Why was the Prime Meridian chosen as the dividing line?

It was chosen by people and could have been anywhere

What does East and West mostly mean today?

Cultural and religious differences

Why is Australia seen as part of the West?

Its culture is similar to Western countries

Why are Islamic countries often seen as part of the East?

Because of their religion and culture

Why did people start dividing the world into East and West?

Because of a European way of seeing the world

One group controlling another in many ways

What historical event helped create the idea of East and West?

European control over other regions

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Why was the Prime Meridian chosen as the dividing line?
It’s in the middle of the Earth and represents half
It was chosen by people and could have been anywhere
It was the first place Europeans visited when exploring
It was decided by nature and God
2
Where does the division between East and West officially begin?
The Equator
The Prime Meridian
The Equator
The Tropic of Cancer
3
Which continents are mostly in the Eastern Hemisphere?
Antarctica and Greenland
North and South America
Europe and North America
Asia and Australia
4
What does East and West mostly mean today?
Weather and climate patterns
Economic partnership and competition
Cultural and religious differences
Time zones and leap years
5
What word describes the ongoing effects of colonialism?
New governments
Post-colonialism
Space exploration
Global positioning systems
6
Why is Australia seen as part of the West?
It’s close to Europe
Its culture is similar to Western countries
It has a European population
It’s in the Pacific Ocean
7
Why are Islamic countries often seen as part of the East?
Because they are east of Europe
Because of their religion and culture
Because they speak Arabic
Because of desert geography
8
Why did people start dividing the world into East and West?
Because of a European way of seeing the world
Because of time zones in the world
Because of mountains and oceans
Because of different types of weather
9
What is colonialism?
People moving to new lands
Trading between continents
Countries helping each other
One group controlling another in many ways
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What historical event helped create the idea of East and West?
The Industrial Revolution
The Cold War era
The Renaissance
European control over other regions

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