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Map of the World to the Early Explorers

Total questions: 57

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The letter "A" represents which continent?

a)

North America

b)

South America

c)

Australia

d)

Europe

e)

Africa

2.

The letter "B" represents which continent?

a)

Asia

b)

South America

c)

Australia

d)

Europe

e)

Africa

3.

The letter "C" represents which continent?

a)

Antarctica

b)

Asia

c)

Australia

d)

Europe

e)

Africa

4.

The letter "D" represents which continent?

a)

Antarctica

b)

Asia

c)

Australia

d)

Europe

e)

South America

5.

The letter "E" represents which continent?

a)

Antarctica

b)

Asia

c)

Australia

d)

Europe

e)

South America

6.

The letter "F" represents which continent?

a)

Antarctica

b)

Asia

c)

Australia

d)

Europe

e)

South America

7.

The letter "G" represents which continent?

a)

Antarctica

b)

Asia

c)

Australia

d)

Europe

e)

Africa

8.

The number "1" represents which ocean?

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Pacific Ocean

c)

Southern Ocean

d)

Arctic Ocean

e)

Indian Ocean

9.

The number "2" represents which ocean?

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Pacific Ocean

c)

Southern Ocean

d)

Arctic Ocean

e)

Indian Ocean

10.

The number "3" represents which ocean?

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Pacific Ocean

c)

Southern Ocean

d)

Arctic Ocean

e)

Indian Ocean

11.

The number "4" represents which ocean?

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Pacific Ocean

c)

Southern Ocean

d)

Arctic Ocean

e)

Indian Ocean

12.

The number "5" represents which ocean?

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Pacific Ocean

c)

Southern Ocean

d)

Arctic Ocean

e)

Indian Ocean

13.
What is the name of this line at 0 degrees latitude?
a)
Prime Meridian
b)
Equator
c)
North Pole
d)
South Pole
14.
What is the name of the line at zero degrees longitude?
a)
Equator
b)
Prime Meridian
c)
North Pole
d)
South Pole
15.

Relocating from one state to another is an example of...

a)

Place

b)

Movement

c)

Location

d)

Region

e)

H.E.I.

16.

A description of Canada as "north of the United States" is an example of which location.

a)

absolute

b)

relative

17.

Which term refers to a group of places that have features in common?

a)

movement

b)

adaptation

c)

region

d)

location

18.

How we adapt to nature around us is...

a)

Place

b)

Movement

c)

Location

d)

Region

e)

H.E.I

19.

When you describe to someone what your community is like, you are referring to which theme of geography?

a)

Place

b)

Movement

c)

Location

d)

Region

e)

H.E.I.

20.
What is the definition of Movement?
a)
Areas of the world that have similar characteristics
b)
The way goods, people, and ideas travel from place to place
c)
The way humans interact with their environment
d)
where something is on the surface of the Earth
21.
What are the different types of Movement?
a)
adapt, modify, depend
b)
human, physical
c)
absolute, relative
d)
goods, ideas, people
22.
What is the definition of Region?
a)
Way in which the places in an area are similar
b)
Ways goods, ideas, and people move from place to place 
c)
Where people and places are located on the surface of the Earth
d)
Describes characteristics of an area
23.
Absolute location is:
a)
general
b)
not used on GPS
c)
describing where a place is located using cardinal directions
d)
when latitude and longitude coordinates are used to show where a place is located 
24.
Relative location is:
a)
the use of latitude and longitude coordinates
b)
Given by GPS
c)
a general location using cardinal directions
d)
a specific place
25.
Name the theme that this statement falls under: "Physical characteristics including landforms, climate, vegetation, and bodies of water."
a)
Movement
b)
Region
c)
Place
d)
Location
26.

What were the two main reasons early European explorers wanted to sail west to new lands? Choose two.

a)

They wanted to win the prize for finding the another route.

b)

Their kings and queens in Europe were looking for gold.

c)

They were bored and thought this would be a fun weekend trip.

d)

They wanted a new route to Asia. India and other Asian territories supplied exotic spices. Merchants had to sail around the horn of Africa to reach these goods, and it took too long.

27.

Who is a Portuguese explorer who was the first European to reach India by sea?

a)

Christopher Columbus

b)

Amerigo Vespucci

c)

Mr. McClellan

d)

Vasco de Gama

28.

