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1
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Which lines run parallel to the equator?

A

Latitude

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2
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What percentage of earth is made of water?

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70%

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3
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What does the lithosphere consist of?

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Land

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4
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What does the hydrosphere consist of?

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Water

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5
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How many inches do plates move per year?

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4

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6
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How many miles is earth from the sun?

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93,000,000

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7
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What is the diameter of earth?

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8,000 miles

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8
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Earthquakes, volcanoes, and tsunamis are made by what forces?

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Internal

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9
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What is made up of thick rock such as silicon, oxygen, aluminum, and iron?

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Mantle

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10
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Which tropic is located in the south at 23.5 degrees?

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Capricorn

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11
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Which tropic is located at 23.5 degrees north?

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Cancer

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12
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What are winds that blow in constant patterns?

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Prevailing

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13
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Which area on the equator is windless?

A

Doldrums

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14
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What direction do ocean currents flow in the south?

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Counter-Clockwise

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15
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What is the highest point of earth’s surface?

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Mt. Everest

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16
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What is the lowest point of earth’s surface?

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Dead Sea

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17
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What type of map shows boundaries?

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Political

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18
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What type of economy states that government owns or directs the means of production and controls product distribution?

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Command

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19
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What is the hottest and lowest point of US?

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Death Valley

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20
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How far do the Rocky Mountains extend? Where does it begin and end?

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3,000 miles; from New Mexico to Canada

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21
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What US state is first in natural gas reserves?

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Texas

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22
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What are NA’s oldest mountains and also second largest?

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Appalachian(1,500 miles)

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23
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Why is NYC Manhattan island important?

A

Leading economic center

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24
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What state is composed of volcanic mountaintops?

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Hawaii

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25
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What is a major source of hydroelectricity for the US and Canada?

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Niagara Falls

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26
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How does Canada affect weather in the US?

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Cold winds

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27
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Where is the majority of oil and natural gas in Canada?

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Alberta

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28
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What is the world’s largest island?

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Greenland

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29
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Where are the world’s finest emeralds?

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Mines in Columbia

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30
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Which two Latin American countries are leading oil producers?

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Mexico and Venezuela

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31
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What is the largest lake in Central America?

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Nicaragua

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32
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Which country is leading in copper?

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Chile

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33
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What affects the climate of Latin America the most?

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Elevation

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34
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What is unique about the Atacama desert?

A

Some places have no rainfall ever recorded

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35
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What is the phenomenon where a place experiences 6 months with no sun?

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Midnight sun

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36
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What is the oldest government?

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Absolute monarch

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37
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Which Native American tribe was known for communicating with a knotted cord known as a quipu?

A

Inca

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38
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Which Native American tribe made fake islands?

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Aztec

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39
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Which Native American tribe was skilled at math an calculated the orbit of earth?

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Maya

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40
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Which was the first Latin American country to receive independence?

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Haiti

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41
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Who built schools, hospitals, and colleges during the colonization of Latin America?

A

Protestant missionaries

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42
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Why is literacy improving in Latin America?

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Free education

43
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What is the name given to the leaders appointed for colonization of Latin America?

A

Viceroy

44
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What is the sport of most Latin American countries?

A

Soccer

45
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Which country was the only one to gain independence without revolution?

A

Brazil

46
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What is life often centered around in Latin America?

A

Family

47
Q

What are the five themed of geography?

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

48
Q

What is the difference between political and physical maps?

A

Political-boundaries

Physical-topography of earth’s features

49
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What is the deepest part of the ocean?

A

Mariana Trench

50
Q

List seven continents.

A

Asia, Africa, Europe, North America, South America, Australia, Antarctica

51
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List five oceans.

A

Southern, pacific, Indian, Arctic, Atlantic

52
Q

Define autocracy.

A

When a place is ruled by one person

53
Q

Define oligarchy.

A

When a place is ruled by a group of people

54
Q

Give a few examples of a totalitarian dictatorship.

A

Hitler-Nazis, Germany; Stalin, Russia; Mussolini, France

55
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How does a direct democracy work?

