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19 Cards in this Set
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CONTINENT
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A VERY LARGE LAND MASS
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LONGITUDE
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IMAGINARY LINES THAT RUN NORTH TO SOUTH AND MEASURE EAST AND WEST
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EUROPE
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NOT A CONTINENT, BUT PART OF THE PENINSULA OF EURASIA WHICH INCLUDES ALL OF EUROPE AND ASIA. IT INCLUDES 50 COUNTRIES AND ASSORTED DEPENDENCIES AND TERRITORIES. THE LOWEST POINT IS ON THE SURFACE OF THE CARPIAN SEA, AT 92 FT BELOW SEA LEVEL
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SOUTH AMERICA
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FOURTH LARGEST CONTINENT, INCLUDES 12 INDEPENDENT COUTRIES, THE PACIFIC REGION IS SEISMICALLY ACTIVE AND PRONE TO EARTHQUAKES. EMBRACES EVERY CLIMATE ZONE. 2ND LARGES RIVER IN THE WORLD (AMAZON AT 3,976 MILES)
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LATITUDE
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IMAGINARY LINES THAT RUN EAST TO WEST AND MEASURE DISTANCE NORTH AND SOUTH
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ANTARCTICA
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THE WORLD'S RECORD LOW TEMPERATURE OF 129 DEGREES BELOW F WAS RECORDED HERE. IF IT WOULD MELT, THE SEA LEVEL WOULD RISE OVER 200 FEET. HAS WINDS THAT REACH 100 MPH. FOUR SPECIES OF PENGUINS BREED HERE: ADELIE, EMPORER, CHINSTRAP, & GENTOO
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NORTH AMERICA
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THIRD LARGES CONTINENT, LOWEST POINT (282 FT BELOW SEA LEVEL) IS IN DEATH VALLEY, CALIFORNIA
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ASIA
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THE PLANET'S LARGEST CONTINENT: COVERS ABOUT 30 PERCENT OF THE WORLD'S LANDMASS AND INCLUDES 48 COUNTRIES. HAS THE WORLD'S TALLEST MOUNTAIN; MT EVEREST AT 29,035 FEET
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DEGREES
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THE UNIT TO MEASURE LONGITUDE AND LATITUDE
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EQUATOR
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AN IMAGINARY LINE THAT DIVIDES THE EARTH INTO 2 HEMISPHERES, NORTH AND SOUTH
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AUSTRALIA
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THE WORLD'S SMALLEST CONTINENT. COMPRISES JUST 5% OF THE WORLD'S LAND AREA, YET IS THE WORLD'S 6TH LARGEST COUNTRY
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BOUNDARY
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THE LIMIT OR BORDER OF AN AREA OR REGION
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AFRICA
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THE SECOND LARGEST CONTINENT, COVERING ABOUT 1/5 OF THE TOTAL LAND SURFACE
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PRIME MERIDIAN
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AN IMAGINARY LINE THAT DIVIDES THE EARTH INTO 2 HEMISPHERES, EAST AND WEST
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MATERIALS
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A LIST OF EVERYTHING YOU WILL NEED TO COMPLETE IN A LAB
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STRUCTURE
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SOMETHING BUILT BY PEOPLE, LIKE A BUILDING
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HYPOTHESIS
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AN EDUCATED GUESS
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VARIABLE
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SOMETHING WITHIN THE LAB THAT YOU CHANGE, YOU MAY ONLY CHANGE ONE VARIABLE AT A TIME
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MODEL
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A REPRESENTATIVE OF AN OBJECT OR PROGRESS
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