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Question | Answer |
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list the seven continents | North America, South America, Asia, Africa, Europe, Antarctica, Australia |
What is the name for the computer software that maps the earth? | Geoghraphic Information System (GIS) |
What do lines of latitude measure? | They measure the distance north of south of the equater. |
What do lines of longitude measure? | They measure the distance east or west of the prime meridian. |
What is the area from 0 degrees latitude to 90 degrees south called? | Southern hemisphere |
What is the term for a humans natural surroundings? | Environment |
What is the name for the imaginary line running through the center of the earth? | The axis |
What measures distance on a map? | A map scale |
About 70% of the earths' surface is what? | Water |
What are some examples of artifacts? | Tools, pottery, cave drawings, and etc. |
The angle of the suns' rays cause what? | Seasons |
The amount of what on earth si always the same? | Water |
During the Winter Solstice, the North Pole experiences several weeks of what? | Darkness |
The movement of the earths' landforms is known as what? | Plate tectonics |