Section One.
What 2 countries are currently at war?
Ukraine and Russia.
Name one of the starting colonies.
Which people came to America on ships and started population the land for, religious freedom, freedom of speech, and a free land?
What country has the nickname the land down under?
Australia.
Who originally owned Texas before it became an independent country, and then state?
Mexico.
What country is also a continent?
Australia.
Who has been Russia’s president for the last 20 years besides one term when he was prime minister from 2008-2012.
Vladimir Putin.
What region of the world is Australia in?
Oceania.
Name a country that is in Asia besides China, Japan, and India.
Look at a world map to see if it is right.
What does extinct mean?
That the population of an animal is 0.
What continent do we live on?
North America
What state in America is also a peninsula?
Florida.
Who were the people that originally came to Australia on land bridges?
The Aboriginals.
Name the largest desert in Africa.
The Sahara.
Does New Zealand have very diverse people and culture?
Yes.
What is monotheism?
The belief in only one god.
What is the largest continent in the world?
Asia.
What event killed close to 6 million Jews because they were blamed for something.
The Holocaust.
Name the canal in Central America that stretches all the way across the land.
The Panama Canal
What is an Unlimited Government?
A government with all the power, there are no checks and balances or that citizens get to vote.
What 2 oceans does Russia border?
Pacific and Arctic oceans.
Name a landform. (Example: Peninsula) DO NOT USE EXAMPLE!
What region of the Americas relies heavily on cash crops.
Central America.
Name one country that Russia borders.
Azerbaijan, Belarus, China, Estonia, Finland, Georgia, Kazakhstan, North Korea, Latvia, Lithuania, Mongolia, Norway, Poland, and Ukraine.
What is the largest religion in the world?
Christianity.