Geography
Geography can be studied using a _____ and a _____.
A map and a globe.
Native American migration happened at least 15,000 years ago.
What does migration mean?
A movement of people from one country or area of the world to a new home in another country or area.
What does an archeologist do?
They study human artifacts to learn about past cultures.
Where did Christopher Columbus land his ships?
He landed in Cuba and explored the Caribbean islands. (*Thinking that he had landed in the East Indies)
Name the 3 of the 7 cultural regions where the Native Americans settled.
The Northwest Coast, California-Intermountain, Southwest, Plateau, Great Plains, Eastern Woodlands, and the Southeast.
You can locate any place on the Earth using parallels of _______ and meridians of _______.
latitude, longitude
How were the Native Americans able to travel from Asia to North America during the last Ice Age?
Asia and North America were once connected by a bridge of land that was almost 1,000 miles wide. Native Americans followed migration routes from Asia into the Americas.
Name 3 navigation tools that European explorers used to navigate the open sea.
Astrolabe, Compass, Maps
What group of people now rule all of Mexico?
(After Hernan Cortes's voyage?)
The Spaniards
Name the 7 continents from largest to smallest.
Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, and Australia
What is the largest mountain range in North America?
The Rocky Mountains
Describe the four main environments where the Native Americans settled.
1.) Grasslands: Only get enough rain to support grass and small bushes.
2.) Deserts: Get very little rain. People living in desert areas often dig wells and ditches to get enough water for drinking and raising crops.
3.) Mountains: Receive lots of rain and snow. The lower parts of mountains are covered by forests of pine, fire, and spruce trees.
4.) Arctic ice fields: Near the North Pole. The Arctic is made of huge ice sheets that permanently cover the land.
Name two reasons why European explorers set out to explore the "New World."
*Answers may vary.
*To spread Christianity, to get wealthy, to find new plants/food/animals, to claim land, to get religious freedom
What is the name of the deadly disease that Europeans brought to the "New World"?
Smallpox
Where did Robert de La Salle (and his crew) found a colony?
Texas
Name 3 types of landforms and 3 bodies of water.
Landforms: mountains, plains, peninsula, valley, cape, island
Bodies of water: sea/ocean, gulf, bay, lake, river, tributary
How far did the Eastern Woodland cultural region stretch? What was the climate like there?
It stretched form the Mississippi River to the Atlantic Ocean. It ran from the Great Lakes to the Ohio Valley.
The area had four different seasons, including hot summers and cold winters. Plentiful rain created streams and rivers, as well.
True or False: Before Columbus, no one knew about the "New World." No one knew how wide the Atlantic was or that the Earth was round. Maps had blank spots for places that remained unknown and drawings of imaginary sea monsters (such as undersea dragons).
TRUE
Which group of people settled in the Hudson Valley in 1642? Who led this expedition?
The Dutch and Henry Hudson.
Which American cultural region did Francisco Vasquez de Coronado explore between 1540 and 1542?
The Southwest
How much of the Earth's surface is covered by water?
70%
Name one Native American tribe and describe how they adapted to the environment in which they lived.
*Answers may vary.
The Native Americans had already been living here for thousands of years!
The real treasure that made European countries richer, was...
The American territory that they claimed.
A young merchant in Venice, Italy and a skilled navigator who wanted to travel the world. King Henry VII paid for his voyage. He landed on the eastern coast of Canada and claimed the land for England.
A year later, he sailed back to North America, but his ship sunk and he never returned.