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1
Which road could a person take to get from Wilbur Avenue to Burnet Park Drive?
Milton Avenue
Ulster Street
South Lowell
Bryant Avenue
2
The United States is located in which continent on the map?
3
4
1
2
3
What was brought to the Americas that had the most negative effect on the Native Americans?
Diseases
Vanilla
Turkeys
Sugar Cane
4
Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, and Australia are all
counties
capitals
countries
continents
5
Based on this map, in which city did Hernán Cortés first encounter the Aztecs?
Veracruz
Santiago de Cuba
Tenochitlan
Trujillo
6
One reason why groups of Native American often developed different cultures was that each group
adapted to its environment in a different way
came to America from other parts of the world
wanted to be distinct from other groups
had to follow written traditions
7
The first people to settle in the Americas were
miners and plantation owners
hunters and gatherers
industrialists and business people
enslaved people
8
The Earth has 7 large land masses called continents.
True
False
9
The invention of the compass contributed most to the science of navigation.
True
False
10
Which area received the largest number of captured Africans as slaves between 1500 and 1870?
British North America
Europe and Asia
Spanish America
other Caribbean Islands
11
The term "Native American" is used to refer to
Hispanic Americans
British colonists
African Americans
American Indians
12
The astrolabe, caravels, and the compass helped increase exploration.
True
False
13
From what continent did the early Native Americans travel?
North America
Asia
South America
Europe
14
The Beringia Theory is used to explain how
The Norseman discovered the Americas
France settled in the New World
Native Americans traveled to the Americas
Columbus traveled to the New World
15
A scale on a map is used to tell directions.
False
True
16
Why was smallpox more of a threat to Native Americans than it was to Europeans?
Native Americans were never able to develop an immunity to smallpox.
Smallpox had more time to affect the Native Americans
Unlike Native Americans, Europeans developed vaccines and cures.
North America provided a friendlier climate for smallpox than Europe
17
The St. Lawrence River flows out of
Lake George
Lake Ontario
Finger Lakes
Lake Erie
18
Currently, historians believe which group of people actually discovered the Americas before Columbus?
The British
The Norseman
The Russians
The Chinese
19
What is the name for a scale model of the Earth?
a compass
a scale
a conic map
a globe
20
The Rocky Mountains are represented by
L
J
M
K
21
A basic cause of the Age of Exploration was Europe's growing demand for goods from Asia.
False
True
22
The reason why Native Americans of the Plains remained nomadic was
to gain access to streams and rivers
to farm easily
to get wood for shelter
to follow migration of buffalo for food
23
Which of the following states is NOT part of the Midwest region?
Missouri
Pennsylvania
Kansas
Iowa
24
The lines of “longitude” get closer together when they reach the
Equator
North and South Poles
Sun Belt
Greenwich Meridian
25
Why is the year 1492 considered a turning point in history?
The Spanish established an exchange between Europe and the Americas.
Muslim Arab armies succeeded in conquering Egypt and Syria.
The British established control over new territories in India.
The Ming dynasty launched expeditions to the east coast of Africa.
26
My voyage was the first successful attempt at circumnavigating the world. Who am I?
Vasco da Gama
Ferdinand Magellan
Henry Hudson
Sir Francis Drake
27
Which mountain range extends across North America from Canada to Mexico?
Adirondack Mountains
Ozark Mountains
Appalachian Mountains
Rocky Mountains
28
What was the most likely purpose of the weapons the Europeans brought to the New World?
To show off that they were more advanced than Native Americans
To trade weapons with Native Americans
To conquer the Native Americans using weapons
To kill every Native American
29
Governments of Spain and Portugal sponsored overseas exploration and expansion in the late 1400s and into the 1500s
because they desired spices from the Indies
because they lacked access to northern Africa
because they militarily defeated the Ottoman Empire
because they owed allegiance to Islamic caliphates
30
The islands of the Caribbean that were explored and colonized by the Spanish in the 1500s were also known as
the West Indies
California
the Gulf Stream Islands
Madagascar
31
Geographers use latitude and longitude to
locate places
understand a map's symbol
indicate distance between two places
show direction
32
The technological advances of the astrolabe, the caravel, and improved cartography are most directly related to the
formation of the Hanseatic League
Age of Exploration
rise of Chinese socialism
conquests by Mongols
33
Scientists from many countries study the terrain of this continent where 90% of the ice and snow of the world are found.
North America
South America
Antarctica
Asia
34
What happened when Europeans came in contact with Native Americans during the age of exploration?
The population of Native Americans increased.
Europeans taught them how to grow corn and potatoes.
Europeans adopted Native American religious practices.
Thousands of Native Americans died of diseases.
35
What part of a map shows direction?
compass rose
map key
symbol
scale
36
The United States is located in the Northern and Western Hemispheres.
False
True
37
I was a navigator who led a voyage that discovered the Americas. Who am I?
Christopher Columbus
Hernan Cortez
Henry Hudson
Ferdinand Magellan
38
How did the objectives of the explorers change from 1493 to 1607?
Goals went from being based on stories to claiming land for their nation.
Explorers went from wanting land to seeking mythical cities and landmarks.
The reasons for exploring didn’t change over time at all.
Goals went from being noble and brave to being selfish and greedy.