Planet Doctor Needed
Air pollution causes global warming.
Global warming causes?
Climate Change
Name The Bahamas' number one cultural tradition.
Junkanoo
Earth's crust is broken into pieces. What are they?
Tectonic plates
Name all of Earth's continents.
Asia, Africa, Antarctica, Europe, Australia/Oceania, North America, South America
Name the continent where you will find the country, Egypt.
Africa
Name the two environmental movements started by Wangari Maathai and Vanessa Nakate
Green Belt Movement
Rise Up Movement
What instrument gives the 'heartbeat' of the music in the parade?
Goat skin drums
The 'Ring of Fire' surrounds which ocean?
Pacific Ocean
Name Earth's Oceans
Indian, Atlantic, Pacific, Southern, Arctic
What was your job title if you wrote documents for the pharaoh and what type of writing did you use?
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hieroglyphs
What are three places waste from the bin goes to?
Landfill, Incineration Plant, Recycling Plant
Name three items commonly used today to make costumes.
crepe paper, cardboard, aluminum wire, feathers, tricks/jewels.
Which ancient city was buried in an eruption and what was the name of the volcano?
Pompeii, Mt. Vesuvius
What direction are you travelling if; Bahamas to Africa, Africa to Antarctica
East, South
Name the river in Egypt and give three reasons it was important in ancient times.
Nile
transport/trade, drinking, bathing, irrigation/farming
fishing, home to many animals
Give the meaning of renewable and nonrenewable resources.
Renewable - can be used repeatedly without running out.
Nonrenewable - once used up it will be gone or take a long time to replenish.
Who started this Bahamian tradition and where were they from?
West African slaves
List the layers of the Earth in order from inside out.
inner core, outer core, lower mantle, upper mantle, crust
How many countries does the longest river in the world travel through?
The Nile travels through 11 countries in Africa.
Who built the pyramids?
skilled workers/laborers
Name five types of pollution and give one cause each.
Air pollution - exhaust from cars/carbon emissions
Water pollution - ships dumping waste, oil spills
Plastic pollution - plastic in the ocean, micro plastics
Land pollution - garbage not disposed of properly, chemicals getting into the soil
Noise pollution - loud party music, machinery, vehicles
Explain the meaning of 'culture' with examples.
Culture is all the things we do to live our lives like our traditions, jobs, beliefs, food, music...
Name and describe the three stages of a volcano's life.
Active - has erupted recently and will erupt again
Dormant - has not erupted in a while but can erupt again.
Extinct - has not erupted for thousands of years and will not erupt again
Give 4 ways tectonic plates move
Away from each other, toward each other, slide past/side by side and one under the other
Why was the shape of a pyramid important?
The shape represented the rays of the sun which a pharaoh would use to climb up to the afterlife.