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1
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When lines of latitude and longitude are crossed this is formed

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Grid

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2
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Lines on a map that run east and west

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Latitude

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3
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Lines on a map that run north and south

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Longitude

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Molten rock

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Magma

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6
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Flat representation of the earth

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Map

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7
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Underwater earthquake

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Tsunami

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8
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Movement of people

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Migration

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Political systems where the government controls almost all means of production and tries to establish a classless society

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Communism

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Money

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Capital

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13
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State Capital is an example of what feature?

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Man-made

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14
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Economic system where the government controls the economy

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Command

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15
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0 degrees longitude

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Prime Meridian

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16
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Flee your country because of fear

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Push Migration

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18
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Factors attracting people to a new location

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Pull Migration

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19
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How many degrees is Earth tilted at?

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23 1/2

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21
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Central and the surrounding territory linked to it; functions as a unit

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Functional Region

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22
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It takes 24 hours to complete one what?

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Rotation

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24
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Factors that cause people to leave a place

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Push Factors

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26
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What’s 23 1/2 degrees North of the Equator?

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Tropic of Cancer

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27
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Economy where people own businesses

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Free Enterprise

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28
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Western Wall of Solomon’s Temple

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Judaism

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29
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What’s a map maker called?

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Cartographer

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30
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Controls price and production of oil

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OPEC

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31
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What line is 0 degrees latitude?

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Equator

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32
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Has features of both market and command

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Mixed Economy

33
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0 degrees latitude

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Equator

34
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Bible

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Christianity

35
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Mountain or river is an example of a what feature?

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Physical

37
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What’s 23 1/2 degrees South of the Equator?

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Tropic of Capricorn

39
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Mix between market and commend

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Mixed Economy

40
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Part of the Earth where life exists

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Biosphere

41
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List the 5 Themes of Geography

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Location, Place, Region, Movement, and Human-Environmental Interaction

42
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Watery areas of the Earth including oceans, lakes, rivers, and other bodies of water

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Hydrosphere

43
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Thin layer of gases that surrounds the Earth

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Atmosphere

44
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Torah

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Judaism

45
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5 Pillars

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Islam

46
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Factors that attract people to a place

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Pull Factors

47
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Region defined by popular feelings and images rather than by objective data

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Peceptual Region

48
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Mecca

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Islam

49
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Land completely surrounded by water

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Island

50
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Tectonic plate movement along Pacific

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Ring of Fire

51
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Trade deal between Canada, US, and Mexico

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NAFTA

52
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Muhammad

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Islam

54
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What’s the second language in the US?

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Spanish

55
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Golgotha

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Christianity

57
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Location in relation to other places

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Relative Location

59
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Traditional and customs control economic activity

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Traditional Economy

60
Q

Most useful for locating industries in a country

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Economic Activity Map

61
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The USSR had what type of economy?

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Command

62
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Called Jews

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Judaism

63
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System of resource management in which decisions about production of goods and services by government

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Command Economy

64
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Land masses are more exaggerated at the poles

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Mercator Projection Map

65
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Cut agriculture and burn the field for nutrients

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Slash and Burn

66
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Called Muslims

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Islam

67
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Arc of the Covenant

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Judaism

68
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Forced to leave your area

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Refugee

69
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Quran

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Islam

71
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Moving to another country

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International Migration

72
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Uppermost layer of the Earth that includes the crust, continents, and ocean basins

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Lithosphere

76
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Collection of maps

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Atlas

77
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Free enterprise

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Market Economy

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