Around The World Flashcards
What are the 3 main mountains?
Himalayas, Andes, Rocky Mountains
What are the 5 continents?
North America, South America, Africa, Europe, Asia, Oceania/ Australasia
What are the 2 main/ longest rivers?
Nile, Mississippi
What are the 3 lines of latitude?
Equator, Tropic of Cancer, Tropic of Capricorn
What’s the main desert?
Sahara
What is the top half of the world?
High income countries (Hic’s), more economically developed countries
What is the bottom half of the world?
Low income countries (lic’s), less economically developed countries(led’s)
What are the 5 most developed countries?
Canada, France, Italy, Japan, Australia
What are the 5 least developed countries?
Nigeria, Congo, South Africa, Kenya, Afghanistan
What does the map showing the 5 most and 5 least developed countries show?
That most of the highest developed countries are in the northern hemisphere with the exception of Australia and most of the least developed countries are in Africa, with the exception of Afghanistan which is in Asia
Measuring development What’s adult literacy rate?
Can most people read and write
Measuring development What’s infant mortality?
What are the chances of children dying before they are five
Measuring development What does %with access to clean safe water?
Do they have clean safe water
Measuring development what’s woman’s earnings as a % of men
Do woman have the same opportunities as men
Measuring development what’s daily calorie consumption?
Do people get enough to eat there
