Geography
What is the definition of a region?
Areas grouped together by shared characteristics
Why did the earliest Americans spread across the continent?
Followed herds of animals
Which native nation volunteered their language as Code Talkers during WWII?
Navajo
What do the three Gs stand for regarding European explorer motivations?
God, gold, glory
What was the major cause of death of Indigenous people after contact with Europeans?
Disease - Smallpox & measles
What are the two characteristics of Place when describing what a location is like?
Physical and Human
What are the two theories called for how the first people came to the Americas?
Bering Land Bridge and Coastal Route
Which tribe depended on Buffalo to meet many of their needs?
Plains - Sioux & Tinglit
What year did Christopher Columbus arrive in the Caribbean, and what was he hoping to find?
1492 CE, a new route to Asia
What was a major effect on Indigenous culture after contact with Europeans?
Loss of language and cultural practices
The coordinates (40°N, 75°W) describe what type of location?
Absolute location
Which early civilization's calendar predicted the world would end in 2012?
Mayan
Which indigenous civilization made Totem Poles to represent the history of a person?
Tlingit
Francisco Pizarro
What three regions were connected by the Atlantic slave trade?
Americas, Europe, west Africa
How people, goods and ideas travel is which theme of geography?
Movement
Which early civilization was known for their large network of roads?
Inca
What is the Trail of Tears?
The Cherokee's forced relocation from their homeland by the U.S. governments in the 1830s.
What are three technological achievements that led to the Age of Exploration?
Lateen sail, magnetic compass, better maps, astrolabe
What was a major economic effect of colonization and the slave trade?
People building dams to control flooding and bridges to cross bodies of water are which theme of geography?
Human environment interaction
Which early civilization thrived for over 1000 years in the Caribbean?
Taino
What is the large dome shaped house built by the Shoshone called?
Wikiup
What were three risks to sailors during exploration?
Storms, pirates, scurvy, getting lost
What was the Columbian Exchange?
Movement of people, plants, animals and disease between the New World (Western Hemisphere) and the Old World (Eastern Hemisphere)