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50 Cards in this Set
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Define Equator |
❦ circle in the middle of the Earth that divides the Earth into Northern and Southern hemispheres |
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Define Latitude |
Lines that circle the earth parallel to the equator …………… (horizontal) |
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Define Longitude |
Circle the earth from pole to pole . . . .(vertical) |
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What is the highest mountain in the world? |
Mount Everest |
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What are artifacts? |
Tools, Pottery, Paintings, or weapons |
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What are fossils? |
The remains of humans or animals |
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List the three layers of the Earth. |
❦ Core ❦ Mantle ❦ Crust |
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Define continents. |
Massive land areas |
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Water covers _____% of the Earth's surface. |
70 |
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List four major oceans. |
❦ Pacific ❦ Atlantic ❦ Arctic ❦ Indian |
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Define weather |
Unpredictable changes in the air that take place in over a short period of time. |
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Define climate. |
The usual predictable pattern of weather in an area over a long period of time. |
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What country has the most tornadoes? |
U.S |
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Define culture. |
The way of life of people who share similar beliefs and customs |
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What is one of the strongest unifying forces for a culture? |
sharing a language |
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Why is religion significant? |
Helps people answer basic questions about life's meaning. |
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Define nomadic. |
move from place to place, to follow sources of food |
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List the four civilizations of the world |
❦ Iraq ❦ Egypt ❦ India ❦ China |
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What two objects greatly impacted the Industrial Revolution? |
automobile and assembly line |
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Define Emigrant. |
Leave the country they were born and move to another |
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Define Refugee. |
People who flee to another country to escape persecution or disaster |
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Define Traditional Economies |
Economic decisions are based in customs handed down through the generation. |
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Define Command Economies |
The government makes all economic decisions |
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Define Market Economies. |
Individuals make their own decisions about what to produce. |
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Define Mixed Economies |
Two or more economy types mixed together |
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Define Pax Romana |
The period of peace and prosperity for Rome initiated by Caesar Augustus |
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List three Greek Philosophers. |
❦ Aristotle ❦ Plato ❦ Socrates |
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What war did Sparta defeat Athens? |
Peloponnesian War |
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Christianity became the official religion of the Roman Empire under ___________________. |
Constantine l |
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Who painted the mural on the ceiling, of the Sistine Chapel? |
Michael angelo Buonarotti |
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What was Alexander the Great best known for? |
His military career (vast empire) |
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List the countries in the United Kingdom. |
❦ England ❦ Scotland ❦ Wales ❦ Northern Ireland |
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List two major rivers in France. |
❦Seine ❦ The Loire |
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What is France;s government known as? |
The Fifth Republic |
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What river forms the boarder between Germany and France? |
Rhine River |
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What is Switzerland known for? |
neutrality |
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What country is known as "Land of the Midnight Sun"? |
Norway |
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What type of landform is Denmark? |
Peninsula |
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What country hosts the "Running Bulls"? |
Spain |
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What country has one of the largest shipping fleets, in the world? |
Greece |
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Define ethnic cleansing. |
The policy of forcing people, of another ethnic group to leave their homes and move to another country |
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What Eastern Europe's country's language is Latin based? |
Romania |
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What is one of Europe's largest lakes? |
Lake Balaton |
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What led to the Ukraine's freedom? |
The decline of Soviet Union |
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When did the Soviet Union fall? |
In 1991 |
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What is the only city in the world located on two continents? |
Istanbul |
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What city is known as Paris of the east? |
Beirut |
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List 3 facts about the Dead Sea. |
❦ Lowest place of the Earth's surface ❦ Saltiest body of water on earth. nine times saltier than any other ocean |
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When did Israel became and independent nation? |
May 1948 |
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What is the capitol of Israel? |
Jerusalem |
