Unit 1 Ireland
What is the capital of Northern Ireland?
Belfast
Give the name of 3 Native American tribes.
Cherokee, Sioux, Blackfoot, Iroquois, Nez Percé, Cheyenne, Navajo, Hopi, Apache etc.
What is the capital of Scotland?
Edinburgh
What is the capital of Puerto Rico?
San Juan
What Irish music band has a song called “Zombie”?
The Cranberries
In what kind of houses, in the winter and in the summer, did the Cherokee live in before European arrival?
Round houses in the winter and rectangular houses in the summer.
Give the 3 types of renewable energies Scotland uses (and which we studied in class).
Floating windfarms, tidal energy, hydrogen energy
Who were the first inhabitants of Puerto Rico and what did they call the island?
The Taíno people/ Borinquén
What is the name of the paramilitary group which carried out terrorist attacks?
The IRA (Irish Republican Army)
Give a definition of what a reservation is.
A federal Indian reservation is an area of land reserved for a tribe or tribes under treaty or other agreement with the United States.
What is Scotland’s longest river (193km)?
River Tay
Correct this sentence where it’s needed: “Puerto Ricans are not US citizens, but they can vote in the US even if they were born in Puerto Rico”.
Puerto Ricans ARE US citizens, but they CAN’T vote in the US.
During the Troubles, what do Catholics/Republicans want and what do Protestants/Unionists want?
For Northern Ireland to be part of the Republic of Ireland vs For Northern Ireland to stay in the UK
After European arrival, what percentage of the population was wiped out in 100 years?
90 to 95%.
Around how many homes can the turbines of the Kincardine project power?
About 35,000 homes.
For how many years did Spain control Puerto Rico?
For about 400 years
When was the Good Friday Agreement signed?
In 1998 (on April 10th)
Give the title of the painting which depicts the Cherokees’ forced travel to their reservation in the 1830s.
The Trail of Tears.
Explain how electrolysis is done.
Electricity is run through water to split the molecules into hydrogen and oxygen.
Give the 3 years Puerto Rico held a referendum to choose its status.
1967, 1993 and 1998