Worksheets04 History Abeka Chapter 1
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 10mins
The study of the earth's surface
history
geography
continents
biography
A body of land with water on three sides
continent
island
peninsula
country
The largest body of water
ocean
pond
lake
stream
The largest land mass
peninsula
continent
country
island
The story of what happened in the life of a country or people
geography
history
discovery
science
The name the Vikings gave to America
Vinland
Vineland
Vinings
America
Ponce de Leon was searching for this in the New World
water fountain
Grand Canyon
Mississippi River
Fountain of Youth
The Italian explorer who visited China and described its riches to Europe
Marco Polo
Christopher Columbus
Leif Erikson
John Cabot
Discovered the Pacific Ocean
Christopher Columbus
Vasco de Balboa
Vasco da Gama
Amerigo Vespucci
Landed on the island of San Salvador in 1492
Amerigo Vespucci
Christopher Columbus
Marco Polo
Leif Ericson
Sailed around the tip of Africa
Vasco da Gama
Vasco de Balboa
Ponce de Leon
John Cabot
An English mapmaker who sailed the first English ship to North America
Christopher Columbus
Amerigo Vespucci
John Cabot
Vasco de Balboa
America was named for this explorer
Christopher Columbus
Leif Ericson
Amerigo Vespucci
Marco Polo
What were the Vikings looking for when they came to America?
land and food
clothing and shelter
clothing and food
land and clothing
What did Columbus call the first people in the New World?
Native Americans
Indians
Americans
Asians
What did Balboa name the Pacific Ocean?
Pacific Ocean
Great North Sea
Western Ocean
Great South Sea
Largest continent
Europe
North America
Africa
Asia
The warmest ocean
Pacific Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
Indian Ocean
Arctic Ocean
The smallest continent
Europe
Antarctica
Australia
Asia
