Geography Themes and Map Features

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Geography is the study of Earth. Which list represents the 5 themes of geography? Location; Place; Human/Environment Interaction; Movement; Region, Location; Homes; Religion; Movement; Human/Environment Interaction, Location; Plants and Animals; Watershed Systems; Region; Movement, Location; Human Customs, Place, Watershed Systems, Movement

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Location; Place; Human/Environment Interaction; Movement; Region

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Which of these is the best description of a globe? Options:           Globes are flat representations of Earth.        , Globes show streets, buildings and historical places., Globes are a round, small copy, or model, of Earth that you can hold in your hands., Globes are less accurate than maps.

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Globes are a round, small copy, or model, of Earth that you can hold in your hands.

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Which list below describes the features of globes?

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They are round, displays hemispheres, contain the Equator and Prime Meridian, show lines of longitude and latitude, show the poles.

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Which 5 features are common to all maps? Options: Title, Rivers, Mountains, Prime Meridian, Hemispheres; Title, Map Key, Compass Rose,  Symbols,  Scale; Title, Prime Meridian, Hemispheres, Locator, populations; Title, equator, Prime Meridian, Hemispheres, bodies of water

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Title, Map Key, Compass Rose,  Symbols,  Scale

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Pennsylvania is located in what region of the United States?

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Northeast Region

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Lancaster County is found in which region of Pennsylvania?

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Piedmont

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Which statement explains how both corn and blueberries can grow in Pennsylvania?

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A variety of habitats supports a variety of vegetation.

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How did the Delaware River affect settlement in the Atlantic Coastal Plain?

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The river made transportation better, so people settled near it.

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Pennsylvania landforms DO NOT include: deserts, mountains, valleys, plateaus

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deserts

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This natural resource is NOT found in Pennsylvania? oak trees, limestone, sandstone, cactus plants

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cactus plants