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World Geography
Continents and Countries
Europe
Age of Exploration
Latin America
100
What do we call the movement of the Earth that causes day and night?
Rotation
100
What continent is India on?
Asia
100
Which country has colder weather: Spain or Germany?
Germany
100
People in __________ usually want independence.
colonies
100
What empire built roads, bridges, and terraced farms in South America before the arrival of Europeans?
the Inca Empire
200
What direction is to the left on most maps?
West
200
What two continents are the Caribbean Islands between?
North America and South America
200
Which European country is shaped like a boot?
Italy
200
What ocean did Columbus sail across?
the Atlantic Ocean
200
What is the Spanish word for an explorer or conqueror?
Conquistador
300
What line is 0 degrees latitude?
The equator
300
What two continents is Russia on?
Europe and Asia
300
Catalans want their independence from what country?
Spain
300
What was the first continent to be explored by sailors from Europe in the 1400's?
Africa
300
What is the name of the man who defeated (beat) Atahualpa in battle?
Francisco Pizarro
400
Does the Dominican Republic have a higher or lower latitude than Massachusetts?
Lower
400
What continent is Central America part of?
North America
400
What country decided this year to leave the European Union?
The United Kingdom
400
Columbus first landed in the Bahamas. Name the two other places where Columbus landed on his first trip to the Americas.
Cuba and Hispaniola
400
Besides Spanish, what language is most spoken in Latin America?
Portuguese
500
What makes it winter in the Southern Hemisphere?
When the Southern Hemisphere is tilted away from the sun.
500
What three continents did Columbus know about before starting his journey?
Europe, Asia, and Africa
500
In 2014 Russia took the Crimean Peninsula from what country?
Ukraine
500
What was one of the diseases that helped kill millions of Native Americans?
Smallpox, chicken pox, mumps, measles, influenza, etc.
500
What are the three regions of Latin America?
South America, Central America, and the Caribbean Islands