What do we call the box that contains the symbols on a map?
Map key
100
What did many Native Americans from the Great Plains hunt and use every part of?
Buffalo
100
Who was the first European explorer to discover the Americas?
Christopher Columbus
100
Who was the leader that saved Jamestown by getting the men to work and learning from the Powhatan Indians?
John Smith
100
What country do we live in?
the United States of America
200
What are the 4 cardinal directions?
North, South, East and West
200
What do we call the different groups of Native Americans?
tribes
200
What year did Christopher Columbus discover America?
1492
200
What was the name of the Native American woman that saved John Smith's life?
Pocahontas
200
What is the capital of Kansas?
Topeka
300
What symbol is usually used to show a capital on a map?
Star
300
What do we call the tall wooden structures that some Native Americans from the Northwest built to show their family's history?
Totem poles
300
Who was the explorer that traveled to China and brought back gold, silk and spices to Europe?
Marco Polo
300
What was the name of the ship that the Pilgrims sailed on?
the Mayflower
300
What do we call the number of people living in a certain place?
Population
400
What are the 4 ordinal directions?
Northeast, Northwest, Southeast, Southwest
400
What is the celebration of Native American culture that includes dances, songs and traditional clothing?
a powwow
400
What were the 3 ships that Christopher Columbus and his crew sailed on?
the Nina, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria
400
What settlement did the Pilgrims start?
Plymouth
400
What do we call a person who moves to a new country?
an immigrant
500
What do we call the part of the map that tells us the relationship between the distance on a map and the distance on the actual ground?
Map scale
500
What are 5 dwellings that different groups of Native Americans lived in?
Teepees, Hogans, Pueblos, Longhouses and Wigwams
500
What were 3 countries that sent explorers to America?
Spain, France and England
500
Why did the Pilgrims sail to America?
to have freedom of religion
500
A nonrenewable resource is something we take from nature that can not be replaced or takes a very long time to replace. What are three kinds of fossil fuels that are nonrenewable resources?