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World Geography 1097 Flashcards

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1
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“Ex nihilo” means ____

A

“out of nothing”

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Time equals ____

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“beginning”

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Matter equals ____

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“earth”

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Space equals ____

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“heaven”

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American astronauts aboard the ____ on ____

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Apollo 8; December 24, 1968

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Earth is about ____ times larger than the ____

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four; moon

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The ____ is the only source of true information about Creation

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Bible

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Our universe is limited by what three factors?

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Time, space, and matter

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A ____ of water vapor provided a uniform climate, a radiation filter, and an increased atmospheric pressure for Earth

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canopy

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Man and animals are similar ____ and ____, but only man is made in the ____

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chemically; physically; image of God

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Man has ____

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  • an imagination
  • the ability to speak and understand language
  • the ability to think, reason, plan, make choices, distinguish between right and wrong
  • emotions
  • immortality
  • an aesthetic sense
  • ability to know and worship God
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When people have no ____, they find false gods to worship

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knowledge of the true God

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We must ____ because the true God desires fellowship with all men

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take his message to those who have never heard

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Adam and Eve had the ____ of caring for the Garden of Eden

A

responsibility

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15
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Since Creation, the universe has ____ according to laws established by God

A

continued

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16
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God seldom intervenes in the ____ processes He set in motion

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nature

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17
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After man sinned, the ground was ____ and ____ appeared for the first time

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cursed; death

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God planned the destruction of the Earth and its inhabitants because of the ____

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unrepentant wickedness of men

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Because of its design, the Ark did not ____, even in very rough weather

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capsize

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There were many small ____, or ____, on eah floor of the Ark

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rooms; nests

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God probably instilled in the animals a ____ instinct that led them to the Ark

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migration

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The ____ is the land area that is believed to have existed before the Flood

A

Pangea

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Water gushed from underground ____ and fell from the ____ during the Flood

A

reservoirs; canopy

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____ surged across the surface of the Earth

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Tidal waves

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Violent ____ and ____ eruptions were caused by splits in the Earth’s crust

A

earthquakes; volcanic

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____ rock was formed immediately after the Flood

A

Sedimentary

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The pressure of the ____ and the ____ solidified this rock

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water; sediment

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28
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Many land formations were created by the rapidly rushing ____

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water

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29
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Earth was covered with water for ____ after the rain stopped falling

A

150 days

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Noah, his family, and the animals were in the Ark for nearly ____

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a year

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Dimensions of the Ark (5)

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Width: 75ft
Length: 450ft
Height: 45ft
Volume: 1,500,000
Area: 101,250
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32
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Number of generations between Adam and Noah

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9 generations

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33
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__ number of each kind of “clean” animal on the Ark
__ number of each kind of bird on the Ark
__ number of each kind of “unclean” animal on the Ark

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7;7;2

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34
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After the Flood, the ____ changed; there were seasons, rain, snow, and polar ice caps because the canopy was gone

A

Earth

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35
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The ratio of land: water before the Flood was probably about ____

A

1:1

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36
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The ratio of land: water since the Flood is about ____

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3:7

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37
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______ decreased primarily because of the increased radiation

A

Life expectancy

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38
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In the years immediately after the Flood, ____ connected the continents and made population of the entire Earth possible

A

land bridges

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Those connecting passages have since been submerged because of the increased oceanic water from melted ice once contained at the ____ and in ____

A

poles; glacial ice sheets

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40
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____ probably became extinct because their food supply is depleted

A

Dinosaurs

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41
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Earth changed very little between ____ and _____ because of the absence of forces to bring about those changes

A

Creation; Flood

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42
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The ____ layer of Earth’s crust is composed mostly of granite

A

sial

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43
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The ____ layer of Earth’s crust is composed mostly of basalt

A

sima

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44
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The ____ layer of Earth’s crust is under the continents and the oceans; the ____ layer forms the upper layer of crust on the continents

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sima; sial

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45
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What is the magnitude of a great earthquake on a Richter scale?

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8-9

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46
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What is the point at which an earthquake begins?

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Focus

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47
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Area where one plate is sliding under another?

A

Subduction zone

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48
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What are the sections of Earth’s crust?

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plates

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49
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Amount of energy released in an earthquake?

A

magnitude

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50
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What is the point of the surface above the focus?

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epicenter

51
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What is the activity on Earth’s plates?

A

plate tectonics

52
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Area where plates are sliding past each other?

A

Transform vault

53
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Area where plates are pulling apart?

A

Spreading zone

54
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Breaking down of rocks?

A

weathering

55
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Earth’s ____ is one factor that causes changes in the season

A

orbit around the sun

56
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The other factor causing seasonal changes is Earth’s ____ on its ____

A

tilt; axis

57
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Two factors causing seasonal changes on the Earth

A
  1. Earth’s orbit around the sun

2. Earth’s tilt on its axis

58
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The ____ of any region has an effect on and is affected by the seasons and climate of that region

A

geography

59
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If Earth’s axis were not ____, we would have all days and nights of equal length every day

A

tilted

60
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A hemisphere is tilted ____ the sun and its days are ____ during the summer

A

towards; longer

61
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On the ____ and the ____, day and night are the same length, and the sun is directly over the equator

A

spring equinox; autumnal equinox

62
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On the ____ and the ____, the sun’s rays are at either their northernmost or southernmost point

A

summer solstice; winter solstice

63
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The beginning of fall?

