WorksheetsSwitch Day Geography & American History
Total questions: 27
Worksheet time: 10mins
This line measures 0 degrees latitude:
Equator
International Date Line
Meridians
Prime Meridian
Exact position on the earth's surface
Absolute Location
Relative Location
The equator breaks the Earth into what two hemispheres?
Eastern and Southern
Northern and Southern
Western and Eastern
Northern and Western
Latitude and Longitude lines are measured in __________.
inches
miles
degrees
ounces
What is the measure of the North Pole?
90°
90°N
90°S
90°P
What is the measure of the South Pole?
90°
90°N
90°S
90°F
Lines of latitude are...
real.
imaginary.
vertical.
horizontal.
Asia
Australia
South America
Africa
Asia
Why did the first inhaitants come to North America?
following the woolly mammoth
curiosity
war in the homeland
What were the causes of Exploration?
find wealth (gold & silver)
discover the Northwest Passage (glory)
spread Christianity (God)
all of the above
Negative effects of the Columbian Exchange.
diseases spread to Native Americans
ships sank along the voyage
too many men and women wanted to trade
Effects of Age of Exploration on Native Americans
placed into slavery by some Europeans
died from diseases brought from Europe
profited because of the fur trade
all of the above
Sugar was traded from ____ to ____
What was the name of the first successful English colony settlement, founded in 1607?
Roanoke Island
Plymouth
Washington D.C.
Jamestown
What group of colonies had strict religious views?
New England
Middle
Southern
Western
