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4. Imaginary lines numbered in degrees north or south of the equator

5. Latitude

6. Imaginary lines numbered in degrees east or west of the Prime Meridian

7. Longitude

8. This describes where a place on the globe is in relation to another place

9. Relative Location

10. The latitude and longitude of a place

11. Absolute Location

12. North, south, east, and west are known as

13. Cardinal Directions

14. This type of map shows boundaries

15. Political Maps

16. This type of map shows physical features and landforms

17. Physical Maps

18. The study of the earth and all its variety

19. Geography

20. Mountains, Plateaus, and Lakes are all categorized as

21. Landforms

22. Condensation, Precipitation, Collection, and Evaporation are known as

23. The Water Cycle

24. Line of elevation above which no trees grow

25. Timberline

26. Resources that can not be used up

27. Renewable Resources

28. Resources that can not be replaced

29. Nonrenewable Resources

30. Language, religion, and customs define

31. Culture

32. Area that share common characteristics

33. Region

34. What is the Capital of The United States

35. Washington D.C.

36. What is the Capital of Mexico

37. Mexico City

38. What Country is the Hudson Bay located in

39. Canada

40. You are this if you speak two languages

41. Bi-Lingual

42. A violent tropical storm

43. Hurricane

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46. Northeast, southwest, southeast, and northeast are known as

47. Intermediate Directions

48. This projection is best used for sea travel

49. Mercator projection

50. This projection is best used for airplane navigation

51. Polar Projection

52. This projection shows size and shape with less distortion

53. Robinson Projection

54. When lines of latitude and longitude cross each other what do they form

55. Grid System

56. Unpredictable changes in the air that happen over a short period of time

57. Weather

58. Predictable changes in the air that happen over a long period of time

59. Climate

60. Long period of time without precipitation

61. Drought

62. Dry areas on the side of a mountain facing away from the wind

63. Rain Shadow

64. Low latitudes, middle latitudes, and high latitudes are describe as

65. Climate Zones

66. Huge slabs of Earth

67. Tectonic Plates

68. Trading partnership between United States, Canada, and Mexico

69. North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)

70. Man made structure that holds water

71. Dams

72. The basic facilities, services, and installations needed for the functioning of a society

73. Infrastructure

74. Farming whose products are intended to provide for the basic needs of the farmer

75. Subsistence Farming

76. The scale on a map is used to measure this

77. Distance

78. Energy generated by water is called

79. Hydroelectric Power

80. This is how people in America elect their official

81. Voting

82. Most people in the world work in the ______________ industry

83. Service