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Earth/ Sun
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Weather/Climate
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Weathering & Erosion
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Human Geography 1
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Jeopardy 2
Cat 1 - 100
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What are the Prime Meridian and International Dateline?
These lines divide the globe into the Eastern and Western hemispheres
Cat 1 - 300
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What are the North Pole, Arctic Circle and Tropic of Cancer?
These are the three fixed points of reference in the Northern Hemisphere.
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What are the Northern and Eastern hemispheres?
A city with the coordinates 23°N and 35°E would be located in these two hemispheres.
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What is because the earth is tilted 23.5° off it’s axis?
This explains why the tropics of Cancer and Capricorn are located at 23.5° in both the
northern and southern hemispheres.
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Cat 2 - 100
What are the equinoxes?
The two times a year the earth experiences equal hours of daylight and night time.
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What is summer?
In each hemisphere, the Sun's energy is stronger during this season.
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Cat 3 - 200
What is global warming?
The increasing temperature of Earth over the last few decades.
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What is climate?
The weather conditions in a geographic area over a long period of time.
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What is because they heat and cool more slowly than land?
This is why oceans help moderate temperatures along coastlines.
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What is tributary?
Any smaller stream or river that flows into a larger stream or river.
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What are the three processes that create and shape landforms?
Tectonic processes, erosion , and weathering.
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What is fundamentalism?
A movement in which people believe in strictly following certain established
principles and teachings.
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What is hierarchical diffusion?
The spread of new fashions from the big city to small towns is an example of this kind of
diffusion.
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What is immigrants move voluntarily while refugees are forced from their homes?
This is the difference between refugees and immigrants.
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What is population density?
This is the average number of people living in an area.
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What is the demographic transition?
A model that shows how birthrates and death rates dropped in many countries as they
developed modern economies and industries.