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The region of the surface and atmosphere of the earth

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Biosphere

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All the water On the earth’s surface such as Seas and lakes

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Hydrosphere

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The crust or upper mantle of the earth surface

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Lithosphere

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The envelope of gases surrounding the earth

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Atmosphere

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Imaginary line drawn around the middle of the earth is equally distant from both poles

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equator

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6
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The earth zero of longitude

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The prime meridian

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Exact spot on Earth’s surface expressed by using longitude and latitude

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Exact location

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A person who studies the weather of Earth’s atmosphere

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Meteorologist

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A person who studies the earth and its features and also the people that live on it

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Geologist!!

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scientists that deal with the physical and biological properties of the seas and oceans

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Oceanographer

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A person who makes maps!!

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Cartographer

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12
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There are four of these directions north south east west!!!!!

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Cardinal directions

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13
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The four cardinal direction

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Intermediate directions

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A map design show government boundaries of the country and usually their capitals

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Political map

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The wearing away of appeared or texture

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Weathering

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Glacier episode during the past geological period

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Ice Age

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Piece of land, surrounded by water it is projected out into a body of water

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Penninsula

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A group of islands

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Archipelago

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What is water held underground in the soil

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Groundwater

20
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Along the wave caused by earthquakes under the water

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Tsunami

21
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About 23° south of the Equater

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Tropic of Cancer Capricorn

22
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What is a line of latitude about 23° north of the equator

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Tropic of Cancer

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One of the two times in the year the summer solstice or the winter solstice when the sun reaches the highest or the lowest point

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Solstice

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What is a monotheistic religion of the Jews based on the laws revealed to Moses and recorded in the Torah

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Judaism

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What is the religion of the Muslims It is a monotheistic faith It revolves around their God Muhammad and their profit Allah

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Islam

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What is the name of the sacred book of Islam

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Koran

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A follower of the Islam religion

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Muslim

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What is the belief that there only one God

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Monotheism

29
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The fertile area of land between the Tigris and Euphrates

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Fertile crescent

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The mass murder of Jews under the Nazi during the period 1941 45

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Holocaust

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Tall slender tower technically part of the Mosque with the balcony from which calls Muslims to pray

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Minaret

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What is the system of government in which priests rule

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Theocracy

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What is a religious journey

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Hajj

34
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What are the Sahel Countries

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Mauritania Mali Burkina Faso Niger chad

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The believe of supernatural powers that organisms animate the material universe

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Animism

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What is a long steep slope one at the edge of plateau

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Escarpment

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What is title of a former monarch of Iran

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Shah

38
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A market part or part of the market is Arabic city

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Suq

39
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Palestine liberation organization

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PLO

40
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What is a settlement in Israel play settlers share all their property and make good as well as carry out farming

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Kibbutz

41
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The five duties expected of every Moslem

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Five pillars of Islam

42
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What is geography

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Is the study of Earth and its people

43
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What are the seven continents of the world

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North Africa Europe Asia Australia Africa South Africa Antarctica

44
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What are the two main branches of geography

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Physical geography and also human geography

45
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What are the five parts of a map

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Title compass Rose map key scale symbols

46
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What are the five themes of geography?

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Location, place, human environment interaction, movement, region.

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