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intro geo test 1 NOTES Flashcards

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1
Q

deepest part of ocean

A

mariana’s trench

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lowest point on earth

A

dead sea

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3
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deepest world mines

A

gold mines in south africa

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4
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highest mountain in world

A

everest, aisa

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5
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coldest place on earth

A

vostok antartica

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hottest place on earth

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death valley, california

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driest desert

A

atacoma desert, south america

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8
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technically highest mountain in ocean

A

mt. mauna kea

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2nd highest mountain

A

k2

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longest river

A

nile, africa

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2nd longest river

A

amazon, south africa

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3rd longest river

A

yangtze, asia

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13
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result of fault line

A

rift valley

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14
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people who study weather

A

climatologist

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15
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big five animals

A 
lion
cape buffalo
leaopard
rhino
elephant
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16
Q

aslps, volga river

A

eruope

17
Q

_% of earth covered in water

A

75%

18
Q

water comes from?

A

volcanoes, comets

19
Q

oxygen comes from

A

phytoplankton, trees

20
Q

thick atmosphere planet

A

venus

21
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no atmosphere

A

mars

22
Q

line above equator

A

tropic of cancer

23
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line below equator

A

tropic of capircorn

24
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threats to mankind

A

global warming, nuclear war, asteroids, gases, natural disasters, terrorism, starvation/food

25
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what height determines a mountain

A

2,000 ft.

26
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world jungles

A

amazon rain forest (south america) and congo (africa)

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