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36 Cards in this Set
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Mount Vesuvius and mount blanc are located on which continent? |
Europe |
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The ancient ruins of machu picchu are located on which continent |
South america
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what four continents touch the Atlantic ocean? |
North america, south america, Europe and africa |
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how much of the earths land surface is desert? |
1/3 |
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what is the longest river in the world? |
Nile |
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Name the deepest place in the ocean. |
Mariana trench in the pacific ocean |
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Which two continents share the same land mass? |
Europe, asia |
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What are the names of the four hemispheres of the earth? |
Northern, Southern, Western, Eastern. |
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What is the difference between lines of latitude and lines of longitude; lines of latitude? |
Run east and west |
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What is the difference between lines of latitude and lines of longitude?
lines of Longitude? |
run north and south |
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Into how many degrees of longitude is the world divided? |
360 |
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Into how many degrees of latitude is the world divided? |
180 |
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What is the name of the imaginary line that divides the earth in half where the circumference is the greatest? |
Equator |
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What do we call the two lines of latitude that determine the tropics; What is the first? |
Tropic of Cancer |
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What do we call the two lines of latitude that determine the tropics; What is the second? |
Tropic of Capricorn |
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What is the largest gulf in the world? |
Gulf of mexico |
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Every 15 degrees of longitude mark a time zone how many time zones are there in the world? |
24 |
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What line of latitude falls halfway between the tropic of cancer and the tropic of Capricorn? |
Equator |
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Name the lowest point on the seven continents. |
Dead sea
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What is the highest point in the world? |
Mount Everest |
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Name the river that flows into the Atlantic Ocean that carries more water that any other river in the world |
Amazon |
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Name the seven continents, Largest to smallest. |
Asia, Africa, north america, south america, Antarctica, Europe, Australia |
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What is the term for the daily rise and fall of the ocean waters? |
Tides |
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what are the names of the places on the surface of the earth that mark the end of the earths axis? |
North and south poles |
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Name the earths longest line of latitude. |
Equator |
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Uranium mines near the shores of lake Athabasca are found in two Prairie provinces in which country? |
Canada |
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Name two continents Crossed by the tropic of Capricorn. |
Africa and australia |
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Which Continent has the highest birth rate and highest death rate? |
Africa |
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When you face north anywhere, except at the poles, which direction is to your right? |
East |
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What degree of latitude are the earths north and south poles? |
90 degrees |
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Where would you be standing no matter what direction you faced, you were looking north? |
South pole |
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the Taj Mahal is an example of architecture from the Mughal period in what predominantly Hindu country? |
india |
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Which great lake is bordered by Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois, and India? |
lake Michigan |
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What term is used to describe the motion of the earth turning on its axis? |
rotation |
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Brownsville, an important border city on the Rio grande, is located in which state? |
Texas |
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What Latin american capital city was built on the site of the Aztec Empires capital, Tenochtitlan? |
Mexico City |