A

autumnal equinox

64
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The beginning of winter?

A

winter solstice

65
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The beginning of spring?

A

spring equinox

66
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The beginning of summer?

A

summer solstice

67
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The longest day of the year?

A

summer solstice

68
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The shortest day of the year?

A

winter solstice

69
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Name the 6 large landmasses

A
  • North America
  • South America
  • Eurasia
  • Africa
  • Australia
  • Antartica
70
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September 22 or 23 for the Northern hemisphere and Southern hemisphere?

A

OPPOSITES
Northern: autumnal equinox
Southern: spring equinox

71
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June 21 or 22 for the Northern hemisphere and Southern hemisphere?

A

OPPOSITES
Northern: summer solstice
Southern: winter solstice

72
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March 20 or 21 for the Northern hemisphere and Southern hemisphere?

A

OPPOSITES
Northern: spring equinox
Southern: autumnal equinox

73
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December 21 or 22 for the Northern hemisphere and Southern hemisphere?

A

OPPOSITES
Northern: winter solstice
Southern: summer solstice

74
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Transporting of weathered materials?

A

erosion

75
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weather conditions in an area during a long period of time?

A

Climate

76
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state of atmosphere in an area during a short period of time?

A

weather

77
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Two primary features of climate

A

precipitation and temperature

78
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primary geographic variable affecting climate on a mountain with a constant average temperature

A

elevation

79
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geographic variable that determines the amount of direct sunlight an area receives annually

A

latitude

80
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an ocean stream or river

A

current

81
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direction of currents in North Hemisphere

A

clockwise

82
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direction of currents in South Hemisphere

A

counterclockwise

83
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one of the largest ocean currents

A

Gulf Stream

84
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moisture-laden area where trade winds of Northern and Southern Hemispheres meet

A

ITCZ; intertropical convergence zone

85
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climates in which the ITCZ produces seasons

A

tropical

86
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layer of permanently frozen ground

A

permafrost

87
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largest hot desert

A

Sahara

88
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coldest desert

A

Antarctica

89
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driest desert

A

Atacama

90
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a small variation within a climate region

A

microclimate

91
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study of places; study of Earth’s surface

A

physical geography

92
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study of relationships between people and their environments

A

human geography

93
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Six geographic variables that affect temperature and precipitation in any area

A
  1. topography
  2. elevation
  3. ocean current
  4. prevailing winds
  5. distance from large bodies of water
  6. latitude
94
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Areas with lower latitude probably have ____ temperatures than those with higher latitudes

A

hotter

95
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Areas with lower elevation probably have ____ temperatures than those with higher elevation

A

hotter

96
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Because the temperature of ____ changes more slowly, large bodies of water helps regulate temperatures of coastal areas

A

water

97
Q

Coastal areas are usually cooler during ____ months, warmer during ____, and receive more ____ than areas farther inland

A

summer; winter; precipitation

98
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The difference in the direction of ocean ____ is caused by the ____ of the Earth

A

current; rotation

99
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____ affect climate by cooling the air as it passes over them, by blocking cold north winds, by forcing precipitation to fall, and because their slopes absorb and lose heat quickly

A

Mountains

100
Q

The letters ITCZ stand for ____

A

Intertropical convergence zone

101
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The ____ is an area of permanently frozen ocean

A

Arctic

102
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____ is a principle that laws and processes operate essentially today as they always have

A

Uniformitarianism

103
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Belief in uniformitarianism removes the necessity for a belief in the ____ and the belief in His intervention in ____

A

Creator; natural processes

104
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We believe that ____ created the universe, and that a worldwide ____ completely changed Earth’s geography

A

God; Flood

105
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These beliefs are based on the fact that these events are recorded in the ____ and on ____ we see in the universe

A

Bible; evidences

106
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climate group with very little rainfall

A

arid

107
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climate group with warm and cold seasons; also called temperate zone

A

mild & continental

108
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climate group that is cold for most of the year

A

polar

109
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climate group which elevation is the most important factor

A

high elevation

110
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climate group which is found only in the Northern Hemisphere

A

continental

111
Q

After the nine generations of history, Noah was the only ____ man

A

righteous

112
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The Ark was very ____ and did not capsize, even in stormy weather

A

stable

113
Q

A microclimate is ______

A

a small variation within a climate region

114
Q

The orderliness of the universe is convincing ____ that it was created by an Intelligent Being

A

evidence

115
Q

Evolution is a belief of faith that cannot be ______

A

proven by scientific methods

116
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A catastrophic, worldwide Flood completely changed ____

A

Earth’s geography

117
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What is the two types of tropical climate?

A
  • Tropical wet

- Tropical wet and dry

118
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What is the two types of dry climate?

A
  • Arid

- Semiarid

119
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What is the two types of marine west coast climate?

A
  • Mediterranean

- Humid subtropical

120
Q

What is the three types of continental climate?

A
  • warm summer
  • cool summer
  • subarctic
121
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What is the two types of tundra climate?

A
  • tundra

- ice caps

122
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What is the two types of high elevation climate?

A
  • highlands

- uplands

123
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The canopy provided what?

A
  • a radiation filter
  • a uniform climate
  • an increased atmospheric pressure of Earth

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