January 2018 Special Preview Edition

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1 January 2018 Special Preview Edition

2 What s inside this booklet? The contents you ll explore 2 Americas 4 Europe 6 Far East & Oceania 8 Central & South Asia 10 Africa & Middle East 12 International 14 Scoring Summary How the journey works MapyMath s questions are grouped at first by the six world regions on the left of the page. Under every region, you ll solve one question for each of the five subjects: Geography, Society, Government, Economics, Multi-Topic (two or more of the other subject areas). In total that s 30 interesting math questions about the world. Start by thinking carefully about what each question is asking, show your logic and answer, and check it using the separate Answer Key. Keep track of your success with this booklet s Scoring Summary, and enjoy the journey! 1 of 14

3 Question 1 Canada has the world s longest coast, because it includes thousands of islands and touches three oceans. It s 200,000 km long! For every 1 km of Canada s coast, the world s other countries together have 5 km. What fraction of the world s total coast is Canada s coast? Hint: you don t need all of these facts to answer the question. Answer: Correct +2 ( ) Partially Correct +1 ( ) Incorrect ( ) Question 2 The New York City area is home to 19 million people, which is the highest in the US. They live there every month. It s popular with tourists too: 12 million people visit every year. How many people are in New York City every month, including all residents and visitors? Hint: first solve without millions, and add it at the end. Answer: Correct +2 ( ) Partially Correct +1 ( ) Incorrect ( ) 2 of 14

4 Question 3 Ecuador is the first country in the world to protect nature by giving it legal rights, starting in For every 13 people of the public who voted to support the Rights of Nature, seven voted against. How many out of every 100 people supported the Rights of Nature? Answer: Correct +2 ( ) Partially Correct +1 ( ) Incorrect ( ) Question 4 If you re drinking orange juice, it likely came from Brazil, the US or Mexico the world s top three orange juice makers! For every 100 glasses, Brazil makes 50, the US 25 and Mexico five. How many out of every 100 glasses of orange juice are made in other places? Answer: Correct +2 ( ) Partially Correct +1 ( ) Incorrect ( ) Question 5 American astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin were the first two people who went to the moon. They launched from Earth on July 16, 1969, took four days to reach the moon, and 3 4 of this time to return to Earth. Their journey ended eight days after they took-off. How many days of the trip were they on the moon? Answer: Correct +2 ( ) Partially Correct +1 ( ) Incorrect ( ) 3 of 14

5 Question 6 Europe s highest point is Russia s Mount Elbrus an extinct volcano which formed 2.5 million years ago! There are two peaks: one is at 5,640 m high, and the other is at 5,600 m high. What s the difference between the peaks? Answer: Correct +2 ( ) Partially Correct +1 ( ) Incorrect ( ) Question 7 Monaco, which borders France on all three of its sides, is one of the world s smallest countries more like a city than a typical country! Its area is 2 km 2. 15,000 people live on every 1 km 2. How many people live in Monaco? Hint: first solve without the 000, and add it at the end. Answer: Correct +2 ( ) Partially Correct +1 ( ) Incorrect ( ) 4 of 14

6 Question 8 Queen Elizabeth II is the UK s Head of State. She also plays this role for many countries outside the UK more than any other Head of State around the world. Out of the world s 195 countries, 179 have another Head of State. How many countries are officially led by Queen Elizabeth II? Answer: Correct +2 ( ) Partially Correct +1 ( ) Incorrect ( ) Question 9 The Roman Empire s coins each had 0.90 silver in the year 160. They were then reduced in value by mixing other metals, and only had 0.04 silver by the year 260. If someone collects one coin from 160 and one coin from 260, what share of both coins combined are silver? Answer: Correct +2 ( ) Partially Correct +1 ( ) Incorrect ( ) Question 10 The European Union (EU) brings together most European countries. 19 of the countries use the Euro as their official money. They re called Eurozone members. The number of countries in the EU who don t use the Euro is half of one less than the number who do use the Euro. How many EU countries are there in total? Answer: Correct +2 ( ) Partially Correct +1 ( ) Incorrect ( ) 5 of 14

