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Explain the Equator line: what is it? where is it? what is it its function?

It is an imaginary line that divides the planet into two equal parts: the northern hemisphere and the southern hemisphere.

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Rainforests are located between the tropic of cancer and the north pole. TRUE or FALSE?

FALSE. They are located between the tropics.

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Planet Earth is a perfect circle. TRUE or FALSE?

FALSE. It is a sphere- like shape, but it is NOT a PERFECT SPHERE.

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Geographers study physical characterisitcs of our planet, for example: mountains,deserts, rivers and oceans. TRUE OR FALSE?

TRUE

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Geographers organized our planet into hemispheres. How many hemispheres are there?

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CLIMATE and WEATHER are synonyms (they mean the same). TRUE or FALSE?

FALSE. Weather is what happens to the conditions around you in the short term (the next day or week). Climate is what you expect the conditions to be like in th

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Name the 5 oceans

Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern and Arctic

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What do you call these lines?

Equator line in red, tropic of Cancer above and tropic of Capricorn below.

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Name the 7 continents

North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia/Oceania, Antarctica

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Earth is covered by big masses of water and big masses of... (L _ _ _)

Land

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Places near the poles are colder. TRUE or FALSE?

TRUE.

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Rainforests are full of green trees and many animals live there .What characteristics of this area help them to have so much green?

Climate.

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What's the climate like between the tropics? Take into account temperature and rain.

It's temperate, temperatures are between 27 and 32 degrees. There is a lot of precipitation.

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