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Name all Continents from biggest to smallest

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Asia. Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, and finally Australia

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Why is Europe considered separate from Asia?

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Because of religion

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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 the Oceans

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Atlantic, Indian,artic,and south pacific

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Which ocean is surrounded by more than 2 continents?

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Indian

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Which ocean is the smallest?

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Arctic Ocean

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What is a compass rose?

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a circle graduated to degrees or quarters and printed on a chart to show direction.

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Cardinal Directions and Intermediate Directions?

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North, south, east, west

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What is the equator?

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A line running through the middle of the earth

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What is Prime Meridian?

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the line of 0° longitude, the starting point for measuring distance both east and west around Earth.

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Latitude vs Longitude?

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Latitudes are horizontal lines that measure distance north or south of the equator. Longitudes are vertical lines that measure east or west of the meridian in Greenwich, England.

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What is a Map key? Map Scale?

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Map scale:a ratio of the distance on a map to the actual distance of the ground.
Map kye: little box of information found at the bottom of a map

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Physical vs Political Map?

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Political Maps - does not show physical features. Instead, they show state and national boundaries and capital and major cities. Physical Maps - illustrate the physical features of an area, such as the mountains, rivers and lakes. Topographic Maps - include contour lines to show the shape and elevation of an area.

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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

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What is archeology the study of?

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past cultures

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What is an artifact? What do they include?

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art, tools, and clothing made by people of any time and place.

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Primary vs Secondary sources

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Primary sources provide raw information and first-hand evidence.
Secondary sources provide second-hand information and commentary from other researchers.

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What is geography the study of?

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places and the relationships between people and their environments.

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Physical vs Human Geography?

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Physical Geography is the study of the science of spaces; it examines the structures of the world around us- both natural and man-made- as well as the formative processes of these. Human Geography is concerned with the spatial patterns of humans and human activity over spaces and places.

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Define landforms

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a natural feature of the earth

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Weather vs climate

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weather refers to short-term changes in the atmosphere, climate describes what the weather is like over a long period of time in a specific area.

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Features that identify a region?

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Language, government, religion, landforms

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What is a Linguist? Cartographer?

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researchers dedicated to the systematic study of language who apply the scientific method by making observations, testing hypotheses, and developing theories. a person who draws or produces maps.

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How do you analyze an artifact?

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Where is it from, why was it was created, what it was used for

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What is a civilization?

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on algrecluter no civilization

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What does GRAPES stand for?

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Geography, religion, achievements, politics, economics, social structure

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What are some examples of achievements?

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Art, and pottery

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Economy deals with?

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Sells and money

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What does Religion deal with?

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belief systems, and worldviews that relate humanity to spirituality

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What is social structure?

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Society

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