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What is a region? |
An area with common features that sets it apart from other areas? |
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How many regions did geographers divided the United States into? a. Three b. Four c. Five d. Six |
Five |
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One way geographers study regions is by using maps. |
True |
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Geographers uses maps to think about five topics or themes of geography. What are the five topics of themes of geography? |
Location, place, movement, regions, human-environmental interaction |
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Movement |
How do people, goods, ideas moves to and away from this place. |
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Location |
Where is this place located? Where is it near? |
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Region |
What features about this place set it apart from other places? |
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Place |
What is this place like |
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Human-environmental interaction |
How does this place effect the people living there? How the people who live there effect the place? |
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What do geographers use to show locations on Earth? a. Compass Rose b. Legend c. Globes and maps d. All of the above |
Globes and maps |
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When asked for the location of the mall, Diamond stated on the corner of Dykes and Miramar Parkway. What is that an example of? a. Address b.Exact location c. Point of Interest d. Relative location |
Relative location |
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When you want to know where places are on the planet you use a? a. Map and globe b. Map c. Globe d. None of the above |
Globe |
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When you want to see where many places are all at once a_______is more useful. a. Map and globe b. Map c. Globe d. All of the above |
Map |
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Intermediate Directions |
NE, SE, NW, SW |
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Compass Rose |
Show where north is and has cardinal directions and intermediate directions |
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Cardinal direction |
N, S, E, W |
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Describe the cardinal directions as you are standing facing north. |
When you face north your back is facing south. East is to your right. West is to your left. |
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What does the letters N, S, E, W stands for on a map. |
They stand for the cardinal directions. |
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Intermediate direction |
The intermediate directions are halfway between the cardinal direction. Northeast for example lies half way between north and east. |
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What do most maps use to show direction? |
Compass Rose |
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The N pointing towards the North pole tells you? a. Which way is south b Which way is the North Pole c. Which way is north d. Which way is northwest |
Which way is north |
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Maps shows size and distance as they really are? |
No. They are always much smaller than the part of Earth they represents. A short distance on a map stands for a much greater distance on Earth. |
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What show the relationship between map distances and real distance and it can be shown in many ways. The most common is a line. a. Legend b.Scale c. Symbols d. Key |
Legend |
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When a mapmaker uses tine drawing of airplane to stand for airport, what is that an example of? a. Symbols b. Key c. Legend d. Scale |
Symbols |
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What does the color symbol blue stands a. Sky b. Mountains c. Water d. Land |
Water |
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Where on a map would you find what each symbol stands for? a.Key b. Symbol c. Scale d. All of the above |
Key or legend |
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Imaginary lines around the globe that runs east and west? a. Lines of longitude b. Horizontal lines c. Lines of attitude d. Lines of latitude |
Lines of latitude |
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Why are lines of latitude also known as parallels because they are _______________? a. Varied in distance apart b. Always the same distance apart c. Never the same distance apart d. They are imaginary |
They are always the same distance apart |
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Lines of latitude tell us how far north or south of the equator a place on Earth is. True/False |
True |
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What divides the Earth in two halves? a. The equator b. The Northern Hemisphere c. The Southern Hemisphere d. The North Pole |
The equator |
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Which of the following is a line of latitude? a. Parallel lines b. Horizontal lines c. The equator d. Northern Hemisphere |
Parallel lines
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What is the starting point for measuring latitude? It is labeled o, or zero degrees. a. The Northern hemisphere b. The equator c. The southern hemisphere d. United States |
The equator |
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Where does the United States lies in relation to the equator? a. South of the equator in the southern hemisphere b. North of the equator in the northern hemisphere c. Half of it is in the Northern hemisphere and half in the southern hemisphere d. None of the above |
North of the equator in the northern hemisphere |
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Why is the North Pole labeled 90 N?
