Show:
Basic Geography
Bodies of Water and Human Movement
First Americans
Immigrants and Settlers
North American Countries
100

1. What classic game are coordinates used in?

Battleship

100

11. Why did cities grow and pop up near large bodies of water?

Move goods
Trade
Create jobs
Attract people

100

12. When did humans first come to America?

25,000 Years ago

100

21. What Island did many immigrants come to when coming to America?

Ellis Island

100

23. Name the three Countries of North America.

Canada, USA, Mexico

200

2. What is the equator

Line that splits the Earth horizontally

200

10. Name the 5 Great Lakes. Think H.O.M.E.S

Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, Superior

200

13. What did they cross to come to North America?

Berring Land Bridge

200

22. What kind of jobs do most immigrants work in when they first come to Pittsburgh?

Factory and Low Paying

200

24. What government does Canada have?

25. What government does USA have?

26. What government does Mexico have?

24. Parliamentary

25. Democratic Republic

26. Federal Republic

300

3. Longitude lines go 

Up and Down

300

9. Why were rivers and lakes so important to early people living in America?

Provide water and transportation

300

14. What are the three sisters?

Corn, Beans, Squash

300

19. Where do many immigrants come from today?

20. Where did many immigrants come from in the 1900’s?

19. Africa and South America

20. Europe

300

27. Canada is a big seller of _______________________

27. Manufacturing and Mining

400

4. Latitude lines go

Left and Right
400

6. What 5 factors make people settle where they do?

  • Mostly Flat land

  • A water source

  • Good farmland

  • Animals to eat

  • A place to expand.

400

15. What kind of lifestyle did Native Americans live before farming?

Hunter Gatherer

400

17. Name 4 ways settlers moved across America.

Wagon Trains

Hand carts

Horse back

Walking

400

28. USA is a big seller of ____________________________

28. Retail, Science, Construction, Big seller of Oil

500

5. Name 2 geographical features of America.

Rocky Mountains

Appalachian Mountains

Mississippi River

Great Plains

Great Lakes

500

8 What 5 things limit human movement?

  • Mountains

  • Fast Rivers

  • Oceans

  • Huge Lakes

  • Canyons

500

16. Explain Adaptation.

When people change what they do and how they live based on their location.

500

18. Name the 5 major killers of Settlers in America.

Disease

Accidents

Weather

Starvation

Native American raids

500

29. Mexico is a big seller of _____________________________

29. Big sellers are electronics, communication, systems, and energy