7 Question 11 Indonesia is the largest country in the world with only islands 18,000 in total! However, nobody lives on 12,000 of these islands. What fraction of islands have people living on them? Simplify as much as possible. Hint: it s easiest if you ignore the 000 at the end of every figure. Answer: Correct +2 ( ) Partially Correct +1 ( ) Incorrect ( ) Question 12 There are 1.4 billion people living in China. It s the world s highest! 0.8 billion of them live in its urban areas (cities and towns). How many people live in China s rural areas (villages and farms)? Hint: first solve without billions, and add it at the end. Answer: Correct +2 ( ) Partially Correct +1 ( ) Incorrect ( ) 6 of 14

8 Question 13 New Zealand was the first country in the world to allow women to vote in elections in Australia was next, where one of its states gave women this right two years after New Zealand, and all states did by 13 years after the first state. What year did all Australian women have the right to vote? Answer: Correct +2 ( ) Partially Correct +1 ( ) Incorrect ( ) Question years ago, Japan made of cars in the Far East; China made hardly any. Now it's different: China makes 8 12, and Japan only From every three cars made in the Far East, how many are made in China? Hint: you don't need all of these facts to answer the question. Answer: Correct +2 ( ) Partially Correct +1 ( ) Incorrect ( ) Question 15 Japan's Seikan Tunnel is the longest rail tunnel line in the world. It's 53.9 km long! Seikan Tunnel links Japan's two largest islands: Hokkaido and Honshu km of this is under the sea. How long is the part above the sea? Answer: Correct +2 ( ) Partially Correct +1 ( ) Incorrect ( ) 7 of 14

9 Question 16 The world s 10 highest mountains include three inside Nepal, four that span across the Nepal-China border (Mount Everest famously the highest), one Nepal-India, one Pakistan-China, and one inside Pakistan. In order to visit all of the top 10 highest mountains, how many countries will you have to step in? Answer: Correct +2 ( ) Partially Correct +1 ( ) Incorrect ( ) Question 17 Bangladesh is one of the world s most crowded countries, where 1,000 people live on every 1 km². Its capital city, Dhaka, is even more crowded: 28,000 people live on 1 km²! How many times greater is Dhaka s population density than the country s average? Hint: it s easier if you ignore the 000 at the end of every figure. Answer: Correct +2 ( ) Partially Correct +1 ( ) Incorrect ( ) 8 of 14

10 Question 18 Jawaharlal Nehru led India for 16 years, beginning at the start of its independence. Nehru was also the longest-serving Prime Minister, and held the role for 8 35 of the years since its independence. How many years has India been an independent country? Answer: Correct +2 ( ) Partially Correct +1 ( ) Incorrect ( ) Question 19 Afghanistan is Central Asia s poorest country, where the average income per day is only $3.00. If somebody is able to increase his or her daily income by $0.30 each year, what will his or her income be per day in 10 years? Answer: Correct +2 ( ) Partially Correct +1 ( ) Incorrect ( ) Question 20 Baikonur in Kazakhstan is the oldest space launch facility in the world. However, it s managed by Russia. Russia pays Kazakhstan $115 million each year to use it. How much can Kazakhstan earn over 10 years? Hint: first solve without millions, and add it at the end. Answer: Correct +2 ( ) Partially Correct +1 ( ) Incorrect ( ) 9 of 14

11 Question 21 The lowest land point in the world is the surface of the Dead Sea. It s 400 m below the world s sea level, and that s before even getting into water! Below its surface, it s 300 m deep. What s the difference between the bottom of the Dead Sea and the world s sea level? Answer: Correct +2 ( ) Partially Correct +1 ( ) Incorrect ( ) Question 22 Nigeria is Sub-Saharan Africa s most populated country with 180 million people. 16 million people live in its capital city, Lagos, which is the largest in the region. How many people need to move to Lagos from other places in Nigeria to make it 1 10 of the country? Hint: first solve without millions, and add it at the end. Answer: Correct +2 ( ) Partially Correct +1 ( ) Incorrect ( ) 10 of 14

