History and Geography Test- Chapter 1

Question 1

South America is the smallest continent.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 2

A peninsula is a body of land that is surrounded by water on three sides.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 3

There are 6 continents.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 4

The smallest continent is Australia.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 5

There are six oceans.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 6

What is devotion or loyalty?

Accepted Answer

allegiance

Question 7

What is the story of what happened in the life of a country or people?

Accepted Answer

history

Question 8

North America is located in the Western Hemisphere.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 9

Which ship was NOT one of Columbus'

Accepted Answer

Santa Fe

Question 10

Africa is the second largest continent.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 11

North America is the 2nd largest continent.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 12

The continent that Columbus tried to reach was Australia.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 13

Which explorer founded and named Florida?

Accepted Answer

Ponce de Leon

Question 14

Asia is the largest continent.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 15

A Spanish explorer that first saw the Pacific Ocean and called it the Great South Sea.

Accepted Answer

Balboa

Question 16

Which explorer sailed around the tip of Africa to reach India?

Accepted Answer

Vasco da Gama

Question 17

Where did the Vikings first land?

Accepted Answer

Greenland

Question 18

The continent of Asia is responsible for the settlement of the New World.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 19

Which explorer is credited for discovering America?

Accepted Answer

Christopher Columbus

Question 20

What is the study of the surface of the earth called?

Accepted Answer

geography

Question 21

What is another word for liberty?

Accepted Answer

freedom

Question 22

What is a large mass of land called?

Accepted Answer

continent

Question 23

A merchant who traveled to China and wrote about the wonders he had seen there.

Accepted Answer

Marco Polo

Question 24

Where did Columbus first land?

Accepted Answer

San Salvador

Question 25

An Italian sailor that discovered America in 1492.

Accepted Answer

Christopher Columbus

Question 26

A viking who was the first European to visit America

Accepted Answer

Leif Erikson

Question 27

Who was America named for?

Accepted Answer

Amerigo Vespucci

Question 28

What was Columbus searching for when he found America?

Accepted Answer

a better trade route to India

Question 29

What is a promise to do something?

Accepted Answer

pledge

Question 30

Australia is the largest continent.

Accepted Answer

False

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