Unit 1
NORTH AMERICA
LATIN AMERICA
EUROPE
ASIA
AUSTRALIA/ ANTARCTICA
100
What type of map would you use to locate your state's boundaries?
Political Map
100
Name the 3 countries on North America
Canada
Mexico
USA
100
The official language of Brazil is
Portuguese
100
What was the date of Germany, joined by Axis allies and Finland, attacking the USSR?
June 22nd, 1941
100
What is the name of the mountain chain that divides Europe and Asia?
Ural Mountains
100
How much of Earth's freshwater is frozen in Antartic Ice
70%
200
What is the name of the line that divides the Earth into sections called the Northern and Southern Hemispheres?
Equator
200
Canada's Highest Mountain is
Mount Logan
200
What is one of the most important waterways in the world?
Panama Canal
200
What weakened Greece's city-states and eventualy led to the fall of Greek civilization?
Years of War
200
An exampe of a newly industrialized country is
India
200
Who was the first explorer to reach the South Pole
Roald Amundsen
300
People who are forced to migrate from their homes are called
refugees
300
Minnesota is in what Sub region of America?
MidWest
300
A Civilization that flourished in Southern Mexico, Belie and Guatemala about 3k years ago and built pyramids like the Egyptians were the
Maya
300
Which theme of geography is represented by the influence of Western contacts on Russia?
Movement
300
Much of South Asia's weather is directly influence by wind patterns called
Monsoons
300
It gets so cold in Antartica during the winter that salt water from the surrounding seas freeze into
Ice cliffs
400
Which form of government gives one person absolute power to rule?
Dictatorship
400
What is the longest river in North America?
Missouri River
400
The world's leading producer of emerals is
Colombia
400
Which of these aspects of natural surroundings is most likely to have affected Russian culture?
Sense of vast space
400
The population of Asia is
Growing rapidly
400
The first people to live in Australia are called
Aboriginal People
500
What percentage of the Earth's Surface is covered in water?
70%
500
What province of Canada does this flag belong to?
Quebec
500
The Inca Became Extremely Wealthy Because of
Huge deposits of gold and silver
500
Who were the Scandinavian Warriors and Pirates who eventually became better known for exploring and trading?
Vikings
500
Natural resources found in Siberian Russia and Central Asia include huge deposits of
Oil and Natural Gas
500
The World's Largest Island is
Australia