Continents
How many continents are there?
7 Continents
________________ is the invisible line in the middle of the globe that divides the Earth into the Northern Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere.
True or False: An artifact is an item that Scientists and Archeologist can use to determine how life was many years ago.
True
The Northwest Culture Region Native Americans used cedar trees to build this traditional pole that included many spirit animals.
Totem Pole
The ________________Road is a land trade route that Europeans traveled on to reach the Indies.
Silk
What is the largest continent?
Asia
_______________ is the imaginary line that runs North to South and splits the globe into the Western and Eastern Hemisphere.
The Prime Meridian
The Hadza, Yanomami and Sami are this type of tribe?
Hunter-Gatherer or nomadic
The Plains Culture Region Native Americans used this animal for everything!
The Buffalo!
The ____________________ Empire was a very powerful group who blocked the Silk Road and charged "taxes" for any traveler who wanted to pass.
Ottoman
Which continent has a population of zero?
Antarctica
The Earth is split into 4 hemispheres. What are those 4 hemispheres?
Northern, Southern, Eastern, Western
What is the name of the theory that explained how people traveled across a "frozen bridge" that connected Asia and North America?
The Land Bridge Theory or Beringia
The Southwest Culture Region Native Americans lived in a difficult climate/geography but still managed to survive. The climate/geography in the Southwest is a __________.
desert
The _____________________ is an area in Asia where many Europeans traveled to find goods like gold, silver, and spices.
Indies
Which continent is home to the kangaroo?
Australia
_______________ and _______________ are the imaginary lines that form a grid across the globe to help locate specific points on the globe.
Longitude and Latitude
Before the early people became stationary and began farming, they would move from place to place to follow their food. When people move from place to place to follow their food, that is called _____________.
Nomadic
The Navajo people had a very difficult language to learn. Because of this, the US Military used them to help send secret codes. The group of Navajo soldiers were called ___________________.
The Navajo Code Talkers
This explorer from England went on four voyages to look for a Northwest Passage to the Indies. He never found the Northwest Passage but he did discover many waterways that are now named after him.
Henry Hudson
Which continent has the most varied climate out of all the continents?
North America
What two hemispheres are we located in?
Northern and Western Hemisphere
What is one way that the early people got their food?
Hunting, Gathering, Fishing
The Plains Culture Region Native Americans were nomadic and traveled to follow the buffalo. They sometimes encountered other tribes that didn't speak their language. They used a _______________ to communicate, which was made on buffalo skins and had many symbols which told a story.
Calendar Robe
The ________________________ was the exchange of animals, plants, diseases, culture and religion between Africa, Asia and the Americas.