west of the Americas? |
the Pacific Ocean |
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What ocean is surrounded by Africa to the west, Asia to the north and Australia to the east? |
the Indian Ocean |
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What line of latitude is marked with the red line? |
the Equator |
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What line of longitude is marked with the red line? |
the Prime Meridian |
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What line of latitude is marked with the red line? |
the Arctic Circle |
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What line of latitude is marked with the red line? |
the Antarctic Circle |
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What lines of latitude are marked with green and lie to the north and south of the Equator? |
the Tropics (the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn) |
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On what continent do the Alps lie? |
Europe |
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On what continent do the Ural Mountains lie? |
They lie between the continents of Europe and Asia. |
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On what continent do the Himalayas lie? |
Asia |
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What island is located to the east of Africa? |
Madagascar |
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What island is located to the north of New Guinea? |
New Guinea |
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What sea is surrounded by Europe, Asia, and Africa? |
the Mediterranean Sea |
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What cape is at the tip of southern Africa? |
the Cape of Good Hope |
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What is the narrow strip of water between Europe and Asia? |
the Strait of Gibraltar |
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On what continent can the Congo and the Nile Rivers be found?
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Africa |
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On what continent can the Gobi Desert be found? |
Asia |
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On what continent can the Sahara and the Kalahari Desert be found? |
Africa |
