General Knowledge
What are the different hemisphere?
The different hemispheres are North, East, South, West are the hemispheres
What are the major bodies of water?
The major bodies of water are Pacific, Southern and Indian Ocean.
Name the great lakes.
The great lakes are Lake Ontario, Lake Michigan, Lake Superior, Lake Huron and Lake Erie.
How many countries are found in each region?
8 countries are found in Central and North America, 13 in South America, and 14 in the Caribbean
When is Haiti’s Independence Day?
January 1, 1804
What is the imaginary line that divides the earth into the Northern to Southern Hemisphere?
The equator is the imaginary line that divides the earth into the Northern and southern hemispheres.
Who are the first people of the region?
The first people in Australia are the Aboriginal people, the first people in Oceania are the Melanesians, and the first people in Antarctica are the Polynesians.
What are the major bodies of water in the region?
The major bodies of water are the Pacific Ocean, Arctic Ocean, Hudson Bay, Gulf of Alaska, and Labrador Sea.
What are the different languages spoken in the region?
The different spoken languages in the region are Spanish, English, native languages, Portuguese, French, Dutch, and Haitian Creole.
What are the three branches of government?
The three branches of government are the executive, legislative, and judicial branches.
What is the imaginary line that divides the earth into Eastern and Western Hemisphere?
The Prime Meridian is the imaginary line that divides earth into the Eastern and Western Hemisphere.
What European groups colonized the region? Where?
Great Britain, France, Germany, and Spain were the European groups that colonized the region. Great Britain colonized Australia and New Zealand. France colonized French Polynesia, Germany colonized Papua New Guinea, Palua, and Micronesia.
What type of government does Canada have? Explain
Canada has a Parliamentary government and is composed of three parts: the monarch, the Senate, and the House of Commons.
How many languages are spoken in Latin America?
There are 560 languages spoken in Latin America
Haiti was first discovered by who?
Haiti was first discovered Christophe Colomb.
What is the longest river in the world? The largest?
The longest river in the world is the Nile river. The largest river in the world is the Amazon river.
Name the different countries of the region
The different countries in the region are Australia, Micronesia, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, New Zealand, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu and Vanuatu.
What type of government does the United States have? Explain
The United States has a Federal government which consists of 3 branches: the executive, legislative, and judicial branches.
What are some of the issues the region is facing today?
Some issues that the region is facing today are rapid population growth, little and limited resources, growing trade in illegal drugs has increased crime and corruption, and differences between rich and poor people still create social tension.
A meal/ food that represents Haiti’s independence is
Soup Joumou.
What is the highest mountain range in the world?
The highest mountain range in the world is the Himalayas
Why do many countries of Oceania still depend on foreign aid to survive?
Many countries of Oceania still depend on foreign aid to survive because they have limited resources and they are small countries.
Why are the United States and Canada grouped as a region?
There are so many different reasons why the United States and Canada are grouped as a region. They were both colonized by the same people and they even share the same language and culture. The United States and Canada have a variety of landforms, bodies of water, and natural resources that they share.
Explain the history of the region
Latin America was first built by the Olmec of southern Mexico from 1500 B.C to 300 B.C. The Maya lived in Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula and other surrounding areas. The Maya based on all Mexican culture created a complex culture in Mexico between A.D 300 and A.D 900. Hernan Cortes began his conquest of the Aztecs in Mexico 1519 and Spanish explorer Francisco Pizarro conquered the Inca Empire in 1533.
What are the ten departments of Haiti
The department’s of Haïti are Nord-Ouest, Nord, Nord-Est, Artibonite, Centre, Ouest, Sud-Est, Sud, Nippes, and Grand’Anse