Quiz: Newsela Article

Nearly the entire South American continent is east of Florida.

• True

• False

What does a cartographer do?

• Study oceans

• Design roads

• Create maps

• Make shopping carts

How much of Africa is located above the Equator?

• 1/4

• 2/3

• 1/2

• All of it

Paris, France is farther north than Montreal, Quebec

• True

• False

What city in the U.S.A. does Venice, Italy line up with?

• Portland, Oregon

• Chicago, Illinois

• Barcelona, Spain

• Seattle, Washington

A map shows the size of continents MORE accurately than a globe

• True

• False

Greenland is bigger than South America

• True

• False

Which country is the biggest?

• Brazil

• Canada

• Libya

• mainland United States

What is the most direct path from the United States to China?

• West over the Pacific Ocean

• East over the Atlantic Ocean

• Over the South Pole

• Over the North Pole