SS Exam Review

If a part of the map is shaded in a dark color, does this mean more or fewer people live there?

• More people

• Fewer people

• No people

• Equal number of people

If a cartogram shows population, which country would look larger: India or Russia?

• Russia, because it has a larger land area.

• India, because it has more people per square mile.

• Russia, because it has more cities.

• India, because it has more forests.

If Canada looks small and China looks large on a population cartogram, what does that tell you about their populations?

• Canada has more population than China.

• China has more population than Canada.

• Both have the same population.

• Canada has more cities than China.

Why does the size of a country change on a cartogram but stay the same on a regular map?

• A cartogram shows larger land with larger populations.

• A cartogram shows smaller land with smaller populations.

• A cartogram shows larger land with smaller populations.

• A cartogram shows smaller land with larger populations.

Calculate the population density of China (1,400 million people, 10 million sq. km).

• 140 people per sq. km

• 1400 people per sq. km

• 14 people per sq. km

• 14000 people per sq. km

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3B

Compare population densities of India (1,400 million people, 3 million sq. km) and China. Which is higher?

• India

• China

• Both are equal

• Cannot be determined

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3A

What is the degree of the Equator line?

• 0°

• 23.5°N

• 23.5°S

• 45°

Which latitude line is above the Equator?

• Equator

• Tropic of Cancer

• Tropic of Capricorn

• Prime Meridian

Which two climate zones dominate in Africa?

• Grasslands and Deserts

• Savanna and Mediterranean

• Tropical and savanna

• Desert and Mediterranean

the number of people in a defined area such as a square kilometre

• population density

• birth rate

• death rate

• population