WorksheetsReview: Continents and causes of imperialism
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 8mins
What is a continent?
A continent is one of several large landmasses.
a large body of people united by common descent, history, culture, or language, inhabiting a particular country or territory.
geography is a field of science devoted to the study of the lands, features, inhabitants, and phenomena of the Earth and planets
an area or division, especially part of a country or the world having definable characteristics but not always fixed boundaries.
What is a nation?
A continent is one of several large landmasses.
a large body of people united by common descent, history, culture, or language, inhabiting a particular country or territory.
geography is a field of science devoted to the study of the lands, features, inhabitants, and phenomena of the Earth and planets
an area or division, especially part of a country or the world having definable characteristics but not always fixed boundaries.
Which continent is this?
North America
China
Europe
Asia
Which continent is this?
North America
Asia
Australia
South America
Which continent is this? HINT it is all the way south and penguins live here (no people only scientists)
Africa
Asia
India
Antarctica
Which continent is this?
South America
Europe
Africa
Brazil
Which continent is this?
South America
Europe
Asia
Brazil
Which continent is this?
Asia
Mexico
Europe
North America
Which continent is this?
Africa
Europe
United States
North America
What were some ECONOMIC causes of Imperialism?
need for raw materials
need for markets
be the best nation in the world
spread Christianity
What were some POLITICAL (MILITARY) causes of Imperialism?
be the most powerful nation in the world
need for markets
bases were important fueling station and resupply stations
westernize the colonies
What were some SOCIAL/CULTURAL causes of Imperialism?
need for raw materials
new medicines to survive tropical regions
the colonizers believing they are the superior race and it is their moral duty to civilize the people living in the colonies
spread Christianity throughout the colonies
What were some SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY causes of Imperialism?
had good technology
had new medicines to survive the tropical climate
the colonizers believing they are the superior race and it is their moral duty to civilize the people living in the colonies
steamships and railroads were used to move imperialist armies and supplies