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Because Parallels north of the equator are labeled N
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The closer a parallel is to the equator, the smaller its number of degrees. The closer it is to one of the poles the greater its number of degrees. |
True |
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A cruise ships exact location on the ocean can be pinpointed using what? a. A compass rose b. Latitude and longitude c. The equator d. All of the above |
Latitude and longitude |
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What tells us how far to the east or west we need to go to locate a place on Earth? a. Lines of longitude and meridians b. The equator c. Latitude d. All of the above |
Lines of longitude and meridians |
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Meridians are parallel to each other. |
No they are not |
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What lines meet at the North Pole and the South Pole, the distance between these lines are greatest at the equator and their distance shrinks as you move form the equator to the poles? a. Lines of latitude b. Parallel lines c. Horizontal lines D. Lines of longitude |
Lines of longitude
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What imaginary line divides the world into the eastern hemisphere and the western hemisphere? a. Lines of latitude and longitude b. Horizontal lines c. Equator d. Prime Meridian |
Prime meridian |
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What is the longitude of the Prime meridian? a. 180 b. 90 c. 0 d. 90 |
0 degrees |
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How are lines of longitude (meridians) labeled? a. South and north b. Southern hemisphere c. Northern Meridian and southern meridian d. Lines of longitude west of the prime meridian are labeled W. Meridians east of the Prime meridian are labeled E. |
Lines of longitude west of the prime meridian are labeled W and meridians east of the Prime meridian are labeled E. |
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Lines of longitude measure between ______and ______degree. a. o and 180 b. o and 90 c. 90 and 180 d. 0 and 60 |
0 and180 degree |
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The closer a meridian is to the Prime meridian, the smaller its number of degrees. The farther it is from the prime meridian, the greater its number of degree. |
True |
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A grid is a set of ______________lines. a. Intercepting lines b. Crisscrossing lines c. Parallel lines d. Horizontal lines |
Crisscrossing lines |
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What do mapmakers combine to form a grid? a. Longitude and latitude b. Intercepting and parallel lines c. Crisscrossing and intercepting lines d. All of the above |
Longitude and latidude |
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Why is a grid covering all of Earth calla global grid? |
Because it covers all of Earth
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When using the lines of latitude and longitude on the global grid, you cannot locate places anywhere in the world. True/False |
False-Using the lines of latitude and longitude on the global grid, you can locate places anywhere in the World. |
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Florida is located 85.02W and 26 N what is the proper way to write the location? Which is the longitude and which is the latitude? |
26 N, 85 W Longitude then latitude |
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Prime meridian is an imaginary line that divides the world into eastern hemisphere and western hemisphere? True or false |
True |
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The United States lies west of the prime meridian, it is in the Easter or western hemisphere? |
Western hemisphere |
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The longitude of the prime meridian is? a. 180 b. 90 c. 0 d. 50 |
0 degree |
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Lines of longitude west of the prime meridian are labeled _______________. Meridians east of the prime meridian are labeled__________.
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W, E |
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Lines of longitude measure between ___and___. |
0 and 180 |
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When location places on a map. a. Latitude is first, then longitude. b. Longitude is first, then latitude c. Latitude and longitude are located together d. Locate the north then the south |
Latitude is first then longitude |
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Maps that show natural features are called______. a. Glove b. Special purpose maps c. Human features d. Physical |
Physical |
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Land forms such as mountains, valleys, and plains and bodies of water such as rivers, lakes, and oceans are all example of _________maps.
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Physical |
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Maps that show cites, capitals, states, and countries are examples of what type of map? |
Human features
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Maps that show just one kind of information? |
Special purpose maps |
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Which of the following are examples of Special-purpose map? a. Rainfall amp that show how much rain falls in different parts of the world/map that show elevation map of the united States b. Population maps show how many people live in different areas c. Language maps that show what language people speak in different places d. all of the above |
All of the above |
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Height of the land above the ocean is called? a. Raise b. Altitude c. Elevation d. Height |
Elevation |
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What is the elevation of sea level? a. Zero b. 20 feet c. 50 feet d. 100 feet |
Zero |
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Low, flat land that runs along a coast is called the coastal plain. True/false |
True |
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Lies beside the Atlantic Ocean |
Northeast and Southeast regions |
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Low, flat plain runs along the coast |
Northeast and southeast regions
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The Appalachian mountain range runs through both regions |
Northeast and southeast |
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What are major difference between northeast and southeast regions? |
Climates |
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The climate of a place is the kind of weather it has over time. Which of the following is not an example of climate? a. Temperature b. Rainfall c. Wind condition d. Lakes |
Lakes
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Winter are long in this region. Snowstorms are common and summers are warm and sometimes can be hot. |
Northeast |
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Winter are mild, Summers are hot and humid -damp or moist. |
Southeast |
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What tow regions lie in the center of our country? |
Midwest and southwest regions |
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The Midwest is an inland region. True/false |
True |
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Inland means it don't boarder any? a. Lake b. Stream c. Water d. Ocean |
Ocean
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What lakes form part of the Midwest's northern border and hold one-fifth of the fresh water on Earth? |
Great Lakes |
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Most of the Midwest is mountain plain. True or false |
False, most of the Midwest is flat plain |
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The central plains and great plains are covered with some of the best soil on Earth. True/false |
True |
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The largest river in the United States and runs through the central plains is ________. |
Mississippi River |
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A basin is a Heart-shaped landform that is lower than the land around it. True/false |
False; A basin is a bowl-shaped landform that is lower than the land around it. |
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Parts of what gives a region its special character is an important natural feature? a. An ocean b. A desert c. A series of lakes or great river d. All of the above |
