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Geo intro quiz
first geo quiz
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Geography
12th Grade
09/21/2010

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MOUTH
Definition
the point where a river meets open, flowing water is called ?? of a river
Term
fault that runs across california
Definition
San Andreas
Term
the only thing needs to make a place a desert?
Definition
no running water
Term
renewable resource?
Definition
water
Term
non renewable resource?
Definition
oil
Term
population in canada
Definition
35 mill
Term
the world region that borders on the pacific ocean is
Definition
pacific rim
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the large expance of treeless land in canada's north is?
Definition
tundra
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which of canadas physical tegions has been most altered by humans?
Definition
canadian shield
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michigan
Definition
great lake that doesnt border canada
Term
mudslides
Definition
mass wasting
Term
evaporation
condensation
precipitation
Definition
water phases
Term
what two oceans meet near Cape Horn
Definition
pacific, atlantic
Term
greatest source of air pollution
Definition
people
Term
aqua culture?
Definition
fish farming
Term
Timbuktu?
Definition
Mali, Afr
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flooding
Definition
causes mosts deaths (natural)
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Mt Logan
Definition
tallest mountain in canada
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the line on a map that shows a change in elevation is called
Definition
contour
Term
where is the worlds greatest amount of fresh water supply stored
Definition
polar ice caps
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3 types of rocks
Definition
ignius
cedementary
metamorphic
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this continent contains the area refereed to as PATAGONIA
Definition
south amer
Term
where was the latest 7.1 earthquake
Definition
N zealand
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