Atlas & Map Skills
What is an atlas?
A book of maps showing the world at different scales
Which graph shows change over time?
Line graph
Which two continents is Russia in?
Europe and Asia
Name one country that borders China.
Any valid answer (e.g. India, Russia, Mongolia)
What is a biome?
An area with similar climate and vegetation
Which type of map shows mountains and rivers?
Physical map
Which graph shows proportions as percentages?
Pie chart
Where is most of Russia’s population located?
In the west
Give one advantage of Beijing or Shanghai being on the coast.
Easier trade / access to ports / movement of people / multicultural
Name one natural hazard in China.
Floods / earthquakes / droughts / storms / tsunamis
What is the purpose of an index in an atlas?
To find places alphabetically with page numbers
index in an atlas?What does a scatter graph show?
The relationship (correlation) between two sets of data
Name one opportunity the Arctic Ocean gives Russia
Oil and gas / minerals / transport / tourism / security
Give one problem for people living in the Himalayas.
Low temperatures / soil erosion / earthquakes / poor farming / isolation
Which part of China is warmer and wetter?
East or Southeast China
Give one limitation of using an atlas.
Cannot zoom in / becomes outdated / less detail than GIS
Give one use of GIS.
Route planning / flood maps / analysing population or poverty
Name one challenge of Lake Baikal.
Pollution / overfishing / remote location
Give two reasons why foreign companies use Chinese factories.
Cheap labour, lower wages, fewer worker rights, cheap shipping
Which natural hazard costs China the most money on average?
Floods
Explain the difference between the Mercator and Peters map projections.
Mercator distorts size; Peters shows correct land size but distorts shape
Explain the difference between a bar chart and a histogram.
Bar chart compares categories; histogram shows continuous data with no gaps
Describe two opportunities or challenges of Lake Baikal.
Opportunities: tourism, freshwater, fishing, biodiversity
Challenges: pollution, overfishing, remoteness
Explain China’s economic miracle using two key words.
Any two: rural → foreign investment → cheap labour → poverty reduced → economic miracle
Explain why China only uses one time zone.
For political unity and easier control, despite the country’s size