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Bonus Geography
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100

The Paleo, Archaic, Woodland, and Mississippian people were: 

Native Americans who lived in Georgia prior to European arrival.

100

Why did Europeans explore the Americas?

To discover gold and riches

100

What was the most devastating effect of European exploration on Native Americans?

Disease

100

Which statement best describes the Paleo Indians?

A. They built religious mounds.

B. They created long-lasting pottery.

C. They were a migratory people who hunted and gathered food.

D. They participated in large-scale farming.

C. They were a migratory people who hunted and gathered food.

100

What is a cartographer?

Map Maker

200

The Earliest know people to live in Georgia

Paleo

200

Who Settled the 13 Colonies from 1607 to 1732?

Great Britain

200

As a direct result of contact with European explorers, the Native American population

Tripled.

Declined.

Moved away.

Prospered.

Declined

200

Which Native American group first began to plant crops and make pottery?

A. Paleo

B. Archaic

C. Woodland

D. Mississippian

C. Woodland

200

Lines of Longitude run

North to South

300

The first Native Americans to build permanent settlements

Woodland

300

Which Spanish Explorer wanted to find cities of gold?

A. Henry Hudson                                                   

B. Ponce De Leon                                                  

C. John Cabot 

D. Hernando DeSoto

D. Hernando DeSoto

300

Entire villages were wiped out by disease brought by the Europeans because?

No immunity

300

Spanish Explorers encountered the _____ Indians

Mississippian

300

Lines of Lattitude run

east to west

400

Who were the last people to live in Georgia before the Europeans arrived? 

Mississippians

400

Beginning in 1400, who competed to conquer and claim land in North America?

               A. Spain and France                              

               B. Spain, France, and Great Britain  

               C.  Italy and France   

               D. Great Britain and France

B. Spain, France, and Great Britain  

400

Who was Hernando DeSoto?

A.  He was a Spanish conquistador who defeated the Aztecs.

B. He was a Spanish missionary who wanted to spread Christianity to the New World.

C. He was the first Spanish explorer to enter Georgia.

D. He was a Spanish soldier who established military forts on Georgia’s barrier islands.

C. He was the first Spanish explorer to enter Georgia.

400

Christopher Columbus was given ships and sailors by  ____________?

The Spanish Monarchy

400

Which Hemisphere is North America located?

Northwest

500

Which Native Americans lived in towns governed by chiefs?

Mississippians

500

What was the purpose of the Spanish Mission

Convert Native Americans to Christianity

500

Explorers in the 1500's were searching for

A. Gold

B. God

C. Glory

D. All of the above

D. All of the above

500

Who were King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella?

The Spanish Monarch who sponsored Christopher Columbus

500

Africa can be described as the only continent that has its land crossed by which two lines? 

 Prime Meridian and the Equator