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Studies Weekly_W.7 9/29/20 Tuesday

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Question 1

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In what year did Vasco de Gama arrive in India?

1297

1567

1492

1498

Question 2

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What nationality was Vasco de Gama?

Portuguese

American

Indian

SpanishWhat nationality was Vasco de Gama?

Question 3

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What was the importance of Vasco de Gama's voyages?

He became Admiral on the Indian Ocean.

He established a record for crossing the Indian Ocean in 23 days.

He established a direct trade route by sea to and from India.

He was the first European to eat Indian tandoori chicken. 

Question 4

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What are meridians?

Imaginary lines that are exactly the smae distance apart on a map or globe, which are used to pinpoint location. 

The divider that runs between two direacitons of roads on a map.

Imaginary lines, also called longitude, that connect the north and south poles on a map or globe. 

The lines that run from east to west on a globe, each equidistance from one another. 

Question 5

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What is the difference between lines of latitude and lines of longitude?

Lines of latitude mark distance in degrees, whereas lines of longitude are used to pinpoint locations. 

Lines of latitude are horizontal and the same distance apart, whereas lines of longitude are vertical and closer together near the poles. 

Lines of latitude are north of the equator, whereas lines of longitude are south of the equator. 

Lines of longitude are horizontal and the same distance apart, whereas lines of latitude are vertical and closer together near the poles. 

Question 6

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Using your background knowledge and what you have learned about the globe, which of the following is a logical inference you can now make?

Wheather in all places near the equator are probably similar, but weather in places near the prime medidian varies greatly. 

Weather in all places near the prime meridian are probably similar, but weiather in places near the equator varies greatly.

There are many more meridians than parallells.

It is safer to travel along a meridian than a parallel.