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The five themes of Geography: |
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Location, movement, place, region, and interaction. |
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The trade of corn is an example of: (the answer is one of the five themes) |
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It is an example of movement. |
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The Statue of Liberty is at 43 degrees Latitude and 23 degrees Longitude. This statement is an example of: (one of the five themes) |
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This is an example of location. |
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Irrigation is an example of: (one of the five themes) |
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It is an example of interaction. |
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What are the five Great Lakes? |
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They are Lake Superior, Lake Michigan, Lake Huron, Lake Erie, and Lake Ontario. |
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The Study of people, their environments, and their resources: |
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What are the lines that measure east to west? |
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These lines are called longitude. |
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What are the lines that measure north to south? |
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These lines are called latitude. |
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The longest river system in North America: |
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What is an example of a primary source? |
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An example is a journal, a photo, eyewitness accounts, or public speeches. |
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What is an example of a secondary source? |
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An example is a text book, newspaper, teacher, biography, TV, or World Wide Web. |
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A leaning toward or against a certain person, group, or idea. |
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It refers to whether or not the source is actually what it seems to be. |
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Christopher Columbus was an ________, but he sailed for _________. |
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Christopher Columbus was an Italian, but he sailed for Spain. |
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What were Christopher Columbus's three ships? |
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The Nina, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria. |
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The first Spanish Colony was: |
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A group of people that settle in a distant land but are still ruled by the government of their native land.
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It is a decisive change in history. |
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The first person to circumnavigate the world was: |
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What is the Columbian Exchange? |
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It was when the Eastern and Western Hemispheres met, and they exchanged goods and ideas. |
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Conquistadors is the spanish word for: |
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The five reasons the Spanish were successful in defeating the Aztecs and Incas were that: |
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They had better equipment, they had horses, they thought spaniards were gods, they were weak from fighting eachother, and died from disease. |
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De Soto and Champlain explored: |
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They explored in Florida. |
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Who was Barolome Las Casas? |
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He sought justice for the indians by talking to the king. |
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Forts where soldiers lived. |
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The Northwest Passage was: |
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A waterway through or around North America. |
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He began the Protestant Reformation. |
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The person who founded the Hudson River: |
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The person who founded the first French settlement called Port Royal: |
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Samuel de Champlain founded it. |
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What did the French profit from? |
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They profited from fur trading, and also fishing and trapping. |
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"The Lost Colony" is called:
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Jamestown was altered by this person's saying, "You have to work to eat". |
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representatives to government. |
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Representative government: |
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voters elect representatives to make laws for them. |
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William Bradford was the governer of Plymouth for _______ years. |
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He was the governer for 36 years. |
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When the pilgrims had a great harvest they set a day called: |
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Thanksgiving was the day they set aside. |
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A leaning toward or against a certain person, group, or idea. |
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It is a legal document that gives certain rights to a person or company. |
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