Unit 6 and 7 Game

Africa

100

Lagos is one of the biggest cities in Africa. What country is it from?

Nigeria

200

Nguni stick fighting is an African martial art. What is special about it?

There is no specific training, each fighter must learn by observing and trying.

300

More than one million Africans were unfortunately affected by this on the hands of europeans:

Atlantic slave trade or Euro-American slave trade

400

This old Pyramid is the only of the Seven Wonders of the Old World that still exists.

The Great Pyramid of Giza

500

Because humans first appeared in Africa, it can be considered the __________ of humanity.

Cradle

Layers of the Earth

100

This is the surface area of the Earth where we live in.

Crust

200

This part is the very center of the planet, with temperatures up to 5000ºc:

Core

300

This intermediate layer of the Earth is covered by molten rocks, also known as magma.

Mantle

400

The core is divided in two parts:

Inner core and outer core

500

The mantle of the earth is made from this material:

Molten rocks, or magma

Megafauna

100

This ancient animal still exists today, just in a smaller form.

Ground sloth

200

This animal is the ancestor of the elephant.

Mammoth

300

This is the ancestor of many big cats.

Saber-tooth cat

400

This animal has almost been extinct, but is around with little change to this day.

Ancient Bison

500

This ancient animal could protect itself with it's big shell.

Glyptodon

Fossils + Quakes

100

What is the name of the oldest fossil dated and found?

Luzia

200

This is the main scale used to measure earthquakes.

Richter Scale

300

These big reptile animals used to roam the earth before a big meteor hit the planet. After, they were found as fossils.

Dinosaurs

400

This scale, also known as MM and MMI, was developed by an Italian volcanologist called Giuseppe Mercalli at the end of the 19th century.

Mercalli Scale

500

Name 5 of the main Tectonic Plates.

North American, Eurasian, South American, Australian, Pacific, African, Arabian, Indian

Urban Areas

100

This phenomenon is the increasing number of high-rise buildings.

Verticalisation

200

This phenomenon represents the uncontrolled expansion of an urban area into the surrounding countryside.

Densification

300

This phenomenon happens when an urban area has a higher temperature than the areas around it.

Heat Islands

400

This is the fast and continuous population growth in urban areas.

Urban Sprawl

500

These are open areas in cities or towns for parks, gardens and the natural environment. 

Green Spaces