US History
What advantage did the Viking long ship have over earlier vessels?
a. size
b. strength
What advantage did the Viking long ship have over earlier vessels?
a. size
b. strength
c. stability
c. stability
Wildflowers help prevent ____________________ by holding soil in place.
a. rain
b. erosion
c. drainage
b. erosion
An area of flat or rolling land with no sharp rise or fall in elevation is called
a. Plateaus
b. Plains
c. Habitat
b. Plains
Environmental home of an animal is called?
a. habitat
b. plains
c. extinct
a. habitat
What animal can not jump
A. Hippo
B. Elephant
C. Giraffe
B. Elephant
Who was Malintzin?
a. Spanish conquistador who help defeat the Incas?
b. Indian woman who helped defeat the Aztec
c. Indian woman who was captured in Tenochtitlan.
b. Indian woman who helped defeat the Aztec
The speed with which a population increases is called the ________________________.
a. Birth Rate
b. Growth Rate
c. Running Rate
b. Growth Rate
The number of births per 1,000 people is called
a. growth rate
b. birth rate
c. mortality rate
b. birth rate
Long period without water is called a
a. monsoon
b. drought
c. humidity
b. drought
Most of earth's oxygen comes from the
A. Tropical Rain Forest
B. Ocean
C. Grasslands
B. Ocean
Which of the following describes the Treaty of Tordesillas?
a. It expanded Spain’s lands east of the Line of Demarcation.
b. It moved the Line of Demarcation 800 miles further west.
c. It prevented war between Spain and Native American populations.
b. It moved the Line of Demarcation 800 miles further west.
Age distribution is the
a. number of people over 65.
b. portion of a population at each age.
c. distribution of food to the elderly.
b. portion of a population at each age.
Smaller streams or rivers that flow into a larger river are called?
a. aquifer
b. tributaries
c. ocean
b. tributaries
Many__________ died as a result of exposure to new diseases brought by European explorers.
A. American Settlers
B. Enslaved Africans
C. Native Americans
C. Native Americans
People who don’t exercise regularly, by age 65 can lose what percentages of their strength?
A. 75%
B. 80%
C. 85%
B. 80%
Columbus’s travels to the Americas created conflict between
a. France and Spain.
b. Africa and Spain.
c. Spain and Portugal.
c. Spain and Portugal.
The pattern of weather in an area over a long period of time is its
a. forecast.
b. habitat.
c. climate.
c. climate.
Natural formations of gravel, rock, and sand that trap and hold water are called?
a. habitat
b. aquifers
c. plateaus
b. aquifers
Pueblo settlements set up by the Spanish in New Spain served as
a. military bases to protect towns and churches.
b. trading posts for commerce and sometimes as centers of government.
c. holy places for converting the native population to Catholicism.
b. trading posts for commerce and sometimes as centers of government.
When was the Rubik Cube invented?
A. 1874
B. 1974
C. 2004
B. 1974
Many__________ died as a result of exposure to new diseases brought by European explorers.
A. American Settlers
B. Enslaved Africans
C. Native Americans
C. Native Americans
In 2011, an estimated 16.4 percent of immigrants to Texas were
a. Central Europeans.
b. South Americans.
c. Asian Americans.
c. Asian Americans.
The study of human populations is called.
a. birthrate
b. population
c. demography
c. demography
Why did colonists in need of cheap labor turn to slaves from West Africa?
a. West African slaves had already built up immunity to European diseases.
b. Plantation owners and farmers needed slaves familiar with agriculture.
c. The pope had promoted the use of West African slaves in Catholic lands.
a. West African slaves had already built up immunity to European diseases.
In what country could you go to jail for 10 days if you don't warn your neighbors of a locust swarm?
A. Africa
B. India
C. Russia
B. India