Map Skills
Ancient Civilizations
Historical Skills
Weather & Climate
Volcanoes
100
Canada is in which direction from America
North
100
The type of writing ancient Egyptians used was called this
Hieroglyphics
100
How many ancient wonders of the world were there?
There were seven
100
The usual weather conditions of a particular place over a long period of time is known as this
Climate
100
This is the strongest type of volcanic eruption
A Plinian Eruption
200
Using a Four Figure Grid Reference, you have to locate the numbers along the Eastings and the...
Northings
200
Where in the world did the earliest humans come from?
From Africa
200
The hanging Gardens of Babylon were in which modern-day country?
They were in Iraq
200
Unusual or unexpected weather is known as this
Extreme weather
200
The liquid rock inside a volcano is found in this
The Magma Chamber
300
Faint brown lines on a map are called this
Contour Lines
300
This modern-day country was once known as Mesopotamia
Iraq
300
What was the Colosses of Rhodes?
A statue
300
This is caused by air pressure differences
Wind
300
A fast-moving eruption of hot gas and rock is called this
A Pyroclastic Flow
400
A map of the surface of the land that includes mountains, hills, rivers, and other lumps or bumps, is called this
A Topographic Map
400
The earliest form of writing - created in Mesopotamia - is known as this
Cuneiform writing
400
When you plot important events by year along a straight line, you are using this
A Timeline
400
Tropical and Temperate are two of the earth's climate zones. What is the name of the third zone?
Polar
400
This volcano erupted in 1980 in Washington state
Mount St. Helens
500
The highest points on a topographic map are in shades of this colour
Brown
500
The Great Pyramid of Egypt belonged to which Pharoah?
Khufu
500
The abbreviation "B.C.E" stands for what?
Before Common Era
500
Temperature is one main factor that determines the climate of a place. What is the other main factor?
Precipitation
500
This is the most dangerous volcano in the world
Mount Vesuvius