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1. If you were a passenger blasting off in a spaceship from the earth what would you see as you looked out the window?  _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________
2. What does Earth look like when viewed from space? _____________________________________________________________________________________
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3. The large landmasses of the earth which are surrounded by oceans are called __________________________.
4. How many continents are there on the earth? _____________________________________________________________________
5. Why do some people count seven continents and some count six continents? ___________________________
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6. What are the names of the seven continents? ___________________________________________________
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7. On the map which is on page 32, Antarctica is visible below South America, Africa,
and Australia.  Why? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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8. What percentage of the earth's surface is covered by continents? _________________
9. What percentage of the earth's surface is covered by water? ____________________
10. What is THE WORLD OCEAN? ____________________________________________________________
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11. Into which four oceans is the World Ocean divided? ______________________________________________
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12. What is the definition of a sea? ______________________________________________________________
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13. Name and define 5 major landforms. Use the back of the page.
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14. Name and define six coastal features. Use the back of the page.
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15. What is a biome? ________________________________________________________________________
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16. Name and describe six biomes. Use the back of the page.
17. What biome do you live in? _________________________________________________________________
18. Describe the type of food which is harvested from our world's oceans. _________________________________
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19. What is THE LAW OF THE SEA?___________________________________________________________
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20. What is one way that countries which are not near an ocean coastline are dependent on our world oceans?___________________________________________________________________________________
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