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United States and Canada
100

What is the state capitol of Memphis?

Tennesse

100

Define Geography.

The study of earth/of human features on Earth

100

what does the solar system consist of?

the sun and eight planets.

100

Define culture.

Knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors shared by members of a specific group.

100

Why is Canada colder than the U.S?

Farther North.

200

What is Mississippi's state capitol?

Jackson

200

what does a globe represent?

Earth

200

What are the three basic parts of the Earth's interior?

mantle, core, crust

200

What is a group that shares culture called?

A society.

200

What large bodies of water surround the United States and Canada?

Atlantic, Pacific, Arctic,  Gulf of  Mexico

300

Which confederate state is farther south on the map?

Florida

300

What are the five themes of geography?

place, region, human environment interaction, location, and movement

300

What is a glacier?

Large long lasting mass of ice that moves because of gravity.

300

What is monotheistic

Belief in one God.

300

How do Canada and the United States rank in size?

Second and third.

400

What is the largest city in California?

Los Angeles

400

Identify at least two of a geographer's tools.

map, globes, data

400

How does a volcano occur?

when hot lava, rock, gases, and ashes erup

400

What is polytheistic?

Belief in many Gods.

400

What are three common  resources in the United States.

petroleum, natural gas, and coal.

500

Identify 4 confederate states?

SC, NC, MS, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Texas  Arkansas, Virginia, TN

500

How is a globe show a region different from a map?

A globe shows three dimensions and a map shows two dimensions. 

500

In what ways does erosion affect lives of humans?

Humans may loose land for homes or fields because the surface of earth is altered by erosion.

500

Identify the five religions.

Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism

500

Identify some landforms that are shared by the United States and Canada.

The Appalachians, the Rockies, Interior Lowlands, basins, plateaus