Geography
Human Migration
Misc.
Exploration
Latin American Colonization
100

What causes earthquakes, the formation of mountains, and volcanoes?

Tectonic Plates

100

What is the difference between a push factor and a pull factor for human migration?

A push factor is a reason you want to leave a place


A pull factor is something that attracts you to go to a place.

100

What is the considered the "Cradle of Humanity"?

Africa

100

What are the three reasons for exploration?

God, Glory, Gold

100

Which country conquered the major Latin American Empires that we discussed in class?

Spain


200

Name the 7 continents and the 5 oceans

C: N. America, S. America, Asia, Africa, Australia, Europe, Antarctica

O: Indian, Southern, Pacific, Atlantic, Arctic

200

Why is the Mediterranean Sea so important to history and trade?

It connects three major continents (Africa, Asia, and Europe)

200

What are five examples of what makes up culture?

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200

List AND explain 1 pro and 1 con of exploration.

Pro:


Con:

200

Why did European Colonizers turn to Africa for a slave force?

Latin American Indigenous populations were dying to a combination of overwork, massacres, and disease

300

Give three different examples of how where we live affects how we live.

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300

What was the the Triangle Trade route?

A trade network between Europe, Africa, and the Americas that included the Atlantic Slave Trade and the Columbian Exchange

300

What continent was known for being home to a penal colony?

Australia

300

Why are our history books often written by one perspective?

History is written by the victors


300

What disease was responsible for killing most of Latin America's indigenous populations?

Small Pox

400

Why were timezones created?

Trains

400

Why after Portugal began exploring did other countries such as Spain, England, France, & the Netherlands quickly get involved in exploration as well?

Nationalism/Competition/Jealousy


400

What physical feature do we most often times see humans settle next to and why?

Water (Oceans and Rivers)


It is the source of life.  Food, resources, trade, etc.

400

What is a reason we don't know more about the Inca, Aztec, and Maya?

  1. Some artifacts were destroyed by nature

  2. More funding has been given to excavations in other parts of the world

  3. Some artifacts were purposefully destroyed by European conquerors

400


What were the names of the three major Latin American civilizations we discussed in class?

Inca, Aztec, and Maya

500

What is one thing you need to be cautious about when you look at a standard reference map?

Map distortion


500

What is the name given to the massive wave of African Americans who migrated north after the American Civil War?

The Great Migration

500
What are the five major world religions that originated in Asia?

Christianity, Judaism, Hinduism, Buddhism, and Islam

500

How did the first people get to the Americas?

They crossed the Bering Land Bridge

500

What were the three things that led to the fall of the major Latin American Empires during the Age of Exploration?

Guns, Germs, Steel