Geography Terms I

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This continent is SE of Asia, between the Indian and the Pacific oceans. It's total area covers 2,948,366 sq. mi.
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A tool on a map showing cardinal (N,E,S,W) and intermediate (NE,SE,NW,SW) directions.
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This is a continent in the S part of the Western Hemisphere. About 6,900,000 sq. mi. (17,871,000 sq. km).
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What is an area of Earth distinguished by a distinctive combination of cultural and physical features?
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What is the term for a particular place or position?
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This term refers to how people use, adapt to, or change their surroundings and how the physical environment often affects humans.
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Which is a key to map?
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This tells the subject of the map
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What is an imaginary circle around the middle of the earth, halfway between the North Pole and the South Pole?
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What is the name of the term used for the salt water that covers much of the Earth's surface?
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This is the continent that is surrounding the South Pole: almost entirely covered by an ice sheet. About 5,000,000 sq. mi. (12,950,000 sq. km). It's also the world's largest desert.
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What term is used for the spread of ideas, beliefs and people from one place to another?
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Which is a continent in the W part of the landmass lying between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, separated from Asia by the Ural Mountains?
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Which is the northern continent of the Western Hemisphere, extending from Central America to the Arctic Ocean?
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An imaginary line passing through the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, England, which marks the 0° line of longitude.