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Terms in this set (32)
Term
Mount Vesuvius and Mount Blanc are located on which continent?
Definition
Europe
Location
The ancient ruins of Machu Picchu are located on which continent?
South America
What 4 continents touch the Atlantic Ocean?
North America, South America, Europe, and Africa
How much of the Earth's land surface is desert?
about 1/3
What is the longest river in the world?
Nile
What is the deepest place in the ocean?
The Marina Trench in the Pacific Ocean
Is the Tropic of Capricorn North or South of the Equator?
South
Term
What is the difference between lines of longitude and lines of latitude?
Definition
Longitude run north and south, latitude run east and west
Location
Into how many degrees of longitude is the world divided?
360
Into how many degrees of latitude is the world divided?
180
What is the name of the imaginary line that divides the earth in half where the circumference is the greatest?
equator
Term
What do we call the two lines of latitude that determine the tropics?
Definition
The Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn
Location
Term
What is the largest Gulf in the world?
Definition
The Gulf of Mexico
Location
Name the lowest point on the 7 continents
The dead sea
Term
Every 15 degrees of longitude mark a time zone, how many time zones are in the world?
Definition
24
Location
