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1
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Which line run parallel of the equator

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Latitude

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2
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What percentage of the earth is made up of water?

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70%

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3
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The lithosphere consists of earth what?

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Land

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4
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The hydrosphere consists of earths what?

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Water

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5
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How many inches per year do the plates in the earth move?

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4 inches

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6
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How many miles is the 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 the earth?

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8,000 miles

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Earthquakes, volcanoes, and tsunamis are created by ______ forces?

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Internal

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

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Mantle

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10
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What tropic is located at 23.5 degrees S?

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Capricorn

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11
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What tropic is located at 23.5 degrees N

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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 usually windless?

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Doldrums

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14
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Which direction do the ocean currents flow in the Southern Hemisphere?

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Counter-clockwise

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15
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What is the highest point of the earths surface?

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Mt. Everest

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16
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What is the lowest point of earths surface?

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Dead Sea

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17
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What type of map shows the boundaries of states?

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Political

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

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Command Economy

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19
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What is the hottest and lowest place in the US?

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Death Valley

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20
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How far do the Rocky Mountains extend and which states does it begin and end with?

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3000 miles from New Mexico to Alaska

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21
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Which US state is the first in natural gas reserves?

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Texas

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22
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What are north Americas oldest mountains and the continents second longest mountain range?

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Appalachian mountains

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23
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Why is New York City’s Manhattan island important?

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Because of its World Trade Center

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24
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Which 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 hydroelectric power for the Us and Canada?

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Niagara Falls

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26
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How does Canada’s weather affect the US?

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Canada’s weather brings cold weather to the US.

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

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Alberta

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28
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What is the worlds largest island?

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Greenland

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29
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Where is the worlds finest minerals found?

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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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Lake Nicaragua

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32
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Which country is the worlds leading exporter of copper?

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Chile

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33
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What affects the climates 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?

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So arid that no rainfall has ever been recorded.

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35
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When do we call the phenomenon where a place experiences six months without sunlight?

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Midnight sun

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36
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What is the oldest and most common form of government throughout history?

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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?

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Inca

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38
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Which Native American tribe built artificial islands?

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Aztec

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39
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Which Native American tribe was highly skilled in mathematics calculating the orbit of the earth?

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Maya

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40
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What was the first Latin American country to achieve 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?

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Protestant missionaries

42
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Why is the literary rate improving in Latin America?

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Free education

43
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What was the name given to the leaders appointed in Latin America for colonization by Europe?

A

Viceroy

44
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What is the national sport of most Latin American countries?

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Soccer

45
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What is life often centered on in Latin America

A

Family

46
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What are the five themes of geography?

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

47
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What is the difference between a physical and political map?

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Physical map shows the topography of earths surface while the political maps show the boundaries of countries.

48
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What is the deepest part of the ocean?

A

Mariana Trench

49
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List the 7 continents

A

SA, NA, Asia,Africa, Australia, Antarctica, Europe

50
Q

List the 5 oceans

A

Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Artic

51
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Define autocracy

A

Power belongs to a single individual.

52
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Give a few examples of a totalitarian dictator

A

Mussolini, Hitler, Stalin

53
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How does direct democracy work?

A

People vote directly

54
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How does a representative democracy function?

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When people vote for a individual to represent them

55
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Which country has an abundant supply of sulfur?

A

Turkmenistan

56
Q

How many Arabs are in the Middle East?

A

275 M

57
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What language do Iranians speak?

A

Farsi

58
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When did Israel gain access to the Golan Heights?

A

1967

59
Q

Which country is open to western elements of society?

A

Turkey

60
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Which group has no homeland?

A

Kurds

61
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What is the largest inland body of water?

A

Caspian Sea

62
Q

How long is the Nile river?

A

4,160 miles

63
Q

Which desert is the reed sand desert?

A

Qizilqum

64
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Which desert is the black sand desert?

A

Garagum

65
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Define ethnic diversity

A

Ethnic diversity in people of different cultures, races, and religion all live in one place.

66
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What are the three most populous countries in the Middle East?

A

Egypt, Iran, Syria

67
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Why do many Arabs dislike the formation Israel?

A

Because it is a Jewish state in the middle of a Muslim land and has displaced many Arabs.

68
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What language do the Arabs speak?

A

Arabic

69
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What separates Africa and Europe?

A

The Mediterranean

70
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How much oil is in the Middle East?

A

70%

71
Q

What is unique about the Dead Sea?

A

9x saltier than the ocean

72
Q

What mountain has two peaks? What is significant about this location?

A

Mt. Ararat has two peaks. Was said to be where Noah’s ark landed.

73
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What is Africa’s longest mountain change?

A

Mt. Atlas

74
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Founder of Judaism

A

Abraham of the Bible

75
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Founder of Islam

A

Muhammad

76
Q

What Christian holiday celebrates the resurrection of Jesus?

A

Easter

77
Q

Founder of christianity

A

Jesus of Nazareth

78
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Why is Jerusalem important to Christians?

A

Site of the passion, crucifixion, and resurrection

79
Q

Which peninsula consists of the countries of Norway and Sweden?

A

Scandinavia

80
Q

Which peninsula contains the countries of Spain and Portugal?

A

Iberian

81
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Which peninsula contains the country of Italy?

A

Apennine

82
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Which peninsula consists of the countries of Albania, Greece, and Romania?

A

Balkan

83
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Which peninsula is made up of the country of denmark?

A

Jutland

84
Q

What is the most important river in Eastern Europe?

A

Danube

85
Q

What is the most important river in Western Europe?

A

Rhine

86
Q

Which brings cold air to southern France?

A

Mistral

87
Q

Which wind brings hot winds from the North African desert of Libya?

A

Siroccos

88
Q

Where is the Black Forest found?

A

Germany

89
Q

What religion do the swedes share?

A

Lutheran

90
Q

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

A

Walloons

91
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What is a system in which powerful lords give lands to nobles in return for pledges of loyalty?

A

Feudalism

92
Q

Where do the industrial revolution began?

A

Great Britain

93
Q

Which country became the symbol of the Cold War?

A

Germany

94
Q

Which two civilizations became the model for the western world?

A

Ancient Greece/ Rome

95
Q

What is the main problem between the flemings and the Walloons?

A

Language

96
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What is the least populated country in Europe? Most populated

A

Vatican City, Germany

97
Q

What characteristics can define Iceland?

A

Hot springs, geysers, volcanoes

98
Q

Which river connects industrial cities to the busy port of Rotterdam o the North Sea?

A

USSR

99
Q

Where did artists seek influence from during the renaissance?

A

Ancient Greece/ Rome

100
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What is located in Greenwich, England?

A

Prime Meridian

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