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World Geography & Resources

Grade 2 · On-level practice · 8 questions · Version PG-1J2SQZ6-223Y

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1.What is a mountain range?
2.How do weather and climate differ?
3.What is latitude?
4.Why do settlements form near rivers?
5.What is population density?
6.What is a renewable resource?
7.What does map scale show?
8.What is longitude?

Answers and teaching notes

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  1. What is a mountain range?A connected group of mountains
  2. How do weather and climate differ?Weather is short-term; climate is long-term
  3. What is latitude?Distance north or south of the equator
  4. Why do settlements form near rivers?Water, transport, food, and fertile land
  5. What is population density?People per unit of area
  6. What is a renewable resource?One replenished naturally on a human time scale
  7. What does map scale show?Map distance compared with real distance
  8. What is longitude?Distance east or west of the prime meridian

Worked example

Use map tools and features to explain location, movement, and resource use.

Common mistake

Reading a symbol without checking title, legend, direction, and scale.

Helpful hint

Start with the map title and legend.