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200 300 400 500 100 200 300 400 500 100 200 300 400 500 100 200 300 400 500 100 200 300 400 500 100 I know my Geography (Ch 1 & 2) Planet Earth and the solar system! (3-4) Hot and Cold (Climates) (5-6) Latin American People (7) Latin American Geography and Culture (8-9)
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Two types of location used by geographer
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Relative and absolute
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Another name for mapmakers
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cartographers
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Land takes up this amount of the earth’s surface
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30%
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A short term aspect of climate
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weather
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Seas, gulfs, and bays are types of this
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Bodies of salt water
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What is the sun?
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A star
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Name the three layers of the Earth
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The core, mantle, and crust
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What months do the equinoxes take place during?
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March and September
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What causes Earth’s seasons?
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Earth’s revolution and its tilt
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Resources that can be replaced and don’t disappear over time are examples of this
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Renewable resources
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Large parts of Canada and Alaska are found in this climate region
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Subartic
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The United States purchased land from this country
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France
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Which countries are part of NAFTA?
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United States, Canada, and Mexico
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This highway runs from British Columbia to Newfoundland
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The Trans-Canada Highway
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Most people in the United States live in these regions
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Cities
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This canal connects the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans
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Panama Canal
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These Europeans claimed part of the Americas for Spain
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conquistadors
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The mountains on the western edge of South America.
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Andes
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These Caribbean Islands are linked to the United States
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Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands
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The present day Maya live here
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Mexico and Central America
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The world’s largest rainforest is found in this basin
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Amazon Basin
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This mountain range in Mexico is a continuation of the Rocky Mountains
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Sierra Madre
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Most of South America’s population lives far from the interior of the country and close to this
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The coastal region
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Why did Africans first come to the Caribbean?
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They were enslaved by Europeans
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What was the Columbian Exchange?
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Plants, animals, and diseases spread between Europe and the Americas
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