Who is an Italian explorer who sailed to the New World for Spain?

a)

Christopher Columbus

b)

Hernan Cortes

c)

Vasco de Gama

d)

Amerigo Vespucci

29.

Who was an Italian explorer who explored the South American coast?

a)

Amerigo Vespucci

b)

Ferdinand Magellan

c)

Vasco da Gama

d)

Christopher Columbus

30.

Who was a Portuguese explorer working for Spain who led the first expedition to circumnavigate Earth?

a)

Amerigo Vespucci

b)

Vasco da Gama

c)

Ferdinand Magellan

d)

Hernan Cortes

31.

His name was eventually used in naming the continents North and South America. He was the man who finally figured out they were not in Asia. He sailed down the coast of South America.

a)

John Cabot

b)

Juan Ponce de Leon

c)

Amerigo Vespucci

d)

Christopher Columbus

32.

This man wrote about riches and gold in Asia. He is one of the main reasons so many countries and people wanted to find a route to Asia.

a)

Christopher Columbus

b)

Marco Polo

c)

Amerigo Vespucci

d)

Juan Ponce de Leon

33.

He was credited with finding America, but really didn't land in America. Wanted to find the East by sailing West. He was in search of finding Asia.

a)

Ferdinand Magellan

b)

Christopher Columbus

c)

Amerigo Vespucci

d)

Marco Polo

34.

A navigational tool that early explorers used.

a)

Compass

b)

Pencil and Paper

c)

Ipad

d)

Computer

35.

Explorers were trying to find a shortcut to _____________.

a)

Europe

b)

Africa

c)

Asia

d)

Antarctica

36.

The ocean that Christopher Columbus crossed on his voyage.

a)

Atlantic

b)

Pacific

c)

Indian

d)

Arctic

37.
What new technology helped the explorers improve navigation in the 1400ś?
a)
compass
b)
astrolabe
c)
improved maps
d)
all of the choices
38.
Who opened a school to help explorers learn better ways to explore?
a)
Prince William
b)
Prince James
c)
Prince Henry
d)
Columbus
39.
What nation sponsored Columbus´s expedition in 1492?
a)
Spain
b)
France
c)
Italy
d)
England
40.

Some early explorers hoped to gain wealth by controlling the new trade routes.

a)

True

b)

False

41.

One of the first European explorers to discover the New World. He thought he had landed in India so he called the Native Americans Indians.

a)

Cabot

b)

Columbus

c)

Cartier

d)

Hudson

42.

Italian explorer who landed in the West Indies.

a)

Hernando de Soto

b)

Hernando Cortes

c)

Ferdinand Magellan

d)

Christopher Columbus

43.

He rounded the south of Africa in 1488

a)

Bartholemeu Dias

b)

Christopher Columbus

c)

Sir Francis Drake

d)

Ponce de Leon

44.

  1. What country sponsored Christopher Columbus' voyage to the New World?

a)

Spain

b)

France

c)

England

d)

Portugal

45.

Henry the Navigator was an explorer for the country of __________.

a)

England

b)

France

c)

Spain

d)

Portugal

46.

European explorers were sent to the New World for

a)

gold, spices, and ships

b)

gold, land, and to convert the native peoples to Christianity

c)

silver, pearls, and slaves

d)

slaves, navigators, and cartographers

47.

What is this part of the map?

a)

title

b)

key / legend

c)

compass

48.

What is this part of the map?

a)

title

b)

key / legend

c)

compass

49.

What is this part of the map?

a)

title

b)

key / legend

c)

compass

50.

What is a compass?

a)

name of a map

b)

shows meaning of symbols on map

c)

shows directions

51.

Which part of the map tells you which way to go?

a)

Compass

b)

Legend

52.

Which part of the map measures distance?

a)

Scale

b)

Compass

53.

In which part of the map can symbols be found?

a)

Key

b)

Border

54.

What is another name for map key?

a)

Legend

b)

Meridian

55.

In what direction do meridians run?

a)

North to south

b)

East to west

56.

In what direction do lines of latitude run?

a)

North to south

b)

East to west

57.

What is formed when lines of latitude crosses lines of longitude?

a)

Scales

b)

Grids

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