Geographic Knowledge Quiz 2

What country is shown in this map?

• France

• United States

• India

• Egypt

The city in the previous question is Paris, France, whose metro area has over 11 million people. This population would make Paris which category of city?

• World City

• Megacity

• Metacity

• Gigacity

The map showed the metro routes in Paris. This meant that the area shown on the map was which type of region?

• Perceptual Region

• Formal Region

• Functional Region

• Official Region

Which country is NOT shown on this map?

• Argentina

• South Africa

• India

• Australia

The central area on the previous map is the continent of Antarctica. Which map projection most greatly distorts Antarctica's size?

• Galls-Peters

• Mercator

• Robinson

• Cone

Which group would most likely use the map from of the Antarctic region shown in the previous question?

• Agricultural planners

• Urban planners

• Military ground operations planners

• Climate scientists

Which is NOT one of the shaded countries?

• Ethiopia

• Nigeria

• Sierra Leone

• Mali

Which historic empire/kingdom did NOT have territory in the shaded area of the previous map?

• Benin

• Mali

• Great Zimbabwe

• Songhai

True or false: the shaded area of the previous map contains the most populous country in Africa.

• True

• False

Name the most populous country in Africa: