Map Skills
Continents
Countries
Cities
Trivia
100
What part of the Atlas would you go to find a continent map?
Table of Contents
100
Which continent has the largest number of longest rivers?
Asia
100
What is the capital of Botswana?
Gaborone
100
What is the capital city of Nova Scotia?
Halifax
100
What causes the Ring of Fire?
tectonic plates
200
What part of an Atlas would you go to find the location of an unfamiliar place?
Index
200
Which continent has the 4th largest land area?
South America
200
What country owns Bermuda?
United Kingdom
200
What 2 cities in Australia border the Great Barrier Reef?
Cairns and Townsville
200
What is the difference, in percentage, between the urban population in 1920 and today?
33%
300
What does TODALSS stand for (in order)?
Title, Orientation, Date, Author, Legend, Scale, Source
300
What countries in Africa does Victoria Falls border?
Zambia and Zimbabwe
300
What two countries have land on either side of the Bering Strait?
Russia and the United States
300
What city is located on the Panama Canal?
Panama City
300
What is China's import and export totals (in dollars)?
Imports: $1.82 trillion Exports: $2.05 trillion
400
What are the names of the seven continents and the five oceans?
North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, and Antarctica Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Arctic, Southern
400
How many countries in South America speak a language other than Spanish, Portuguese, and French?
Two, Suriname and Guyana
400
What 2 small countries are in Italy?
Vatican City, San Marino
400
How many capitals are next to the Niger River and what are their names?
two, Bamako and Niamey
400
In 1991 the Soviet Union broke up. How many countries did the Soviet Union break up into?
15 separate countries
500
What are the seven types of maps found in every continent section of the Atlas?
Land cover, Political relief, Elevation, Precipitation, Growing season, Land use, Population
500
What percentage of the world's fresh water does Antarctica hold?
70%
500
What physical feature is Beijing located on and what is its name?
The Grand Canal
500
Which city is smallest, Luisville, Philadelphia, Los Angeles, St. Cloud or Kansas City?
St. Cloud
500
How long does it take ships to sail from Duluth, Minnesota to the Atlantic Ocean?
A week
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