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| In which hemisphere is Russia located? |
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| The hemispheres Russia is located are North and East hemispheres. |
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| What does a star on a map usually mean? |
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| A star on a map usually means a state or secondary capital. |
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| Name the five Great Lakes. |
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| The five Great Lakes are Lake Superior, Laske Michigan, Lake Huron, Lake Erie, Lake Ontario. |
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| What is the capital of North Dakota? |
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| The capital of North Dakota is Bismark. |
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| What are the cardinal directions. |
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| Which sea is the largest: North, Mediterranean, Caspian, South China? |
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| The sea that is the largest is the South China sea. |
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| Is mississippi east or west of Alabama? |
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| The Mississippi is west of Alabama. |
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| What is a strait? Name one from a map. |
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| A strait is a narrow stretch of water joining two large bodies of water. The Strait of Magellan is a strait. |
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| What is the name of the imaginary line that divides the earth into the Northern and Southern hemispheres? |
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| The imaginary line that divides the earth into Northern and Southern hemispheres is the equator. |
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| Which of the following is not a state: Rhode Island, Louisiana, Sacremento, Montana. |
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Sacremento is not a state.
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| What are the names of the four hemispheres of the earth? |
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| The names of the four hemispheres of the earth are the Northern, South, East, and Western hemispheres. |
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| What part of a map contains information on what the map's symbols mean? |
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| The part of a map that contains information on what the map's symbols mean is a legend. |
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| Is the Tropic of Cancer north or south of the Equator. |
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| The Tropic of Cancer is north of the equator. |
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| Name the four oceans of the earth according to size, largest to smallest. |
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| Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, and Artic are the four oceans of the earth according to size, largest to smallest. |
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| What does a star or dot inside a circle usually mean on a map? |
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| A star or dot inside a circle usually means on a map a national capital. |
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| What is the name given to a point of land extending into a body of water? |
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| The name given to a point of land extending into a body of water is a cape. |
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| What are the seven continents of the Earth? |
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| The seven continents of the Earth are North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, and Antartica. |
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| What is a body of land jutting out into a lake or ocean, surrounded on three sides by water? Name one from a map. |
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| Florida is a body of land jutting out into an ocean, surrounded on three sides by water. Florida is a penninsula. |
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| Locate the Gulf of Mexico on a map. Write the definition for gulf. |
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| The definiton for gulf is a part of a large body of water that extends into a shoreline generally larger and more deeply indented that an bay. |
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| Which of the following is not a city: Seattle, Miami, Idaho, CHicago. |
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| What is an area of land that is smaller that a continent and completely surrounded by water? Name one from a map. |
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| An area of land that is smaller than a continentand completely surrounded by water is an island. Hawaii is one of the many islands. |
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| What is the northernmost point of the world called? |
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| The northernmost point of the world is the north pole. |
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| Is the Arctic Circle north or south of the equator? |
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| The Arctic Circle is north of the equator. |
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| Name the two largest continents in the world. |
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| The two largest continents in the world are Asia and Africa. |
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