12 Question 23 The Ottoman Empire, with its base in modern-day Turkey, started to rule in 1299 under Emperor Osman I, and ended 623 years later with Emperor Mehmed VI. What year did it end? Answer: Correct +2 ( ) Partially Correct +1 ( ) Incorrect ( ) Question 24 Many Middle Eastern countries have a lot of oil. The region is home to six of the world s top 10 sources! The largest source, Saudi Arabia, has double Iran s level. Iran has 135 billion barrels of oil. How much oil does Saudi Arabia have? Hint: first solve without billions, and add it at the end. Answer: Correct +2 ( ) Partially Correct +1 ( ) Incorrect ( ) Question 25 South Africa is home to Sub-Saharan Africa s most visited three cities. Each year, 3.6 million people visit Johannesburg, 2.2 million fewer than this visit Cape Town, and 0.8 million visit Durban. How many people visit the three main destinations combined? Hint: first solve without millions, and add it at the end. Answer: Correct +2 ( ) Partially Correct +1 ( ) Incorrect ( ) 11 of 14

13 Question 26 Antarctica, which covers the South Pole, has 7 10 of the world s fresh water. However, it s almost entirely ice! For every 100 liters of fresh water in the world, what amount is from outside Antarctica? Answer: Correct +2 ( ) Partially Correct +1 ( ) Incorrect ( ) Question 27 The world has 7,000 different languages! However, 4 5 of the world s people speak one of the 100 most common languages. How many languages do the rest of the world s people speak? Hint: you don t need all of these facts to answer the question. Answer: Correct +2 ( ) Partially Correct +1 ( ) Incorrect ( ) 12 of 14

14 Question 28 The United Nations Security Council, which talks about issues of global peace, includes 15 countries. The US, the UK, France, China and Russia are always members. The other 10 countries change every two years. Across 10 years, how many countries can have a role in the Security Council? Answer: Correct +2 ( ) Partially Correct +1 ( ) Incorrect ( ) Question 29 $73 trillion is the value of all items that countries make or services they provide each year. $44 trillion of this is by wealthy countries. What value do all of the less wealthy countries produce each year? Hint: first solve without trillions it s big and add it at the end. Answer: Correct +2 ( ) Partially Correct +1 ( ) Incorrect ( ) Question 30 Scientists have found that some greenhouse gases from human activity impact the Earth s climate. China creates more greenhouse gases than the US and Russia, the US more than India, India less than Russia, and the US more than Russia. How are the countries ranked from 1st to 4th? Answer: Correct +2 ( ) Partially Correct +1 ( ) Incorrect ( ) 13 of 14

15 How did you do? Here s where you ll add-up and track your score! Please see the Answer Key for correct answers and suggested logic. +2 means the answer and logic are correct. +1 means the answer is correct but logic is unclear or missing; incorrect answer but correct logic; an error in units; or another partially-correct response. means the answer and logic are incorrect. Far East & Central & Africa & Americas Europe Oceania South Asia Middle East International Questions 1-5 Questions 6-10 Questions Questions Questions Questions /12 Total Geography /12 Total Society /12 Total Government /12 Total Economics /12 Total Multi-topic /10 /10 /10 /10 /10 /10 /60 Total Americas Total Europe Total Far East & Oceania Total Central & South Asia Total Africa & Middle East Total International Grand Total 14 of 14

16 The sources for questions are commonly-accepted and publicly-available facts through credible sources. Sometimes, the figures are rounded in order to facilitate age-appropriate difficulty for calculations. Published in Edmonton, Canada by MapyMath Inc MapyMath mapymath.com