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Geography and Government

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  • Q1
    Equator is this type of line.
    longitude
    straight
    latitude
    east
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  • Q2
    These lines measure distance north and south of the equator.
    straight
    longitude
    west
    latitude
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  • Q3
    These lines measure distance east and west of the prime meridian.
    longitude
    long
    straight
    latitude
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  • Q4
    Lines of latitude are also known as
    west
    meridian
    parallel
    equator
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  • Q5
    All lines of longitude begin and end at the
    tropic of cancer
    poles
    equator
    meridian
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  • Q6
    The equator divides the earth into two equal parts called the northern and southern
    planets
    meridians
    hemispheres
    parallels
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  • Q7
    What are the directions north, south, east, and west called?
    cardinal directions
    presidential directions
    parliamentary directions
    intermediate directions
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  • Q8
    A physical map shows
    boundaries
    states
    landforms
    regions
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  • Q9
    A political map shows
    mountains
    physical features
    boundaries
    rivers
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  • Q10
    The equator passes through which two continents?
    Africa and Europe
    Africa and South America
    Asia and Europe
    Asia and Africa
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  • Q11
    What type of government has a dictator?
    democracy
    federal
    autocracy
    confederation
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  • Q12
    A parliamentary democracy is controlled by the
    legislature
    president
    monarch
    congress
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  • Q13
    The leader of a presidential democracy is called
    king
    president
    prime minister
    emperor
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  • Q14
    In a confederation who has the power?
    the states
    the central government
    power is shared
    the leader
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  • Q15
    In a unitary government, who has the power?
    the states
    the citizens
    power is shared
    central government
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  • Q16
    The _____________________________ divides the eastern and western hemispheres
    equator
    prime meridian
    division sign
    latitude
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  • Q17
    The legislature and leader are separate in a
    political democracy
    presidential democracy
    command democracy
    parliamentary democracy
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  • Q18
    What type of government has a weak central government?
    confederation
    unitary
    federal
    traditional
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  • Q19
    In what type of government are citizens rights and freedoms taken away?
    democracy
    federal
    oligarchy
    autocracy
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  • Q20
    Who elects the legislative branch in a parliamentary democracy?
    prime minister
    legislative branch
    queen
    the people
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