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Geography
Explorers
Teacher's choice
Native Americans
Colonies
100
What is the study of our surroundings and how we interact with them?
Geography
100
The Europeans often referred to the Americas as ?
"The New World"
100
The most accurate map of the world
globe
100
What does it mean to use natural resources to adjust to living in a particular environment?
To adapt
100
The first English colony that was "lost"
Roanoke
200
What are specific bodies of water or landforms such as Gulf of Mexico, Rocky mountains, Adirondack Mountains...
Physical Features
200
Scientists that study human artifacts to learn about past cultures are called
Archeologists
200
What is a cash crop? name an example
tobacco- items grown in large quantities and sold for profit
200
Places where Native Americans settles that had water, land, animals, plants and other natural resources
Environments
200
What is a colony?
A place where people from another country settle and make a home...
300
The four main points on the compass are called?
Cardinal Points
300
Name of spanish explorers who claimed land
Conquistadors
300
What is a pilgrim?
People who lived in Plymouth who went there for religious freedom
300
This Cultural Region features many large, grazing animals like buffalo and was home to the Sioux tribe
The great plains
300
Which settlement was the first successful colony, but had many mosquitos carrying contagious diseases?
Jamestown
400
The 0 degree line that runs from North to South is the?
Prime Meridian
400
name the 3 ships Columbus sailed to the new world
Nina, pinta, santa maria
400
Seven Areas where Native Americans developed different ways of living
Cultural Regions
400
This Cultural region incorporates where you live today
Eastern Woodlands
400
Who is Squanto and why is he important?
He was a native American who spoke English and he helped the pilgrims in Plymouth
500
Label the 7 continents on this map
look at map for answer
500
Name 2 artifacts used during the age of exploration and why they were important to sailors
any answers will do
500
Describe an explorer you studied. Why was he important to our Social studies class
use your judgement
500
This cultural region was inhabited by the Kwakiutl and is home to dense pine and cedar forests and receives heavy rain almost all year long.
The Northwest Coast
500
what do you think happened to Roanoke. Use exact examples of what we went over in class
Take any reasonable answer