Geography
What causes earthquakes, the formation of mountains, and volcanoes?
Tectonic Plates
What is the difference between a push factor and a pull factor for human migration?
A push factor is a reason you want to leave a place
A pull factor is something that attracts you to go to a place.
What is the considered the "Cradle of Humanity"?
Africa
What are the three reasons for exploration?
God, Glory, Gold
Which country conquered the major Latin American Empires that we discussed in class?
Spain
Name the 7 continents and the 5 oceans
C: N. America, S. America, Asia, Africa, Australia, Europe, Antarctica
O: Indian, Southern, Pacific, Atlantic, Arctic
Why is the Mediterranean Sea so important to history and trade?
It connects three major continents (Africa, Asia, and Europe)
What are five examples of what makes up culture?
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List AND explain 1 pro and 1 con of exploration.
Pro:
Con:
Why did European Colonizers turn to Africa for a slave force?
Latin American Indigenous populations were dying to a combination of overwork, massacres, and disease
Give three different examples of how where we live affects how we live.
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What was the the Triangle Trade route?
A trade network between Europe, Africa, and the Americas that included the Atlantic Slave Trade and the Columbian Exchange
What continent was known for being home to a penal colony?
Australia
Why are our history books often written by one perspective?
History is written by the victors
What disease was responsible for killing most of Latin America's indigenous populations?
Small Pox
Why were timezones created?
Trains
Why after Portugal began exploring did other countries such as Spain, England, France, & the Netherlands quickly get involved in exploration as well?
Nationalism/Competition/Jealousy
What physical feature do we most often times see humans settle next to and why?
Water (Oceans and Rivers)
It is the source of life. Food, resources, trade, etc.
What is a reason we don't know more about the Inca, Aztec, and Maya?
Some artifacts were destroyed by nature
More funding has been given to excavations in other parts of the world
Some artifacts were purposefully destroyed by European conquerors
What were the names of the three major Latin American civilizations we discussed in class?
Inca, Aztec, and Maya
What is one thing you need to be cautious about when you look at a standard reference map?
Map distortion
What is the name given to the massive wave of African Americans who migrated north after the American Civil War?
The Great Migration
Christianity, Judaism, Hinduism, Buddhism, and Islam
How did the first people get to the Americas?
They crossed the Bering Land Bridge
What were the three things that led to the fall of the major Latin American Empires during the Age of Exploration?
Guns, Germs, Steel