Basic Geography & Map Skills

An area with a HIGH POPULATION DENSITY has:

• many people living in a small area

• a few people living in a small area

• a few people living in a big area

• many people living in a big area

An area of LOW POPULATION DENSITY has:

• a lot of people living in a small area

• a few people living in a small area

• a few people living in a big area

• a lot of people living in a large area

Population means:

• The popular people who live in a place

• The amount of cars, houses and people in a place

• The amount of animals and people who are in a place

• The amount of people who live in a place

Which countries have the highest populations in the world?

• China and India

• The USA and China

• The USA and India

• India and Russia

What two continents have the lowest populations AND the lowest population densities?

• Australia and Africa

• Australia and Antarctica

• Antarctica and Europe

• Africa and South America

Every year that ends in a "0" is a CENSUS year in the US. 2020 is a census year for our country. A CENSUS is:

• A phone call by someone getting information from your parents

• A poll on who people want to be president

• A count of the number of people who live somewhere

• A TV commercial about geography.

A CONTINENT is:

• A part of the planet that includes the oceans.

• A group of islands with something in common.

• A massive chunk of land - there are 8 on earth.

• A massive chunk of land - there are 7 on earth.

Who was the first explorer to sail completely around the world, and make it back to England, ALIVE?

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Sir Francis Drake

• Christopher Columbus

• Amerigo Vespuci

Which explorer's crew made it around the world alive, but the explorer died on the journey?

• John Cabot

• Henry Hudson

• Christopher Columbus

• Ferdinand Magellan

Which two sports teams are named after historical events that happened in the United States?

• The 49ers and the 87ers

• The 76ers and the 49ers

• The 23ers and the 89ers

• The 49ers and the 92ers