Map Analysis & Map Skills
Oceans
Mountains
Oceania
Oceans/Landforms
Natural Resources
Vocabulary Words
Human Modification
Deserts
Rivers
100
This item represents a 3-dimensional version of a map.
What is a globe?
100
This continent is shown directly above number 5?
What is Africa?
100
This is the tallest mountain in the Eastern Hemisphere.
What is Mt. Everest?
100
This is the only country that is also a continent.
What is Australia?
100
The map represents this region:
What is South Asia?
100
The map shows parts of the following regions
A) East Asia, Oceania, Southeast Asia
B) Central Asia, Oceania, North America
C) North Africa, Oceania, West Asia
D) East Asia, Europe, Southeast Asia
What is
A) East Asia, Oceania, Southeast Asia
100
Plate tectonics describes:
A) The shifting positions of Earth’s continents throughout history
B) The movement routes of early human populations across continents
C) The interaction between the Indian and Eurasian tectonic plates
D) The historical distribution of Earth’s climate regions
What is
A) The shifting positions of Earth’s continents throughout history
100
Human Modification of the environment is one characteristic of the five themes of:
A) Nonrenewable sources
B) Geography
C) Physical Geography
D) Topography
What is
B) Geography
100
The largest desert in Africa
What is the Sahara Desert?
200
This map feature is used to represent actual distance on a map.
What is a map scale?
200
This body of water is shown as number 1
b) the Indian Ocean
c) the Mediterranean Sea
d) the Pacific Ocean
What is
d) The Pacific Ocean
200
Mt. Everest is the tallest of several peaks on this Mountain range.
What are the Himalayas?
200
True or False
Australia is located entirely in the Eastern Hemisphere
What is True?
200
This landform is almost entirely surrounded by water, but is connected to a larger landmass on one side.
What is a peninsula?
200
This region is well known as oil-producing and oil-rich.
What is the Middle east?
200
This type of resource is finite, meaning it is not very easily replaced.
What is a non-renewable resource?
200
Monsoons can cause damage in a number of ways. Choose from the following:
C) They improve soil quality
D) They prevent erosion
A) They provide fresh water
B) They cause flooding
What is
B) They cause flooding
200
The Sahara desert is located here:
A) Europe
B) Gobi
C) Near the Congo River
D)Northern Africa
What is
D)Northern Africa
300
The image below represents this type of map:
What is a physical map?
300
Which body of water is shown as number 2 on the map?
B) The Indian Ocean
C) The Atlantic Ocean
D) The Pacific Ocean
What is
C) The Atlantic Ocean
300
This map is best used to study:
A) The major mountain ranges found in Europe
B) The key rivers flowing through Europe
C) The mountain ranges located in North Africa
D) The overall climate patterns of the Eastern Hemisphere
What is
A) The major mountain ranges found in Europe
300
The Great Barrier Reef is located on this continent.
What is Australia?
300
The name of the area colored in green
What is Sub-Saharan Africa?
300
One major challenge that Sub-Saharan Africa is currently facing is
A) Frequent hurricanes
B) Deforestation and desertification
C)Flooding in rural areas
D) Tsunamis along the coastline
What is
B) Deforestation and desertification
300
This type of resource is easily replaced and continues to exist even when it is being consumed.
What is
a renewable resource
300
Humans can modify their environment and cause issues by doing one of the following:
A) Planting crops out of season
B) Building dams to control water flow
C) Draining rivers
D) Hiking trails
What is
B) Building dams to control water flow
300
This desert is located in China and Mongolia
What is the Gobi Desert?
300
The longest river in Europe?
A) Danube
B) Volga
C) Rhine
D) Thames
What is
B) Volga River
400
This image represents this type of map.
What is a political map?
400
This body of water is shown as number 5 on the map?
B) The Indian Ocean
C) The Atlantic Ocean
D) The Pacific Ocean
A) The Southern Ocean
400
This is one of Europe's major mountain ranges highlighted on the map. 
What are the Alps?
400
Why is the Great Barrier Reef important?
The Great Barrier Reef is a massive, well-managed marine park.
It is important because of its biodiversity.
It generates billions of dollars t the Australian economy through tourism, recreation, fishing and research.
It is the largest Barrier Reef of its kind in the world.
400
The map below shows this mountain range.
What are the Ural Mountains?
400
Southeast Asia is a likely producer of:
A)Yams
B) Rice
C) Beans
D)Squash
What is
B) Rice
400
Cobalt is an example of this kind of resource?
What is non-renewable resource?
400
The best way to explain why fewer people live in the western and eastern parts of Egypt:
C) Frequent earthquakes and volcanic activity
D) Extremely cold winters limit habitation
A) The region is covered by dense forests
B) Harsh desert conditions make it difficult to settle
What is
B) Harsh desert conditions make it difficult to settle
400
The Himalayas Mountains were formed by?
A) They are volcanic
B) separate climates
C) plate collisions
D) They are eroded mountains
What are
C) plate collisions
400
It is the World's largest coral reef system
A) Great Barrier Reef
B) Red Sea Reef
C) Caribbean Reef
D) South China Sea Reef
What is
A) Great Barrier Reef
500
The mountain range highlighted on the map?
Correct Answer: What are The Alps?
500
What region does the following image show?
a)The European plate
b)The Slope of the Pacific Ocean
c)East Asia, Oceania, Southeast Asia
d) Central Asia, Russia, North Africa
What is
c) East Asia, Oceania, Southeast Asia
500
Africa is home to this mighty mountain, which holds the record for being the tallest on that continent.
What is Mt. Kilimanjaro?
500
Australia is considered part of this region.
What is Oceania?
500
An important desert is shown on the map below.
What is the Gobi desert?
500
The Himalayas were formed due to:
A) Movement of Lava
B) Through glacial movement
C) Collision of Tectonic plates
D) Volcanic eruptions
What is
C) Collision of Tectonic plates
500
True or False
Hydroelectric power is a renewable energy source that uses the kinetic energy of moving water to generate electricity.
What is True?
500
The population of these regions rely heavily on Monsoons:
A) East Asia, Oceania, Southeast Asia
B) Central Asia, Oceania, North America
C) North Africa, Oceania, West Asia
D) South and Southeast Asia
What are
D) South and Southeast Asia
500
This desert is found in both China and Mongolia?
A) Sahara
B) Kalahari
C) Arabian
D) Gobi
What is
D) Gobi Desert
500
Name this famous river
What is
The Nile?
600
The Himalayas were formed due to:
A) Movement of Lava
B) Through glacial movement
C) Collision of Tectonic plates
D) Volcanic eruptions
What is
C) Collision of Tectonic plates
600
True or False
Cobalt is considered a renewable resource.
What is False?
600
True or False
Fossil fuels are a renewable resource.
What is False?