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Exploration

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8th Grade

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Columbian Exchange

The exchange of plants, animals, diseases, and technologies between the Americas and the rest of the world following Columbus's voyages.

meeting of Europeans, Africans, and Native Americans beginning in the late 1400s.

Distance north or south of the equator

Distance east or west of the prime meridian, measured in degrees

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Great Convergence

The exchange of plants, animals, diseases, and technologies between the Americas and the rest of the world following Columbus's voyages.

meeting of Europeans, Africans, and Native Americans beginning in the late 1400s.

one of the seven large landmasses on the earth

a waterway through or around North America

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Latitude

0 degrees latitude, divides the earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.

Distance east or west of the Prime Meridian. Lines run vertical.

0 degrees longitude, divides the earth in Eastern and Western Hemispheres

Distance north or south of the equator. Lines run horizontal.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Longitude

0 degrees latitude, divides the earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.

Distance east or west of the Prime Meridian. Lines run vertical.

0 degrees longitude, divides the earth in Eastern and Western Hemispheres

Distance north or south of the equator. Lines run horizontal.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Equator

0 degrees latitude, divides the earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.

Distance east or west of the Prime Meridian. Lines run vertical.

0 degrees longitude, divides the earth in Eastern and Western Hemispheres

Distance north or south of the equator. Lines run horizontal.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Prime Meridian

0 degrees latitude, divides the earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.

Distance east or west of the Prime Meridian. Lines run vertical.

0 degrees longitude, divides the earth in Eastern and Western Hemispheres

Distance north or south of the equator. Lines run horizontal.

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

3 G's of Exploration

He mistakenly discovered the Americas in 1492 while searching for a faster route to India.

God, Gold, Glory

The exchange of plants, animals, diseases, and technologies between the Americas and the rest of the world following Columbus's voyages.

a map that shows land and water features

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