Mapping
What is a scale?
A line that tells you the actual size of something represented on the map.
What is the highest mountain (range) in the world?
Himalayan Mountains.
Which country produced gunpowder?
China
Who is the Prime Minister of Canada?
Justin Trudeau
What was the name of Italian adventurer who purportedly went to China in the 13th century?
Marco Polo
What is a legend?
Something on a map that tells us what symbols on a map means.
Where is the Nile River?
Egypt, Burundi, Tanzania, Rwanda, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Uganda, Sudan, Ethiopia, and South Sudan
Which country did tomatoes come from?
The Americas
Who is the premier of BC?
John Horgan
Which nation has the second largest population in the world?
India
What is climate?
The long term weather of an area.
Name the seven continents.
North America, South America, Africa, Oceana, Asia, Europe, Antarctica
What countries were colonized by France? (Name 3)
Answers may vary
Who is the mayor of Burnaby?
Mike Hurley
Mexico
What is longitude and latitude?
Imaginary lines that run horizontal/vertical to help us locate different items on a map.
How many provinces and territories are there?
13
What countries were colonized by the English? (Name 3)
Answers may vary.
What party does our prime minister belong to?
Liberal
Name a few famous Renaissance painters. (name 2)
Hint* Ninja Turtles, David, Mona Lisa, Sistine Chapel
Answers may vary.
What is a topographic map?
A map that tells us the elevation of different locations.
What oceans border Canada?
Atlantic, Pacific, Arctic
What was the name of the disease that wiped out half of Europe's population?
Black death
What political party is in power in BC?
NDP
What is the national religion of Malaysia?
Islam