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geography 1&2 review
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Geography
9th Grade
12/20/2011

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Which theme of geography would you find spatial interaction?
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Movment
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The earth spinning on its axis is called....
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rotation
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_______ is the used for the exact location
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Absolute location
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The solar latitudinal line that is north of the equator is the....
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Tropic of cancer
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The earth system where all the planet and animal life exists is called...
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Biosphere
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The ________ is when the earths poles point at their greatest angle toward or away from the sun.
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Solstice
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Which theme of geography can be described in terms of its physical characteristics and/or its huuman features
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Human-envirormental interaction
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The ______ are high latitude areas, recieving little solar energy and the temperature.
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Polar regions
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The study of people, their environment, and the resources available available to them is called....
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Geography
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Which branch of geography is about the earths natual features and how they vary from place to place.
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None of these.
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Studying the languages people speak in an area is an example of which theme of geography...
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place
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If you say that something is North, South, East, or West of something then you are reffering too.....
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Relative location
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The _____ is the earths systems that is the surface of the earth.
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Lithosphere
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Which theme of geography defines an area by its common characterustics?
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Region
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The warm,low latitudes areas near the equator are called the...
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tropics
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When the earths poles are not pointed awayor towards the sun it is called...
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Equinox
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the solar latitudinal line that is south of the equator is the...
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tropic of capricorn
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