Planet Earth
What percentage of the world is water?
70%
What is the hottest continent on Earth?
Africa
What is the name of ancient Egyptian picture writing?
Hieroglyphics
Who was the leader of the Greek gods?
Zeus
What is the name of the famous city in Italy destroyed by a volcano?
Pompeii
Name every continent (7)
Europe Asia Africa South America North America Oceania Antarctica
What type of climate is the majority of Spain?
Mediterranean
What does pharaoh mean?
King
What 2 cities were the most important during the classical period?
Sparta and Athens
Who was the first president of the United States of America?
George Washington
What is the biggest ocean in the world?
Pacific
Define weather?
State of the atmosphere at a particular time
Ra
Who was the most famous warrior of ancient Greece?
What countries make up the United Kingdom?
Scotland England Wales N.Ireland
Name 5 natural disasters
Tornados
Earthquakes
Floods
Tsunamis
Volcano eruptions
Why are mountain climates not populated much?
Very cold in winter. Not much vegetation on high slopes. Lots of precipitation.
Why did the egyptians construct the pyramids?
For the pharaoh as his tomb
What was the name of the building used to worship godess Athena?
Parthenon
Name 10 USA states
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
What is the inner layer of the Earth called?
Core
What is the greenhouse effect?
Certain gases prevent solar heat from leaving the earth's surface
What vital organ did the Egyptians NOT remove during the process of mummification?
Heart
What form of government did the Greeks invent? Give examples of countries which use this system.
Democracy
What is the largest empire of all time? Give 3 examples of its previous territories
British Empire.