European Exploration
Canada
European Government
Europe
Important Vocabulary
100
The country that is known for the start of exploration
What is Portugal
100
A river that is one of the most important in Europe.
What is the St. Lawrence River?
100
A type of government has a single ruler with unlimited power.
What is autocratic government?
100
The largest country in Europe.
What is Russia?
100
The total value of all the goods and services produced in a country in one year. Hint: GDP
What is Gross Domestic Product?
200
The navigator prince that sent more than 50 expeditions down the west coast of Africa
Who is Prince Henry the Navigator?
200
A large part of eastern and central Canada.
What is the Canadian Shield?
200
A government that is ruled by few, these few have the power to do what they please
What is oligarchic government?
200
The country in which the Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster took place in.
What is Ukraine?
200
A group of 27 European countries united to bring more advantages to members that might not be available to the smaller nations. Hint: EU
What is the European Union?
300
An explorer from Spain who had to get permission from Queen Isabella to travel. Once he got to the West Indies (which he thought was Asia) he claimed it for Spain.
Who is Christopher Columbus?
300
A bay that extends far into Canada.
What is the Hudson Bay?
300
A type of rule taht is by the citizens for the citizens and they also hold the power.
What is democratic government?
300
A penninsula that is seperated from France by the Pyrenees Mountains. This penninsula is also a country.
What is Spain?
300
An alliance of the United States, Canada, and it's western European allies; formed after WWII. Hint: NATO
What is the North Atlantic Treaty Organization?
400
The religion Prince Henry the Navigator hoped to spread on his way down the west coast of Africa.
What is Christianity?
400
A series of lakes consisting of Lake Superior, Lake Huron, Lake Erie, and Lake Ontario.
What is the Great Lakes?
400
The constitution of Germany.
What is Basic Law?
400
A penninsula thatis shaped like a big boot. This penninsula is also a country.
What is Italy?
400
The 3 main reasons for exploration. Hint: All start with "G".
What is gold, god, and glory?
500
The new ship that Prince Henry the Navigator invented to make sailing easier.
What is the caravan?
500
The largest country in the Western Hemisphere
What is Canada?
500
A person who provides the money to start and own a business.
What is an entrepreneur?
500
The 3 countries that make up the United Kingdom.
What is Scotland, Wales, and Great Britain?
500
The symbolic leader of a country.
What is the head of state?
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