World Facts Lesson 1

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Which continent makes up about 30% of the world land area?

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What is the highest point in South America?

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Which Ocean is the largest in land area?

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How many of the world's largest lakes are in North America?

• 8

• 10
• 5
• 9

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​ (a)   is the worlds largest Urban Area with a projected population of​ (b)   . ​ (c)   is the second worlds largest Urban Area with a projected population of​ ​ (d)   .

• Tokyo, Japan
• 38,660,000
• Delhi, India
• 32,940,000

Use the Table of Contents on Page 2 to match the following:

• 80

• North America

• 92

• Australia

• 110

• Index of Places

• 26

• Middle East

• 96

• Asia

Use Pages 4-11 to complete the following sentences.

Land Cover Maps highlight big patterns of ________________ and other vegetation.

• Cropland

• Growing Seasons

• Population

• Depths

Use pages 4-11 to answer the following:

On a Political Map the names of countries, states, and large cities are __________.

• Bold

• Italicized

• (In Parentheses)

• Underlined

Use pages 4-11 to answer the following:

Which of the Thematic Maps are repeated for almost all the continents?

• Growing Seasons

• Land Use

• Precipitation

• Population

• Elevation

Use pages 4-11 to answer the following:

The colors on an Elevation Map show land elevations and water ___________.

• depths

• color

• temperature

• texture