All of the above |
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The largest river in the United States that runs down the middle of ten states is the? |
Mississippi River |
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Why did people use levee to change the flow of the Mississippi River? a. To stop the river from flooding farms and towns b. To make the river longer c. To slow down the river d. None of the above |
To stop the river from flooding farms and towns |
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What is a levee? a. An instrument to check the height of water in a river. b. A bridge to change direction of the flow of water c. A fence with holes so water can continue to flow through d. A wall, typically made of dirt, built along a river to keep it from flooding |
A wall, typically made of dirt, built along a river to keep it from flooding |
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Where does the Mississippi begins and end? |
In Minnesota and end Louisiana emptying into the Gulf of Mexico |
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Shows mountains, lakes, and river |
Physical
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Shows state capital |
Human features
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Shows all the airports in the US |
Special-purpose maps
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Show the mountain ranges in Colorado |
Physical |
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Shows average rain fall in Florida |
Special-purpose maps |
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What does geographers studies? |
Regions |
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What is a location? |
Site where something can be found |
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If you were to describe the location of Pine Crest school as being near Dixie Highway what is that call? |
Relative location |
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555 E. Beach Street, West Palm Beach, FL is what type of location? |
Exact location |
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What do geographers use to show location on Earth? |
Maps and globes |
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If you need to see where many places are all at once a ______can be more useful. |
Maps |
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An area with common features that set it apart from other areas is a. Cardinal directions b. A location c. The global grid d. A region |
Region |
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Globe is to ball as map is to? |
Paper |
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Two examples of cardinal directions are? a. Northwest and southeast b. North and northwest c. South and east d. Southwest and south |
South and east |
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On a compass rose, northeast is to southwest as northwest is to |
Southeast |
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Why do mapmakers use map scales? a. To show relationship between map distances and real distances b. To show that everything on the map is drawn at full size c. To show how much each land form weighs d. To show what each symbol on the map is drawn to full size |
To show relationship between map distances and real distances |
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How do mapmakers explain the symbols that they use on maps? a. The provide a map scale to tell what each symbol stand for b. They use symbols that look like what they and for, so they don't have to explain c.They provide a map key to tell what each symbol stands for d. They always use words next to the symbols to explain what they means |
They provided a map key to tell what each symbol stands for. |
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What do lines of latitude tell us? a. How far east or west of the prime meridian a place on Earth is b. How long it takes to get from one place on Earth to another. c. How the map distance and real distances relate to each other d. How far north or south of the equator a place on Earth is |
How far north or south of the equator a place on Earth is. |
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If you were a ship's captain, and you took your ship from 0 to 90 N, where would your journey take you? a. From the equator to the South Pole. b. From the North Pole to the equator c. From the equator to the North Pole d. From the South Pole to the Equator |
From the equator to the North Pole |
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Line of longitude a. Run from the North Pole to the South Pole b. Are also called meridians c. Are not parallel to each other d. All of the above
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All of the above |
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The prime meridian a. Divides the world into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres b. Is parallel to all other meridians c. Divides the world into the Eastern and Western Hemispheres d. Is located at 180 degree |
Divides the world into Eastern and Western Hemispheres |
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Why is the global grid useful? a. It allows us to locate any place in the world b. It tells us the relationship between map distance and real distance c. It allows us to compare the sizes of the continents d. It tells us how long it takes to get from one place on Earth to another |
It allows us to locate any place in the world |
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New Orleans is located at 30 N, 90 W. If you went directly south to the equator, what would the location be? a. 30 N, O b. 0, 90 W c. 30 S, 90 W D. 30 N, 90 E |
0, 90 W |
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If you wanted to show how many people live in different areas, you would use a a. Physical map b. Special-purpose map c. Political Map d. Language map |
Special-purpose map |
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How are Northeast and the Southeast similar? a. They are not similar b. The Gulf of Mexico forms the coastline of both regions. c. They both share a border with a different country. d. The Appalachian Mountain run through both of them. |
The Appalachian Mountain run through both of them. |
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How are the Northeast and Southeast region different? a. Winters in the Southeast are mild, while Northeastern winters are long and cold b. A coastal plain runs along the coast only in the Northeast. c. In the Northeast, the rivers run southward, while in the Southeast, they flow northward. d. All of the above |
Winters in the Southeast are mild, while Northeastern winters are long and cold |
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Why do rivers in the eastern part of this region flow from the mountains to the ocean? a.The ocean creates a vacuum that draws the water out of the rivers. b. Water flows downhill from higher elevations to lower elevations c. The winds move from east to west and cause the water to flow westward. d. Water always flows in the direction the Earth is rotating. |
Water flows downhill from higher elevations to lower elevations. |
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Which water bodies from part of the northern border of the Midwest? a. The Atlantic and Pacific Oceans b. The Great Lakes c. The Gulf of Mexico and the Potomac River d. The Mississippi and Platte River |
The Great Lakes |
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How does the soil of the Midwest affect economic activity there? a. The desert climate with its dry, sandy soil attracts many tourists to the Midwest. b. The clay soil makes the Midwest one of the largest brick-producing regions. c. The lifeless soil has contributed nothing to the economic activity in the Midwest. d. The fertile soil makes the Midwest an important farming region. |
The fertile soil makes the Midwest and important farming region. |
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Plateau is to table as basin is to a. Fork b. Teapot c. Bowl d. Dinner |
Bowl |
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How are Hawaii and the Pacific coast similar? a. Both are mountainous b. Both are located next to the Atlantic Ocean c. Both have hot dry climates d. Both were form
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Both are mountainous
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