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The interactions of the different parts of the Earth are the known as the Earth environment. |
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In each Hemisphere, the Sun's energy is stronger during the spring. |
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The ocean floor is part of the hydrosphere. |
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Wind always flows from low to high pressure. |
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The most wide use renewable energy source is hydroelectric power. |
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The number of births each year for every 1000 people living is called the birthrate. |
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The Appalachian Mountains were created by the collision of eastern North America and Africa more than 300 million years ago. |
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Plant and animal life are greatly influence by climate patterns. |
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The official language of Canada include both French and English. |
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Hurricanes are common in the Gulf of Mexico. |
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When does the fall equinox occure in the Northern Hemisphere |
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How many days are in a leap year. |
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On which days does the Sun never set on the Arctic Circle |
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In which direction does Earth rotate? |
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Where are the most diverse ecosystems found? |
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Where are the doldrums located |
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The Mediterranean climate receives the most rainfall in which season? |
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Where are most desert climate regions located? |
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30 degrees north and south of the equator. |
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Which off the follwing is not a benefit of recycling? |
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Which of the following is not a system of transporting water? |
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chemicals in air pollution. |
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In which location would you expect to find shellfish populations |
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It is built when winter snows do not melt the following summer. |
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What agent of erosion only affects locations along a coastline. |
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The deep valley marking a plate collision is called a |
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The belief in many gods is called |
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The language with the most speakers is |
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Individuals who help spread a religion are |
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About what percentage of the world's population lives in the Northern Hemisphere? |
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Which of the following factors is not reflected in population density? |
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political climate of country. |
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___is a movement in which people believe in strictly follwoing certain established principles and teachings. |
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How is population density expressed? |
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Which type of religion is currently experiencing rapid growth? |
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Which of the following states has a name that originates from a Native American culture? |
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What is majority religion in the United States? |
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Which of the following is the leading state for gold mining? |
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What is Silicon Valley known for? |
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There is a serious shortage in the West of which of the following resources? |
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What country is Canada's most important trade partner |
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Many people in the_____ still speak Maya. |
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What does NAFTA stand for |
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North American Free Trade Agreement |
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The majority of Mexican people follow which of the following religions |
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The last American Indian civilization in Mexico was |
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What is the most abundant mineral found in Mexico? |
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What is the largest landform in Mexico |
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Which of the following islands was formed from volcanoes |
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Why did the indigenous population of Central America decline with the arrival of the Europeans? |
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Europeans diseases killed a large portion of the population. |
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The United States took what two islands from Spain in 1898 |
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Which country has the largest Portugues-speaking populations |
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How is the Mediterranean Sea connected to the Black Sea |
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