World Sunlight Map

Looking at the map, Brazil receives _____________ sunlight as Australia.

• more

• less

• the same

Which county has a higher rate of skin cancer?

• Australia

• Brazil

• They are the same.

Brazil and Australia receive the same amount of sunlight. If Claim 1 were accurate, then we would expect these countries to have the same skin cancer rates, but the skin cancer rate is higher in Australia. Does the evidence from the map support Claim 1?

• Yes

• No

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Which country receives more sunlight each year?

• Australia

• Egypt

• They are the same.

Claim 1: Australia gets a lot of sunlight.

If Claim 1 is accurate, would you expect Egypt’s skin cancer rate to be higher, lower, or the same as Australia’s skin cancer rate?

• higher

• lower

• the same as

Which country has a higher skin cancer rate?

• Australia

• Egypt

• The rates are the same.

Egypt receives more sunlight than Australia. If Claim 1 were accurate, then we would expect Egypt to have a higher skin cancer rate, but the skin cancer rate is higher in Australia. Does the evidence from the map support Claim 1: Australia gets a lot of sunlight?

• Yes

• No