7thSS~Sem1-2Short/TF

Question 1

Rival tribes, guns, horses all helped in allowing Cortes to conquer the Aztecs

Accepted Answer

True

Question 2

Miguel Hidalgo-credited with attempting to start a revolution to break Spanish control in 1810

Accepted Answer

True

Question 3

The first cowboys in North America were in Mexico

Accepted Answer

True

Question 4

Only 2% of the earth's water is fresh

Accepted Answer

True

Question 5

Which is NOT one of the 7 continents?

Accepted Answer

Canada

Question 6

The national symbol of Argentina is the gaucho

Accepted Answer

True

Question 7

The country in Central America that has no army & has good standard of living is Costa Rica

Accepted Answer

True

Question 8

Three forces of erosion are wind, water, and ice

Accepted Answer

True

Question 9

A favela is a slum area where migrant workers live

Accepted Answer

True

Question 10

The Rocky Mountains form the "continental divide" in the United States

Accepted Answer

True

Question 11

The tallest mountains in the United States are the Appalachians

Accepted Answer

False

Question 12

The Amazon River is the 2nd largest river in the world

Accepted Answer

True

Question 13

Venezuela's largest sourch of income as a nation is from oil production

Accepted Answer

True

Question 14

Terrorism changed the United States with the 9/11 bombing of the Sears' Tower in Chicago

Accepted Answer

False

Question 15

Which is NOT one of the 4 oceans?

Accepted Answer

African

Question 16

The one country of Central America that was not controlled by the Spanish was Nicaragua

Accepted Answer

False

Question 17

The main religion of North America is Christianity

Accepted Answer

True

Question 18

The 2 main gases that make up the earth's atmosphere are hydrogen & oxygen

Accepted Answer

False

Question 19

The tallest mountain in the world is Mt. Denali, formerly called, Mt. Kinley in Alaska

Accepted Answer

False

Question 20

Canada is the second largest country in the world, based on land area

Accepted Answer

True

Question 21

The St. Lawrence River connects the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean

Accepted Answer

True

Question 22

Which is NOT one of the 7 continents?

Accepted Answer

Venezuela

Question 23

The earth's population today is 28 million

Accepted Answer

False

Question 24

Pangaea is an extinct animal that once roamed the polar regions of North America

Accepted Answer

False

Question 25

Tenochtitlan was the name of the Aztec god

Accepted Answer

False

Question 26

Most freshwater on the earth is frozen

Accepted Answer

True

Question 27

The United States has survived and endured two civil wars

Accepted Answer

False

Question 28

The country of Panama was freed with the help of the United States from Peru

Accepted Answer

False

Question 29

Which is NOT the most lasting/visible influence left behind by Spanish control in Mexico

Accepted Answer

crops

Question 30

The Native Americans on the Great Plains hunted and depended on the buffalo

Accepted Answer

True

Question 31

The Pacific Ocean borders the eastern shores of Mexico

Accepted Answer

False

Question 32

A tariff is a tax placed on imports entering a country

Accepted Answer

True

Question 33

The leeward side of a mountain is generally more wet than the windward side

Accepted Answer

False

Question 34

The capital city of the Aztecs was built on 2 islands on Lake Texcoco

Accepted Answer

True

Question 35

The greenhouse effect occurs when heat, gases, dust, humidity cannot escape the atmosphere

Accepted Answer

True

Question 36

Which is NOT one of the 5 Great Lakes?

Accepted Answer

Atlantic

Question 37

The 2 most popular sports of the Caribbean Islands & Central America are soccer & baseball

Accepted Answer

True

Question 38

The 3 most commonly raised commercial crops in Central America: coffee, bananas, sugar cane

Accepted Answer

True

Question 39

The main staple in the Mexican diet is corn

Accepted Answer

True

Question 40

Which is NOT one of the 5 Great Lakes?

Accepted Answer

Arctic

Question 41

The original settlers to Canada were fishermen, hunters and gatherers

Accepted Answer

True

Question 42

Which is NOT one of the 4 cardinal directions?

Accepted Answer

Northwest

Question 43

Brazil was a former colony of Spain for 300 years

Accepted Answer

False

Question 44

The Panama Canal was built by the United States, but now is owned & operated by Panama

Accepted Answer

True

Question 45

The province most heavily populated with French people in Canada is Nova Scotia

Accepted Answer

False

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