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- Q1The science of studying the earth and all of its features (such as landforms, bodies of water, cultures of people, and how people interact with their environment)GeographyChemistryBiologyZoology30s
- Q2The invisible lines that run east-west and north-south to form an imaginary grid over the planet earth which are used for finding locationsLatitude and Longitude LinesEarth linesHemisphere linesLines of cartography30s
- Q3The unit of measurement used for latitude and longitude; the symbol is a small circle found to the upper right of a coordinateInchesDegreesNorthwestCardinal Directions30s
- Q4When we use latitude and longitude lines to find a place's exact position on earth it is called this.Absolute LocationCompass RoseEquatorTropic of Cancer30s
- Q5North, South, East, and WestIntermediate DirectionsCardinal Directions30s
- Q6Northwest, Southwest, Northeast, SoutheastIntermediate DirectionsCardinal Directions30s
- Q7Half of the earth or half of a sphereCompass RoseIntermediate DirectionsHemisphereCartography30s
- Q80° degrees latitude lineNorth PoleEquatorPrime MeridianTropic of Cancer30s
- Q90° degrees longitude lineEquatorSouth PolePrime Meridian30s
- Q10The science of creating or designing mapsArtifactsPhysical MapCartographyArchaeology30s
- Q11Tool on a map that shows cardinal directions and intermediate directionsCompass RoseDistortionLegendMap Key30s
- Q12The science of studying ancient history or prehistory (think artifacts)CartographyArchaeologyGeography30s
- Q13An ancient object such as an arrowhead, a bone, tool, or weapon that tells us about the pastPolitical MapArtifactPhysical MapLegend30s
- Q14The largest of the seven continentsEuropeAfricaBrazilAsia30s
- Q15The scientific procedure used to determine how old organic material isRadiocarbon DatingStorm SurgeMicro BiologyX-Rays30s