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100
Which country was Hernando de Soto from?

Spain

100

True/False:  The King and Queen of Spain supported Christopher Columbus's journey to the New World.

True

100

The Hudson River in North America is named after this explorer.

Henry Hudson

100
We live on this continent

North America

100

Martin Luther King, Jr Day is celebrated in which month?

January

200

Vasco Nunez de Balboa was from which European country?

Spain

200

True/False:  Hernando de Soto help conquer the wealthy Inca Empire of Peru.

True

200

This explorer's real name was Giovanni Caboto

John Cabot

200

Latitude lines run between which directions.

East to West

200
The Creek and the Cherokee were tribes who settle in Georgia.  What is this Native American Region called?

Southeast

300

This Italian explorer's real name was Cristoforo Colombo.

Christopher Columbus

300
Where did Jacques Cartier explore in North America?

Canada (St. Lawrence River)

300

This French explorer is credited with naming Canada.

Jacques Cartier

300

Lines of ______________ go north and south.

Longitude

300

Name a currency used in another country

Answer varies (Mexico-Peso, Japan-Yen, European Union-Euro)

400

This explorer was from Italy, but Henry VII of England sent him to the new world to seek new lands for the English

John Cabot

400
This explorer made it to the island of Hispaniola in 1500, but then left to for lands that are now Colombia and Panama. He claimed land for Spain.

Balboa

400

This explorer was the first European to see the Pacific Ocean from the Americas.

Vasco Nunez de Balboa

400

The equator is found at what degree latitude

0

400

Which Native American region was the coldest region?

Arctic

500

This English explorer lead an expedition backed by the Dutch East India Company to try to find a route to the East.  He failed but explored inlets from Virginia to New York. 

Henry Hudson

500

John Cabot claimed lands for the English in what part of the New America?

Canada

500

This Spanish explorer was the first European to see the Mississippi River.  He was looking for gold in the Southeastern United States but didn't find it.

De Soto

500

The _________ helps you find directions on a map.

Compass

500

Name the 4 types of productive resources.

Natural, Human, Capital, Entrepreneurship