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What country has the most natural lakes?
Canada
What was the triangular trade?
Trade between Africa, the Americas and Europe
What is an astrolabe?
Astrolabes were small devices used in Europe and the Arabic world in the Middle Ages that could measure the altitude of objects above the horizon, determine the exact time of day and time of year, and calculate position on the earth. They were used for making astronomical measurements and for navigation.
Name for a group of crows.
A murder
Highest mountain in the world
Everest
What is an indentured slave?
Before departing their homland, they signed a contract called an indenture, binding them to service for a stipulated time in return for passage.
What year did Columbus first arrive in the Americas?
1492
How many legs does a crab have?
10
Smallest country in the world
The Vatican
What is the definition of capitalism?
A system where companies or individuals try to make money from private industry/farming etc.
Describe the differencce between a caravel and a carrack.
Caravels were fast, light weight. They could only sail near the coast for short distances.
Carracks were slow, able to manage roigh seas better and carry more cargo.
What is the heaviest mammal?
Antarctic Blue Whale
Longest river in Africa
Nile
When was the slave trade abolished in Britain?
1807
Who sailed around the world 1519 -22?
Magellan
What is the biggest type of penguin?
Emperor
Percentage of penguin pee in Antartica
3%
When was slavery abolished in Britain?
1834
Was Columbus a villain or a hero? Argue your case.
I will decide how good your response is:)
A grouo of penguins in the water is called a raft but on land they are called a ......?
Waddle! Other names inlcude rookery, colony and huddle.