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What are the cardinal directions?
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North, East, South, West
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What are lines of latitude and longitude?
How do they help us?
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Lines on latitude are imaginary lines that run east-west around the earth. Lines of longitude are imaginary lines that run from the North to the South Pole. They help us locate the absolute location of a place.
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What is the Equator and Prime Meridian?
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The Equator is the central line of latitude (0 degrees N or S). The Prime Meridian is the central line of longitude(0 degrees W or E).
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Name the four hemispheres.
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North Western, North Eastern, South Western, South Eastern
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Is the Tropic of Capricorn the northernmost or southernmost point on earth where the sun shines directly overhead?
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Southernmost point
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Give three facts comparing and contrasting the North and South Poles.
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Answer may vary. Possible facts:
The Southe Pole is surrounded by land while the North Pole is surrounded by water.
Whales live at both poles. etc.
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What region do you live in?
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Coastal-Desert
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List the four regions.
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Mountain, desert, valley, coast
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Where is California's capital located?
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Sacramento
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True or False:
The ocean is a landform.
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False.
The ocean is not land.
However, the beach is.
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Which is the definition of landform?
A. a feature on Earth
B. a natural feature of the Earth's surface
C. anything natural
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B.a natural feature of the Earth's surface
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How is the northern coast different than the southern coast?
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The northern coast has many mountains and forests along the coast while the southern has wide sandy beaches.
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How much rain a year must an area receive to be considered a desert?
A. less than 10 in.
B. 10 in.
C. more than 10 in.
D. None of the above
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A.less than 10 in.
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Fill in the blank.
Many_______are in the valley region.
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Farms
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