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Geography Test Flashcards

1
Q

What is a compass rose?

A

The symbol on a map that shows the cardinal directions.

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2
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What are the cardinal directions? (Hint: There are four.)

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North
South
East
West

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3
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What are the intermediate directions? (Hint: There are four.)

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Northeast
Southeast
Southwest
Northwest

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4
Q

The _____ creates the Eastern and Western Hemispheres.

A

Prime Meridian

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5
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The Prime Meridian creates the _____ and _____ Hemispheres

A

Eastern; Western

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6
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The _____ creates the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.

A

Equator

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7
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The Equator creates the _____ and _____ Hemispheres.

A

Northern; Southern

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8
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Name the seven continents.

A 
North America
South America
Africa
Asia
Australia
Europe
Antarctica
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9
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Name the five oceans.

A 
Atlantic
Pacific
Arctic
Indian
Southern
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10
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How many continents does the world have?

A

7

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11
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How many oceans does the world have?

A

5

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12
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What is a boundary?

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A boundary is an imaginary line that shows the outline of a location.

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13
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What is a continent?

A

A continent is a large body of land on the Earth.

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14
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What does continental mean?

A

Continental means having to do with a continent.

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15
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What is a desert?

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A desert is a dry, hot, and sandy area of land.

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16
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What is a hemisphere?

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A hemisphere is half of a sphere (globe) created by the Prime Meridian or the Equator.

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17
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What does interconnected mean?

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Interconnected means joined together.

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18
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What does intercontinental mean?

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Intercontinental means between or among two or more continents.

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19
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What is an island?

A

An island is land that has water surrounding it on all sides.

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20
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What is a lake?

A

A lake is a natural or man-made body of fresh or salt water surrounded by land.

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21
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What is land?

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Land is the solid surface of the Earth.

22
Q

What is a map legend?

A

A map legend is a list of shapes and symbols used ton a map that stand for objects and places.

23
Q

What is a map title?

A

A map title is the name or kind of map.

24
Q

What is a mountain range?

A

A mountain range is a series of mountains with common characteristics.

25
Q

What is an ocean?

A

An ocean is a large body of saltwater on the Earth.

26
Q

What is a peninsula?

A

A peninsula is land that is surrounded by water on three sides.

27
Q

What is a rainforest?

A

A rainforest is a dense forest of evergreens and heavy undergrowth of plants that grows in a tropical area, with plenty of rainfall throughout the year.

28
Q

What does relative location mean?

A

Relative location means near or close to the place where something is found.

29
Q

What is a river?

A

A river is a large natural stream of water flowing toward another larger body of water.

30
Q

What is a sea?

A

A sea is a large body of water on the Earth that is partially surrounded by land.

31
Q

What does surrounded mean?

A

Surrounded means to be on all sides or to encircle.

32
Q

A _____ is an imaginary line that shows the outline of a location.

A

boundary

33
Q

A _____ is a large body of land on the Earth.

A

continent

34
Q

_____ means having to do with a continent.

A

Continental

35
Q

A _____ is a dry, hot, and sandy area of land.

A

desert

36
Q

A _____ is half of a sphere (globe) created by the Prime Meridian or the Equator.

A

hemisphere

37
Q

_____ means joined together.

A

Interconnected

38
Q

_____ means between or among two or more continents.

A

Intercontinental

39
Q

An _____ is land that has water surrounding it on all sides.

A

island

40
Q

A _____ is a natural or man-made body of fresh or salt water surrounded by land.

A

lake

41
Q

_____ is the solid surface of the Earth.

A

Land

42
Q

A _____ _____ is a list of shapes and symbols used ton a map that stand for objects and places.

A

map legend

43
Q

A _____ title is the name or kind of map.

A

map

44
Q

A _____ _____ is a series of mountains with common characteristics.

A

mountain range

45
Q

6

A

ocean

46
Q

A _____ is land that is surrounded by water on three sides.

A

peninsula

47
Q

A _____ is a dense forest of evergreens and heavy undergrowth of plants that grows in a tropical area, with plenty of rainfall throughout the year.

A

rainforest

48
Q

_____ _____ means near or close to the place where something is found.

A

Relative location

49
Q

A _____ is a large natural stream of water flowing toward another larger body of water.

A

river

50
Q

A _____ is a large body of water on the Earth that is partially surrounded by land.

A

sea

51
Q

_____ means to be on all sides or to encircle.

A

Surrounded

52
Q

A hemisphere is half of a sphere (globe) created by the _____ or the _____.

A

Prime Meridian; Equator

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