Daily geography -week 1 – Flashcards
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What is the name of the imagnary line that diveds half of the earth?
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Equator
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What part of a map explains what the maps symbol is?
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Map key
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Is the Tropic of Cancer north or south or the equator?
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North
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What does a dot on a map usually mean?
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City
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A point of land extending into a body of water may be a Penninsula or a....
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Cape
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Which of the following might be of use to a cartographer: aerial photographs, axle and wheels, or handles?
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Aerial photographs
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Which of the following is not a city: Seattle, Kentucky, Miami, or Chicago?
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Kentucky
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What is a example of a body of land that is smaller than a continent and surrounded by water? What term is it used to describe this type of land?
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Island, Hawaii
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What is the northernmost point in the world called? The southernmost?
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North and South Pole
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Which two continents are the first and second largest in the area: Antarctic and Australia; north and south America; or Asia and Africa?
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Asia and Africa
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Greenland is considered part of North America. Which country claims Greenland?
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Denmark
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What does a star on a map usually mean?
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State capitals
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What is the capital of North Dakota , a state admitted to the United States in 1889?
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Bismark
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Are east, west, north, and south called: the cardinal directions or ordinal directions?
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Cardinal directions
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After hurricane, much of the sand on one popular New Jersey beach had been washed away by the huge waves. Is this an example of corrosion or erosion?
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Erosion
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Does the Mississippi River form the eastern or western boundary of Illinois?
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Western
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A(n) ______ is a narrow body of water connecting two larger bodies of water.
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Strait
