SC Studies Weekly Week 17

Explorers have always been interested in unknown places. They have hoped to find all of the following but

• gold and riches

• new land

• fame and glory

• trade routes

Exploration has led to _________________________.

• wars

• migration

• government

• people

Most people move voluntarily to a place they already know about for all of the reason but one. Choose the one that is not a reason they move voluntarily.

• Religious and political freedom

• new crops

• Better way of life

• Opportunity to own land

Which one of the following men was not an early explorer of the Northern Hemisphere?

• Henry Hudson

• Christopher Columbus

• Ronald Reagan

• Jacques Cartier

A _____________ is a person who moves away from his or her place of usual residence.

• passport

• country

• population

• migrant

People bring customs and ________________ when they migrate.

• toys

• traditions

• rivers

• houses

Which early explorer of the Northern Hemisphere sailed from Norway, around Iceland and south to Canada?

• Ponce De Leon

• Christopher Columbus

• Leif Erikson

• Sieur De La Salle

Sometimes people leave a place because of a problem. Which of the following is not a problem that might cause someone to move?

• conflict

• natural disasters

• a good climate

• shortages of resources

What does the population map show?

• weather patterns across the world

• climate patterns across the world

• patterns of human settlement across the world

• political patterns across the world

The World Hazards Map shows_______________________.

• weather patterns across the world

• different natural disasters in the world

• political patterns across the world

• climate patterns across the world