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04 History Abeka Chapter 1

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The study of the earth's surface

a)

history

b)

geography

c)

continents

d)

biography

2.

A body of land with water on three sides

a)

continent

b)

island

c)

peninsula

d)

country

3.

The largest body of water

a)

ocean

b)

pond

c)

lake

d)

stream

4.

The largest land mass

a)

peninsula

b)

continent

c)

country

d)

island

5.

The story of what happened in the life of a country or people

a)

geography

b)

history

c)

discovery

d)

science

6.

The name the Vikings gave to America

a)

Vinland

b)

Vineland

c)

Vinings

d)

America

7.

Ponce de Leon was searching for this in the New World

a)

water fountain

b)

Grand Canyon

c)

Mississippi River

d)

Fountain of Youth

8.

The Italian explorer who visited China and described its riches to Europe

a)

Marco Polo

b)

Christopher Columbus

c)

Leif Erikson

d)

John Cabot

9.

Discovered the Pacific Ocean

a)

Christopher Columbus

b)

Vasco de Balboa

c)

Vasco da Gama

d)

Amerigo Vespucci

10.

Landed on the island of San Salvador in 1492

a)

Amerigo Vespucci

b)

Christopher Columbus

c)

Marco Polo

d)

Leif Ericson

11.

Sailed around the tip of Africa

a)

Vasco da Gama

b)

Vasco de Balboa

c)

Ponce de Leon

d)

John Cabot

12.

An English mapmaker who sailed the first English ship to North America

a)

Christopher Columbus

b)

Amerigo Vespucci

c)

John Cabot

d)

Vasco de Balboa

13.

America was named for this explorer

a)

Christopher Columbus

b)

Leif Ericson

c)

Amerigo Vespucci

d)

Marco Polo

14.

What were the Vikings looking for when they came to America?

a)

land and food

b)

clothing and shelter

c)

clothing and food

d)

land and clothing

15.

What did Columbus call the first people in the New World?

a)

Native Americans

b)

Indians

c)

Americans

d)

Asians

16.

What did Balboa name the Pacific Ocean?

a)

Pacific Ocean

b)

Great North Sea

c)

Western Ocean

d)

Great South Sea

17.

Largest continent

a)

Europe

b)

North America

c)

Africa

d)

Asia

18.

The warmest ocean

a)

Pacific Ocean

b)

Atlantic Ocean

c)

Indian Ocean

d)

Arctic Ocean

19.

The smallest continent

a)

Europe

b)

Antarctica

c)

Australia

d)

Asia