What is a 3D Model of the earth that people use as a tool to see the world on a smaller scale?
A globe
Which major ocean is along the eastern coast of the United States?
Atlantic Ocean
What does the term Hemisphere mean?
half of the earth.
the northern and southern hemisphere
or
the eastern and western hemisphere
In which Central American Country can you find the Panama Canal?
Panama
What is the name of the mountain range that runs from Peru south into Chile, along the western coast of South America?
The Andes Mountains
On a map which lines run east and west?
Hint - the Equator is a imaginary line that runs east and west.
lines of latitude
Which country in North America has a larger population of French Speakers?
Remember there are only three countries in North America Mexico, USA, Canada)
Canada with almost 25% of the total population
In which country in South America would you find the majority of the Amazon Rainforest?
Brazil
In 1804 The Caribbean Country of Haiti Rebelled and declared its independences from this European Country?
Hint Wee Wee
France
Which Ocean is located on the left side of the continent of South America?
The Pacific Ocean
What is the largest Continent on our Earth?
Asia is the largest
What is the most northern and largest state in the the United states of America?
Alaska
The Seminole Indians were the indigenous peoples of the southeastern United States?
What do you think the term indigenous mean?
originating or occurring naturally in a particular place; native.
(of people) inhabiting or existing in a land from the earliest times or from before the arrival of colonists.
What is the largest Island in the Caribbean?
Cuba
What is the largest country in all of South America?
Brazil
What type of maps show us only cities, countries, capitals and line boundaries?
A political Map
Which Ancient Empire used to call the city of Tenochtitlan (modern day Mexico City) home many centuries ago?
The Aztec Empire
What is the primary language spoken in the Country of Brazil
Portuguese
During the time of he Columbian exchange, the Americas were considered the new world and _________ was considered the old world?
Europe
What ancient Civilization lived in the Andes mountains of south America and called places like machu picchu home too?
The Inca Empire
What are the names of all 5 Oceans on our earth?
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Indian Ocean
Arctic Ocean
Southern Ocean
When President Andrew Jackson made thousands of native America peoples walk from the southeastern parts of the USA to are of the mid west like the plains states, this was called the trail of ______??
The trail of tears
There were three reasons why the Europeans came across the ocean to the new world (the Americas) with three things in mind?
What there they? Why did they come here? For what Reasons?
hint - the three G's!!
God, to spread religion and Christianity
Gold, in search for new wealth and riches
Glory, To conquer news lands for their home country
The island of Hispaniola in the Carribean is home to what two countries?
Haiti and the Dominican Republic
The trading and exchanging of manufactured goods from Europe, in exhcange for enslaved africans to be sent to the Americas, to whom harvested raw materials to be sent back to Europe was called what?
Hint - what shape might these routes make?
Triangular Trade