Explorers 2023

Which city is located NEAREST 30 °N, 90 °W?

• Denver

• St. Louis

• Houston

• New Orleans

Based on the information in the maps above, which region of Texas has the most average rainfall in one year?

• Great Plains

• Central Plains

• Coastal Plains

• Mountain and Basin

Which information completes the key for the map above?

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Europeans explored the Western Hemisphere for all of the following reasons EXCEPT to—

• seek riches

• spread illness

• seek new lands

• spread religion

What was the greatest effect of Hernando Cortes's exploration of the New World?

• end of the Aztec Empire

• discovery of the Northwest Passage

• creation of the mission system

• beginning of the slave trade

Coronado and other Spanish explorers were motivated to lead expeditions to North America because of the stories they heard about —

• seven cities of gold

• a giant sea monster

• horses that could fly

• an immortal native tribe

Who was the first European explorer to come to the Americas?

• Columbus

• Cortes

• Erickson

• Cabeza de Vaca

Who was the Italian sea captain, who sailed for Spain and was trying to find a route to Asia. 

• Vespucci

• Cortes

• Columbus

• Coronado

Columbus sailed three ships. What were the names of those ships?

• Gold, Silver and Bronze

• Nina, Pinta and Santa Maria

• Asia, Caribbean, Bahamas

• Europe, Spain, France

Which explorer captured and killed the leader of Mexican civilization and  then became a European embarrassment?

• la Salle

• Coronado

• Cortes

• Columbus