North America
South America
Maps and Patterns
Geography Vocab
Captials and Places
100

What are Canada's two official languages?

English and French

100

What country contains most of the Amazon Basin?

Brazil

100

What does a population density map show?

the average number of people per square mile living in a given area

100

What is the pattern of weather in a place over a typical year called?

Climate

100

What is the national capital of Canada?

Ottawa

200

What is the longest mountain system in North America?

Rocky Mountains
200

What two South American countries are landlocked?

Bolivia and Paraguay

200

Which continent's population density is generally lower across much of its interior?  North America or South America?

South America

200

What is the average number of people per square mile called?

Population density

200

What is the capital of Alberta?

Edmonton

300

Which Great Lake is the shallowest?

Lake Erie

300

What large forest surrounds much of the Amazon River?

The Amazon Rainforest or tropical rainforest

300

What type of climate is found in the Amazon Basin?

Tropical

300

What is farming crops to sell to others called?

Commercial farming

300

What is the largest city in British Columbia?

Vancouver

400

What major bay lies west of Quebec and east of Manitoba?

Hudson Bay

400

What mountain range runs along the western edge of South America?

The Andes Mountains

400

What can population and transportation maps together reveal about settlement?

Many cities are located near transportation routes like highways

400

What is moving from the countryside to the city called?

Urbanization

400

What is located west of Chile?

Pacific Ocean

500

What Canadian province borders the Pacific Ocean?

British Columbia

500

What two capital cities are associated with Bolivia?

Sucre and LaPaz

500
How can comparing climate and population maps help explain where people live?

The maps show patterns between climate an population distribution.  Generally people live in nicer climate regions.

500

What is the removal of plant life for economic purposes called?

Deforestation

500

What is the only North American country that borders South America?

Panama