A

People vote directly

56
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How does a representative democracy work?

A

People vote for representatives to vote for the people and to make decisions

57
Q

What country has an abundant supply of sulfur?

A

Turkmenistan

58
Q

How many Arabs does the Middle East have?

A

275M

59
Q

What language do the Iranians speak?

A

Farsi

60
Q

When did Israel gain access to the Golan heights?

A

1967

61
Q

Which country is open to the western elements of society?

A

Turkey

62
Q

Which group has no homeland?

A

Kurds

63
Q

What is the largest inland body of water?

A

Caspian Sea

64
Q

How long is the Nile?

A

4,160 miles

65
Q

What desert has red sand?

A

Qizilgum

66
Q

Which desert has black sand?

A

Garagum

67
Q

Define ethic diversity.

A

Area consisting of many different cultures

68
Q

What are the three most populous countries in the Middle East?

A

Turkey, Egypt, and Iran

69
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Why do Arabs dislike the formation of Israel?

A

Jewish state in middle of Muslim world, and displaced many Palestines

70
Q

What language do Arabs speak?

A

Arabic

71
Q

What separates Africa and Europe?

A

Mediterranean Sea

72
Q

How much oil is in the Middle East?

A

70%

73
Q

What is unique about the Dead Sea?

A

Nine times saltier than the oceans

74
Q

What has two peaks and what is its significance?

A

Mt. Ararat; resting place of Noah’s ark

75
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What is Africa’s longest mountain chain?

A

Atlas

76
Q

Which peninsula consists of Norway and Sweden?

A

Scandinavia

77
Q

Which peninsula consists of Spain and Portugal?

A

Iberian

78
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Which peninsula has Albania, Greece, and Romania?

A

Balkan

79
Q

Which peninsula has Denmark?

A

Jutland

80
Q

What is the most important River in Eastern Europe?

A

Danube

81
Q

What is the most important River in Western Europe?

A

Rhine

82
Q

What winds bring cold air to France?

A

Mistral

83
Q

Which winds bring hot air from North African deserts of Libya?

A

Siroccos

84
Q

Where is the Black Forest?

A

Germany

85
Q

Which religion do swedes share?

A

Lutheran

86
Q

Which ethnic group of Belgium trace their ancestry to the celts who lived there during the Germanic invasion?

A

Walloons

87
Q

What is a system in which powerful lords give lands to the nobles in return for loyalty?

A

Feudalism

88
Q

Where the industrial revolution begin?

A

Great Britain

89
Q

Which country became a symbol of the Cold War?

A

Germany

90
Q

Which two civilizations became the model for the western world?

A

Ancient Greece and Rome

91
Q

What is the main problem between the Flemings and Walloons?

A

Language

92
Q

Which is the least populated country in Europe? Most populated?

A

Vatican City; Germany

93
Q

What characteristics can define Iceland?

A

Hot springs, geysers, volcanoes

94
Q

Which River connects industrial cities to the port of Rotterdam on the North Sea?

A

Rhine

95
Q

Who led the communist world?

A

USSR- Union of Soviet Socialists Republic

96
Q

Where did the artists seek influence from during the Renaissance?

A

Ancient Greece and Rome

97
Q

Explain how the ocean currents and wind patterns affect climate in Europe.

A

Prevailing winds blow across the continent, and the strong ocean currents from the North Atlantic Drift and Gulf of Mexico bring in warm water. The winds direct the currents and bring warm air.

98
Q

What is communism and how did it come into the scene in Europe?

A

Communism- economic, political system designed to establish classless societies in which poor workers control industry; factory workers were poorly paid and lived in uncrowned, unhealthy conditions

99
Q

Who was the founder of Judaism?

A

Abraham of the bible

100
Q

Who was the founder of Islam?

A

Muhammad

101
Q

Who was the founder of Christianity?

A

Jesus

102
Q

What is monotheism?

A

One God

103
Q

Why is Jerusalem important to Christians?

A

They go there to see the cite of passion, resurrection, and crucification of Jesus

104
Q

What is located in Greenwich, England?

A

Prime Meridian

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