Geography
What continent is south of North America?
South America
This type of map shows you the roads in a given area.
Road Map
What are the 3 main reasons Europeans began exploring?
Money
Fame
Religion
How many branches of government are there?
3
What is the name of the time period that dinosaurs were alive?
Mesozoic Era
What continent is west of Europe?
Asia
______________ shows us what the symbols on a map represent.
Map Key
What does the word 'exploration' mean?
To travel and explore a new place.
What are the three branches of government?
Legislative
Executive
Judicial
Why do we know who Harriet Tubman is?
Saved hundreds of people from slavery
Was a spy during the Civil War
Escaped slavery
What country is also a continent?
Australia
What does a climate map show us?
The weather in a given area.
Name one European Explorer and tell me what they did.
Pedro Cabral - first European to see Brazil
What is the name of the foundational document that gave us our independence from Great Britain?
Declaration of Independence
What is the tallest mountain in the world?
What ocean is closest to California?
Pacific Ocean
If I want to know where the closest mountains are, what type of map should I look at?
Physical Map
What two continents does the Northwest Passage connect?
Europe and East Asia
Which branch of government has the most power?
They all have the same amount of power
What is the longest river in the world?
The Nile River
Which continent would be the hardest to travel to?
What are the cardinal directions?
North
South
East
West
What does the word 'colonization' mean?
To take over land and Indigenous people
Name at least 2 founding fathers
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
John Adams
Benjamin Franklin
John Jay
Alexander Hamilton
James Madison
Name one state that shares a border with New York
Vermont
Massachusetts
Connecticut
New Jersey
Pennsylvania