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An acronym that spells the name of a fruit. Social scientists use this acronym to research different places around the world.
What is G.R.A.P.E.S.?
100
In 1492 this explorer sailed the ocean blue and "discovered" America
Who is Christopher Columbus?
100
The name of this region:
Where is Central America and the Caribbean?
100
The name of the Spanish conquistador who Killed Montezuma (page 104-105)
Who is Cortez?
200
One of the following is NOT an element of culture:
a) attitude
b) language
c) art
d) land
What is d) land
200
This explorer was the first to circumnavigate the world
Who is Magellan?
200
The path shown in this map is known as:
What is the Triangular trade?
200
The direction diseases traveled in the Columbian Exchange (pages 154-155)
Where is Europe to the Americas?
300
The difference between climate and weather.
What is amount of time?
300
The 3 reasons so many explorers travelled the world after Columbus set sail
What are Gold, God, and Glory?
300
The path shown in this map is known as:
What is the Columbian Exchange?
300
The three continents that goods were exchanged between in the Triangular Trade. (page 152)
Where are the Americas, Europe, and Africa?
400
The 5 themes of geography
What are location, place, region, movement, human-environment interaction
400
The name of the indigenous people Columbus encountered
Who are the Taino people?
400
According to the map, this country owns the most land:
Who is Spain?
400
Food supply in Central America is affected by these two things. (page 174)
What are natural disasters and human activities
500
The names of the 2 indigenous civilizations that originally lived in Mexico before the Spanish arrived.
Who are the Maya and the Aztec?
500
The location of the mutiny that happened against Magellan.
Where is Puerto San Julian?
500
Most of the land in Central America is used for:
What is Tropical Forests?
500
Mexican leaders such as Miguel Hidalgo were trying to achieve this (pages 106-107)
What is Mexican Independence?