Geography
If you in San Diego, what direction would you drive to get to Los Angeles?
North
What continent is The Democratic Republic of Congo located on?
Africa
What present day country is the Pyramid of the Sun located in?
Mexico
What does "bankrupt" mean?
reduced to a state of financial ruin
What are optical illusions?
Optical illusions are images that trick the eye and confuse the brain. They occur when the brain misinterprets visual information, such as colors, patterns, or lines.
The United States is ________ of Canada.
South
The rebel coalition, including the M23 armed group, has made territorial gains in recent weeks across large areas of eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, where rare minerals needed to make ______ and ________ are mined.
phones, computers
Describe the Mayan ball game.
While the Maya probably played the ball game every day as sport, it was also performed as a ceremony to commemorate the creation story and the ultimate triumph of good over evil. As a sport, the ball game consisted of two teams, dressed in special gear—specifically protective belts around the waist and knee pads. The ball in play was a small, pure rubber ball, crafted from latex that was extracted from the rubber trees in the forest. (The Maya were playing with rubber balls long before anything like it existed in Europe).
What is the pre-fix in the word "disrupt"?
"dis" is the prefix in the word "disrupt".
What city/country has the Mona Lisa in a museum?
Paris, France
An imaginary line that divides the Earth into the Northern and Southern hemispheres. It's the line of latitude with 0° latitude.
Equator
What does "Blood Diamonds" refer to?
"Blood Diamonds" are diamonds that are mined in war zones and sold to fund violence and human rights abuses. The term is also used to describe the negative consequences of the diamond trade in these areas.
In what ways was the ancient city of Teotihuacan advanced?
The ancient city of Teotihuacan was advanced in several significant ways, particularly in urban planning, architecture, engineering, trade, and societal organization.
What does the root word "rupt" mean?
The root -rupt- is a Latin root that means “to break.”
What city is considered the birth place of hip hop?
Name three countries in Central America.
Belize, Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua , Panama, Costa Rica, Honduras
The roots of this long-running conflict in Democratic Republic of Congo date back centuries to European ___________, which pitted ethnic groups against each other, seeding generations of ethnic tensions, political rivalries, and fighting for control of valuable natural resources.
colonization
What Mesoamerican civilization that we studied this week had the giant stone heads?
The Olmecs
What is the root word in "interrupt"
"rupt"
What Chicano Rapper performed the song "La Raza"
Kid Frost
Name the 7 continents.
Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, and Australia.
Why did the newscaster use the term "Blood Phones"
She was comparing the mining of minerals that was similar to diamonds.
Why did the Aztecs choose the valley of present day Mexico city to create their
Why is the "X" added to Chicanx
To create a gender-neutral term encompassing individuals of Mexican descent in the United States, acknowledging and challenging the traditional Spanish gender binary of "Chicano" (masculine) and "Chicana" (feminine).
What is the name of the man-made feature that enables ship travel to avoid travelling all the way around South American?
Panama Canal