Question 1

Permafrost

Accepted Answer

permanently frozen ground

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Toronto's  snow

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ground frozen for 2 weeks

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Berlin's soil

Question 2

Rocky Mountains

Accepted Answer

a major mountain system of the United States and Canada, extending 3,000 miles from Alaska south to New Mexico

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one of two major mountain chains in the eastern United States and Canada, extending 1,600 miles from Newfoundland south to Alabama

Question 3

GPS

Accepted Answer

provides absolute location to the user (Global Positioning System)

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type of map that shows features on earth that humans have created.

Question 4

Political map

Accepted Answer

type of map that shows features on earth that humans have created also shows boundaries of countries

Answer

What are you even saying?

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type of map that shows types of landforms and bodies of water in a specific area

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type of map in which geographers present information about a country based on a set of data other than land area

Question 5

Cartogram

Accepted Answer

type of map in which geographers present information about a country based on a set of data other than land area

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type of map that shows types of landforms and bodies of water in a specific area

Question 6

Physical map

Accepted Answer

type of map that shows types of landforms and bodies of water in a specific area

Answer

type of map thatttttt showwws landdfroms

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Compass rose

Question 7

Compass rose

Accepted Answer

shows you directions on a map

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east

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south

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north

Question 8

Absolute location

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term used to describe a location by giving its coordinates or the address

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term used to describe the location of a geographic feature to other nearby features

Question 9

Relative location

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term used to describe the location of a geographic feature to other nearby features

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term used to describe the traits of a place near you

Question 10

Latitude lines

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set of imaginary lines that go around the earth from east to west like the equator

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set of imaginary lines that go around the earth over the poles

Question 11

Longitude lines

Accepted Answer

set of imaginary lines that go around the earth over the poles (north to south)

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set of imaginary lines that go around the earth in every direction

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set of imaginary lines that go around the earth south to west

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set of imaginary lines that go around the earth east to west

Question 12

Elevation

Accepted Answer

height above sea level

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height of a mountain

Answer

Are you speaking Spanish because I can't understand a word you are saying?

Answer

height above land level

Question 13

Equator

Accepted Answer

imaginary lines that divides the earth into northern and southern halves

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imaginary line divides the earth into eastern and western halves

Question 14

Prime Meridian

Accepted Answer

imaginary line divides the earth into eastern and western halves

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imaginary lines that divide the earth into northern and southern halves

Question 15

Hemispheres

Accepted Answer

term used to name each half of the earth, divided either into north and south or east and west

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term used to name a drawing of the earth's surface that reduces distortions that are caused by converting three dimensional into two dimensions

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particular type of map that shows natural and man-made features on the earth

Question 16

Map Projection

Accepted Answer

term used to name a drawing of the earth's surface that reduces distortions that are caused by converting three dimensional into two dimensions

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particular type of map that shows natural and man-made features on the earth

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the land bridge over which early nomads traveled from Asia to North America

Question 17

Topographic Map

Accepted Answer

particular type of map that shows natural and man-made features on the earth

Answer

type of map that shows features on earth that humans have created also shows boundaries of countries

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type of map in which geographers present information about a country based on a set of data other than land area

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a map

Question 18

Beringia

Accepted Answer

the land bridge over which early nomads traveled from Asia to North America

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the land bridge over which early nomads traveled from Asia to South America

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the land bridge over which early nomads traveled from North America to Asia

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the land bridge over which early nomads traveled from Antarctica to South America

Question 19

Prevailing Westerlies

Accepted Answer

winds that blow from west to east

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winds that blow from east to east

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winds that blow from east to west

Question 20

St.Lawrence Seaway

Accepted Answer

North America's most important deep water ship route, connecting the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean by way of the St. Lawrence River. Uses locks to raise and lower water levels

Answer

North America's most important deep water ship route, connecting the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean by way of the St. Lawrence River. Does not use locks to raise water levels since they are already very high.

Question 21

Mackenzie River

Accepted Answer

Canada's longest river, which is part of a river system that flows across the Northwest Territory to the Arctic Ocean

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Canada's shortest river, which is part of a river system that flows across the Northwest Territory to the Arctic Ocean

Question 22

Great Plains

Accepted Answer

a vast grassland of central North America that is largely treeless and ascends to 4,000 feet above sea level

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a vast grassland of central South America that is largely treeless and ascends to 4,000 feet above sea level

Question 23

Mississippi River

Accepted Answer

a major river that runs north-south almost the length of the United States, from Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico, and is part of the longest river system on the continent. The Ohio and Missouri rivers are tributaries of this river

Answer

Canada's longest river that deposits sediment in Mississippi

Question 24

Tierra del Fuego

Accepted Answer

southernmost tip of South America

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northernmost tip of North America

Question 25

Andes Mountains

Accepted Answer

a large system of mountain ranges located along the Pacific coast of Central and South America

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a large system of mountain ranges located along the Atlantic coast of north america

Question 26

Sierra Madre Mountains

Accepted Answer

mountain range primarily in Mexico, consisting of the Sierra Madre Oriental, the Sierra Madre Occidental, and the Sierra Madre del Sur

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Alps

Answer

mountain range primarily in South America, consisting of the Sierra Madre Oriental, the Sierra Madre Occidental, and the Sierra Madre del Sur

Question 27

Alps

Accepted Answer

the highest and most extensive mountain range system that lies entirely in Europe, stretching across eight Alpine countries

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the highest and most extensive mountain range system that lies entirely in Asia

Question 28

Ural Mountains

Accepted Answer

the mountain ranges that separate the Northern European and West Siberian plains and used as the dividing line between Europe and Asia, they are in Russia

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mountains in North America that are very weathered down and have snow at the top of them

Question 29

Amazon River

Accepted Answer

the second longest river in the world, and one of South America's three major river systems, running about 4,000 miles from west to east, and emptying into the Atlantic Ocean

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the longest river in the world

Question 30

Amazon Rainforest

Accepted Answer

largest rainforest on Earth

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smallest rainforest on Earth

Question 31

Slash-and-burn

Accepted Answer

way of clearing fields for planting by cutting trees, brush, and grasses and burning them

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cutting grass and burning the grass in dirt

Question 32

Crop Rotation

Accepted Answer

a system approach to deciding which crop to plant where in your land from one year to the next to manage soil fertility

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a system approach to deciding which crop to plant where in your land from one month to another

Question 33

Terraced Farming

Accepted Answer

an ancient technique for growing crops on hillsides or mountain slopes, using step-like horizontal fields cut into the slopes

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an ancient technique for growing turkeys on hillsides or mountain slopes, using step-like horizontal fields cut into the slopes

Question 34

Infrastructure

Accepted Answer

the basic support systems needed to keep an economy going, including power, communications, transportation, water, sanitation, and education systems

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economy

Question 35

Nomads

Accepted Answer

a person with no permanent home who moves according to the seasons from place to place in search of food, water, and grazing land

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a person with no permanent home who moves according to the seasons from place to place in search of a job

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