On the Map
The Tropic of Cancer is at what degree North?
The Tropic of Cancer is at 23.5 degrees North. (page 5)
What is an isohyet?
An isohyet is a line on a map or chart connecting areas of equal rainfall. (p. 13)
What city does the Prime Meridian run through?
The Prime Meridian runs through Greenwich, England. (page 6)
Find the Appalachian Mountains (page 14)
The Appalachian Mountains are on the East Coast of North America. (page 14)
What is the lowest point in North America?
The lowest point in North America is Death Valley. (page 28)
When looking at the water hemisphere, what is the main body of water that you see?
The main body of water that you see when looking at the water hemisphere is the Pacific Ocean. (page 5)
What is an estuary?
An estuary is the mouth of a river where the saltwater from the sea meets the freshwater of the river. (p. 154)
What is the smallest continent?
The smallest continent is Australia. (p. 24)
Find Mount Kilamanjaro (page 66)
Mount Kilimanjaro is in Africa, to the right of Lake Victoria. (page 66)
What continent has the highest population (the most people)?
Asia has the highest population of all of the continents. (page 21)
What are the horizontal lines on the globe called?
What is a staple crop?
A staple crop is the main food crop grown in a region, for example, rice in Southeast Asia. (p. 154)
How many people are in a super city?
A supercity has more than 20 million people in it. Examples: Mexico City; Tokyo (p. 21)
Find the Arabian Peninsula. (page 19)
The Arabian Peninsula is between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf. (page 19)
What is the largest city in the United States?
The largest city in the United States is New York, New York. (page 29)
What do the different colors on the map on page 10 represent?
Different colors are used to show the relative heights of the land; green is for low-lying land, and yellows, browns, and grays are for higher land. (page 10)
What is acid rain?
Acid rain is rain, sleet, snow or its that has absorbed waste gasses from fossil-fueled power stations and vehicle exhausts, becoming acidic and poisonous. (p. 154)
The lines of latitude and longitude are known as what?
The lines of latitude and longitude are known as graticules. (page 11)
Find Burkina Faso. (page 67)
Burkina Faso is located in Africa between Mali and Niger.
What is Canada's tallest mountain?
Canada's tallest mountain is Mount Logan. It rises 19,551 ft. (page 32)
Haiti and the Dominican Republic occupy the island of what?
Haiti and the Dominican Republic occupy the island of Hispaniola. (page 56-57)
What is a fjord?
A fjord is a narrow inlet of the sea between cliffs and steep slopes. (p. 154)
What is the 50th US state?
The 50th US state is Hawaii. (page 51)
In what country is the Qattara Depression?
The Qattara Depression is in Egypt. (page 70)
The Atacama Desert is the driest place on earth. In some parts, rain has not fallen for hundreds of years. In what country is the Atacama Desert?
The Atacama Desert is in northern Chile. (page 64)