6th Grade Semester 1 Final

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Which two continents are located entirely in the Western Hemisphere? Options: Europe and Africa, Asia and Antarctica, North America and Australia, North America and South America

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North America and South America

Front

A meridian of longitude is an imaginary line that runs...

Back

from the North pole to the South pole

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Which two lines mark the northernmost and southernmost points where the sun’s rays ever beat straight down?

Back

the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn

Front

A body of water that cuts deeply into the shoreline and is surrounded by land on three sides is known as a...

Back

gulf.

Front

Which term means the pattern of weather over a long period of time?

Back

climate

Front

Why were lighthouses first built in Canada's Atlantic Region?

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to prevent shipwrecks

Front

How were the Great Lakes created?

Back

by the melting of glaciers

Front

Why are the Great Lakes often called “the fourth seacoast”?

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Because the Great Lakes are so large that they look and act like oceans

Front

Where is the suburb of a city most likely to be located? Options: on the urban fringe, inside the urban core, in a mixed-use neighborhood, outside the urban growth boundary

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on the urban fringe

Front

What kind of information is shown on a topographic map?

Back

landforms and elevation