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Columbian Exchange 5th Grade Review

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In which hemisphere are both North and South America located in?

a)

Northern Hemisphere

b)

Southern Hemisphere

c)

Eastern Hemisphere

d)

Western Hemisphere

2.

Which continents are considered to be part of the Old World?

a)

North America and Europe

b)

Europe, Asia and Africa

c)

North America and South America

d)

Asia, Europe and South America

3.

Which continents are considered to be part of the New World?

a)

Europe and North America

b)

South America and Africa

c)

North America and South America

d)

Asia and North America

4.

Which plants are native (original) to the Americas?

a)

corn, beans and tomatoes

b)

pumpkins, bananas and rice

c)

corn, oranges and rice

d)

beans, bananas and grapes

5.

Which of the following came from Europe to the Americas?

a)

turkey, horses and pigs

b)

corn, beans and tomatoes

c)

corn, turkey and buffalo

d)

rice, horses and wheat

6.

Which animal came to the new world from Europe and was helpful to the Native Americas?

a)

pigs

b)

llamas

c)

horses

d)

beaver

7.

Which animal was brought to the new world, but was harmful to the Native Americans?

a)

pigs

b)

llama

c)

horses

d)

beaver

8.

Which of the following was a harmful effect of the Columbian Exchange?

a)

Horses provided transportation for Native Americans.

b)

Different foods gave Native Americans a more varied diet.

c)

Diseases such as smallpox killed many Native Americans.

d)

Buffalo spread across the Great Plains in North America.

9.

Which of the following was a benefit or something good that came from the Columbian Exchange.

a)

Pigs destroyed crops.

b)

People had different kinds of healthy food.

c)

Diseases caused people to die.

10.

which of the following went from the Americas to Europe?

a)

turkey and potatoes

b)

squash and pigs

c)

horses and cattle

d)

rice and coffee

11.

On which continent is the United States?

a)

South America

b)

Europe

c)

North America

d)

Asia

12.

Which explorer began the Columbian Exchange?

a)

Pedro Cabral

b)

Jacques Cartier

c)

Christopher Columbus

d)

Marco Polo