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Standard time came from an imaginary line that was drawn from Greenwich, England and connected the north and south poles - what do we call this imaginary line?
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Prime Meridian
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Our time system is also tied in with the rotation of the Earth on its axis - How long does it take for the Earth to rotate completely around the sun?
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365 days and 6 hours
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Name the 5 themes of Geography.
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Location
Place
Relation btn humans and environment
Movement
Region
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This is a Greek word that means charting of the Earth -
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Geography
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Our planet is a system of many parts and the study of these parts is called -
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Ecology
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A type of economic system where the government controls what goods are produced.
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Command
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This type of family is most common in industrial societies and includes the husband, wife and children.
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Nuclear
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All things that make up a people's way of life.
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Culture
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This is the movement of customs and ideas from one place to another either through migration, or movement throughout the globe.
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Diffusion
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This is the cement that binds a culture together and is used for communication and reflects a culture's identity.
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Language
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This is another cornerstone of culture and supports the values that a group or culture feels are important.
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Religion
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This is a cultures rules of behavior and includes what we wear and even how we greet someone, etc.
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Customs
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This is the worship of more than one god.
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Polytheism
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These rank families in order of their culture's status.
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Social class
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This refers to the skills and tools people use and how they change or improve through time.
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Technology
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