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Map Skills
Climate zones and vegetation
Africa Climate and Population
Cartograms and Population Density
Latitude and Longitude
100

How many rainy days are there near the equator?

180 

100

What type of vegetation is most likely to be found near the Equator?

  • A) Deserts
  • B) Rainforests
  • C) Grasslands
  • D) Shrublands

b) rainforests

100
  1. How many climate zones are represented in the map of Africa?
  • A) Two
  • B) Three
  • C) Four
  • D) Five

B) three

100
  1. Which country would appear larger on a population cartogram: India or Russia?
  • A) India
  • B) Russia

a) india

100
  1. Which latitude line is at 0° and divides the Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres?
  • A) Equator
  • B) Prime Meridian
  • C) Tropic of Cancer
  • D) Arctic Circle

a) equator

200

Which line marks the latitude line above the Equator line?

  • A) Tropic of Capricorn
  • B) Prime Meridian
  • C) Tropic of Cancer
  • D) Equator

c) tropic of cancer

200

Which climate zone is most associated with cactus plants?

  • A) Desert
  • B) Grasslands
  • C) Tropical Rainforest
  • D) Tundra

a) desert

200
  1. Which two climate zones dominate most of Africa’s geography?
  • A) Desert and Tropical Rainforest
  • B) Savana and Chaparral
  • C) Tropical Rainforest and Tundra
  • D) Desert and Grasslands

D) Desert and Grasslands

200
  1. On a population cartogram, which country would appear smaller despite its large land area?
  • A) Canada
  • B) China
a) canada
200
  1. Which latitude line has a negative coordinate and is found in the Southern Hemisphere?
  • A) Tropic of Cancer
  • B) Equator
  • C) Tropic of Capricorn
  • D) Prime Meridian

c) Tropic of Capricorn

300

Which line marks the latitude line below the Equator line?

  • A) Tropic of Cancer
  • B) Tropic of Capricorn
  • C) Equator
  • D) Antarctic Circle

b) tropic of capricorn

300

  1. Which of these plants is typically found in cold climates?

  • A) Llamas
  • B) Bananas
  • C) Potatoes
  • D) Palm trees

c) potatoes

300
  1. If an area on the map is shaded dark on a population map, what does this most likely indicate?
  • A) Fewer people
  • B) More people
  • C) A desert
  • D) A cold climate

b) more people

300
  1. What does a cartogram show?
  • A) Land area
  • B) Population
  • C) Climate zones
  • D) Elevation

B) population

300
  1. Which continent is located at the southernmost part of the Earth?
  • A) Australia
  • B) Antarctica
  • C) Africa
  • D) South America

B) Antarctica

400

On a zone level map, where can llama's be found? 

The cool zone

400
Name the 3 vegetations found in Africa

Desert, Grassland, Rainforest

400
  1. If a region marked with a star is shown on a map of Africa, what can you infer about its population?
  • A) It has a low population density
  • B) It has a high population density
  • C) It is a desert
  • D) It has no people

it has a high population density

400
  1. If China has a larger population than Russia, which country would look bigger on a population cartogram?
  • A) Russia
  • B) China

B) China

400
  1. Which latitude is typically associated with tropical rainforests?
  • A) 23.5°N
  • B) 0° (Equator)
  • C) 66.5°N
  • D) 23.5°S

B) 0°

500

On a temperature zone map, where can bananas be found? 

Tropical zone

500

In which climate zone would you most likely find vegetation adapted to extreme drought conditions and intense heat??

  • A) Mediterranean
  • B) Desert
  • C) Tundra
  • D) Tropical Rainforest 

B) Desert

500

What type of climate zone is most likely to have fewer people living there in Africa?

  • A) Desert
  • B) Tropical Rainforest
  • C) Grasslands

a) desert

500
  1. What is the population density of a country?
  • A) The number of people divided by the country’s land area
  • B) The number of people in a city
  • C) The total area of the country
  • D) The number of immigrants

A) the number of people divided by the country's land area

500

The lines that you see on a map are called...? 

Grid lines