Geography, Native Americans and Exploration

  Geographers use latitude and longitude to

What was brought to the Americas that had the most negative effect on the Native Americans?

The Beringia Theory is used to explain how

Currently, historians believe which group of people actually  discovered the Americas before Columbus?

The St. Lawrence River flows out of

A scale on a map is used to tell directions.

The United States is located in the Northern and Western Hemispheres.

Why is the year 1492 considered a turning point in history?

  The reason why Native Americans of the Plains remained  nomadic was 

What happened when Europeans came in contact with Native Americans during the age of exploration?

  Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, and Australia are all

Scientists from many countries study the terrain of this continent where 90% of the ice and snow of the world are found.

The islands of the Caribbean that were explored and colonized by the Spanish in the 1500s were also known as

  Governments of Spain and Portugal sponsored overseas exploration and expansion in the late 1400s and into the 1500s

One reason why groups of Native American often developed  different cultures was that each group

The lines of  “longitude” get closer together when they reach the

Why was smallpox more of a threat to Native Americans than it was to Europeans?

What part of a map shows direction?

The United States is located in which continent on the map?

From what continent did the early Native Americans travel?

  The technological advances of the astrolabe, the caravel, and improved cartography are most directly related to the

The invention of the compass contributed most to the science of navigation.

Which road could a person take to get from Wilbur Avenue to Burnet Park Drive?

Which mountain range extends across North America from  Canada to Mexico?

What is the name for a scale model of the Earth?

How did the objectives of the explorers change from  1493 to 1607?

My voyage was the first successful attempt at circumnavigating the world. Who am I?

The term "Native American" is used to refer to

I was a navigator who led a voyage that discovered the Americas. Who am I?

The astrolabe, caravels, and the compass helped increase exploration.

The first people to settle in the Americas were

The Rocky Mountains are represented by

Which area received the largest number of captured Africans as slaves between 1500 and 1870?

A basic cause of the Age of Exploration was Europe's growing demand for goods from Asia.

Which of the following states is NOT part of the Midwest region?

What was the most likely purpose of the weapons the Europeans brought to the New World?

Based on this map, in which city did Hernán Cortés first  encounter the Aztecs?

The Earth has 7 large land masses called continents.