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Name all continents from biggest to smallest.

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Asia
Africa
North America
South America
Antarctica
Europe
Australia

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Why is Europe considered separate from Asia?

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Different history and culture

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China, Russia, and Japan are part of which continent?

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Asia

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What is the largest desert?

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Antarctica

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Name all oceans

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Pacific Ocean
Southern Ocean
Atlantic ocean
Arctic Ocean
Indian Ocean

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Which ocean is surrounded by more than 2 continents?

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India

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Which ocean is the smallest

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Arctic

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What is a compass rose?

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A compass with cardinal directions

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Cardinal Directions and Intermediate Directions?

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east, west, north, south.
Nw ne sw se

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What is the equator

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Imaginary line running through the middle of the earth horizontally

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What is prime meridian

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An imaginary line running through the earth vertically

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12
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Longitude vs Laditude

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Latitude runs horizontally
Longitude runs vertically

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What is a Map key? Map Scale?

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The small chart on the map describes symbols
shows the distance between two locations

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Physical vs Political Map?

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A political map shows the names of states, boundaries, and capitals.
The physical map shows landmarks, shows higher places: mountains

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History is the study of?

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the past

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historian study

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the past

17
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What is archeology the study of?

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Based on people left behind artifacts

18
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What is an artifact? What do they include?

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Created and used by humans

Includes tools art coins pottery arrowheads writings clothing toys jewelry

19
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Primary vs Secondary sources?

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Primary information gathered by someone who took part in someone who took part in the event
Secondary information gathered from others, not in the event

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what is geography the study of?

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Places relationships between people and environment

21
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physical vs human geography

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Physical; Landforms

Human; culture language religion

22
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Define landforms

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natural features of the earth

23
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Weather vs climate

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Climate is the weather for a long period of time

Weather is a condition

24
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Features of a region

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Language
Religion
Landforms
climate

25
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What is a Linguist? Cartographer?

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Linguist is a person who deciphers
Cartographer is a person makes map

26
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how do you analyze an artifact

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Where it’s from
Why was it created
What was its use
From what period of time

27
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what is a civilization?

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A society with cities, central government, jobs, social classes, art ,writing

28
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What does grapes stand for

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Geography religion achievements politics economics social structure

29
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What are some examples of achievements?

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Mathematical solutions
Inventions
Agritecture
Art
contributions

30
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economy deals with

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sell and trade

31
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what does religion deal with

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worship beliefs practices

32
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social structure?

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people

33
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what regards those in power

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politics

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