Reading a map Flashcards
What’s the largest continent?
Asia
What’s the smallest continent?
Australia
What’s Earth’s surface mainly made of?
Water
What’s the highest point?
Mt. Everest, almost 9.000 mt
What’s the lowest point?
In the Pacific Ocean, more than 10.000 mt
What’s the longest river?
Amazon
What’s the largest lake?
Caspian sea
What’s the largest ocean?
Pacific ocean
What’s the biggest desert?
Sahara
How many oceans are there?
5
How many continents are there?
7
What’s the largest country?
Russian Federation
What’s the smallest country?
Vatican city
Where’s the longest frontier?
Between US and Canada
What’s the country with most neighbors?
China
Where’s the largest archipelago?
In Australia
What’s the continent with most states?
Africa
What’s the direction of the Latitude lines?
From north to south
What’s the main latitude line?
Greenwich, at 0°
What’s the direction of parallels?
From west to east
What’s the main parallel?
Equator, at 0°
What are latitude lines and parallels?
They crisscrossing imaginary lines forming a geographic greed
At how many degrees are the two poles?
At 90°
What’s Earth doing?
It’s rotating around the sun and spinning around itself. This is why it isn’t a perfect sphere
What’s the amazon rainforest?
It’s the largest rainforest in south america and one of the largest in the world
Why is the amazon forest called rainforest?
‘Cause it rains most of the time and it has a tropical climate
What’s inside the amazon rainforest?
There’s plenty of animal species and healing plants have been found to create new medications
Is the amazon rainforest populated?
Yes, there are tribes, but they disappearing ‘cause of deforestation
Why is deforestation happening?
‘Cause of the population increasing, so more space is needed to build houses and to grow more food.
What happens with deforestation?
There are more greenhouse gases, ‘cause trees keep inside them CO2
