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World Geography Flashcards

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Five themes of geography?

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  • Location
  • Place
  • human environment interaction
  • Movement
  • Region
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2
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What are two types of location?

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  • relative

* absolute

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3
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What is the sun considered to be?

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Star

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4
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What is the equator?

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An imaginary line drawn through the center of the earth

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5
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What are two types of regions?

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  • uniform

* functional

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6
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List 9 planets

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  • Jupiter
  • mercury
  • earth
  • mars
  • Saturn
  • Neptune
  • Uranus
  • Venus
  • Pluto
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7
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What is the largest planet?

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Jupiter

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What is the earths rank in size compared to the other planets?

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5th

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9
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Seven continents

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  • Asia
  • Africa
  • South America
  • Europe
  • Antarctica
  • North America
  • Australia
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Four oceans

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  • Atlantic
  • Pacific
  • Indian
  • Arctic
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11
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Birth rate

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The number of live births per thousand of population per year

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12
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Death rate

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The number of deaths per thousand people per year

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13
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What are artifacts

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Objects that were made or used by people

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14
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4 ancient civilizations

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  • Egypt
  • Pakistan
  • Iraq
  • China
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15
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Democracy

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People vote for their leaders

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16
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Dictatorship

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Leader has full power

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17
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6 major religions

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  • Judaism
  • Islam
  • Christianity
  • Hinduism
  • Buddhism
  • Confucianism
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18
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How many people live in the U.S. and Canada?

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Over 300 million

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19
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Which mountain range lies in the east?

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Appalachian Mountains

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20
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What is the oldest mountain range in the u.s.?

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Appalachian Mountains

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21
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What is the longest river in the u.s.?

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Mississippi River

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22
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5 Great Lakes

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  • Lake Superior
  • Lake Huron
  • Lake Erie
  • Lake Ontario
  • lake Michigan
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23
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Largest city in the Atlantic region

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New York City

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24
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Where did the first people come from?

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Asia

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25
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What did the Native Americans on the grassland eat?

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Buffalo

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26
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Main sport in Canada

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Hockey

27
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What countries make up the Scandinavian Peninsula?

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Norway

Sweden

28
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What is the Northern Peninsula?

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Jutland

29
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What country is made up of volcanoes?

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Iceland

30
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What countries make up the British isles?

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Great Britain

Ireland

31
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Most populated country in Europe

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Germany

32
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Least populated country in Europe

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Vatican City

33
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Two major empires in Europe

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Greece

Roman

34
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Most powerful force in Europe

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Roman Catholic Church

35
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Prophet who started Islam

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Muhammad

36
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300 year period of learning and the arts

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Renaissance

37
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The wars that tried to take Palestine from Islam rule

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Crusades

38
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Who Sailed Spain and reached the Americas

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Christopher Columbus

39
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War lasted from 1914 to 1918

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World war 1

40
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War lasted from 1939 to 1945

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World war 2

41
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Cold War against

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Soviet Union: communist

United States:non-communist

42
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Germany divided into

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  • East Germany - communist

* west Germany-non-communist

43
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What is the main sport in Europe?

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Soccer

44
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What is the largest Peninsula?

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Arabian Peninsula

45
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What two countries is the Dead Sea the border of?

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Jordan

Israel

46
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What is the saltiest body of water in the world?

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The Dead Sea

47
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What is the largest rivers in North America?

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Nile

48
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What is the longest river in the world?

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Nile

49
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What is the largest desert in the world?

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Sahara

50
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Who do the Israeli Jews trace back their ancestral roots to?

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Hebrews

51
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What river do the Egyptians live next to?

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Nile

52
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What were the Egyptians two achievements?

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  • building pyramids for their leaders tombs

* creating the 365 day calendar

53
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What was the Egyptians writing system called?

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Heiroglyphics

54
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Three major religions that started in Southwest Asia

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Judaism
Islam
Christianity

55
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What two kingdoms did the Hebrews establish?

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Israel

Judah

56
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What did the Hebrews create?

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The Hebrew bible

57
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What is Christianity based on?

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Teachings of Jesus

58
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What is the Islamic holy book called?

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Quran

59
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What country took over Kuwait in 1990?

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Iraq

60
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What are the three main sports?

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Soccer
Hunting
Fishing

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10 states and capitals

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10 European countries

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10 North African and Southwest Asian countries

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