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Tuesday 12/13 Morning Work Quizizz

Total questions: 55

Worksheet time: 2hrs 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
A Compass Rose shows ___________ on most maps.
a)
Symbols
b)
Routes
c)
Directions
d)
Climate
2.
A __________ map shows landforms and other geographic features.
a)
Road
b)
Physical
c)
Political
d)
Locator
3.
The information that explains what each symbol on a map stands for is the _______,
a)
Inset Map
b)
Locator Map
c)
Compass Rose
d)
Key
4.
What is weather in an area over a long period of time?
a)
Elevation
b)
Climate
c)
Title
d)
Scales
5.

What type of map is this?

a)

climate map

b)

physical map

c)

political map

6.

What kind of map features a main idea or theme? weather, roads, sports teams, population

a)

Thematic Map or Special Purpose Map

b)

Road Map

c)

Political Map

7.

Major cities and capital cities noted on map

a)

Physical Map

b)

Political Map

8.

Shows physical features of the land

a)

Physical Map

b)

Political Map

9.

This type of map shows landforms and bodies of water.

a)

Physical Map

b)

Political Map

10.

This map shows borders and boundaries.

a)

Physical Map

b)

Political Map

11.

These maps may be useful for pilots or mountain hikers.

a)

Physical Map

b)

Political Map

12.

These maps are always flat.

a)

Physical Map

b)

Political Map

13.

These maps may show plains, mountains, and deserts.

a)

Physical Map

b)

Political Map

14.

Where one thing is located in relation to something else?

a)

relative location

b)

absolute location

15.

An exact location on a map.

a)

relative location

b)

absolute location

16.

The restaurant is next to the school.

a)

relative location

b)

absolute location

17.

Mexico is south of Texas.

a)

relative location

b)

absolute location

18.

4695 Forsythe Drive, Ohio 24586

a)

relative location

b)

absolute location

19.

The following is absolute location.

a)
b)
20.

Which region used horses and travois for transportation?

a)

Eastern Woodlands

b)

Great Plains

c)

Southwest

d)

Arctic

21.

The Southwest region used irrigation systems. Why?

a)

To direct water to their crops

b)

For travel

c)

To help them plant more seeds at once

d)

To build their houses

22.

Which region used whales for food and tools?

a)

Eastern Woodlands

b)

Southeast

c)

Great Plains

d)

Pacific Northwest Coast

23.

The Great Plains used parts of the ________ for food, tools, and shelter.

a)

Whale

b)

Rabbit

c)

Buffalo (bison)

d)

Horse

24.

All Native Americans traveled by . . .

a)

Canoe

b)

Foot

c)

Horse

d)

Dog sled

25.

In the Southwest, they made their homes out of. . .

a)

Large cedar planks

b)

Buffalo hide

c)

Ice and snow

d)

Adobe (mud & straw)

26.

What did the Pacific Northwest Coast tribes create to tell stories?

a)

Totem poles

b)

Tipis

c)

Dolls

d)

Maps

27.

Which region had mostly flat, grassy land?

a)

Arctic

b)

Pacific Northwest

c)

Southwest

d)

Great Plains

28.

What home did Arctic tribes build with ice and snow?

a)

igloos

b)

wigwams

c)

chickees

d)

plank houses

29.

What was another name for canoes?

a)

dingy

b)

johnboats

c)

dugouts

30.
Which of the following was a primary reason France sought to colonize North America?
a)
To create communities founded on religious tolerance
b)
to reduce overpopulation in Europe
c)
to profit from trading furs and other goods
d)
to create joint ventures with other European powers
31.

Which European explorer is considered responsible for the colonization of the Americas?

a)

Hernan Cortes

b)

Pedro Cabral

c)

Jacques Cartier

d)

Christopher Columbus

32.

Gold, God, and Glory ....

a)

Reasons to explore North America

b)

Reasons to explore route to Asia

c)

Effects of slavery on Native Americans

d)

Effects of European exploration

33.
_______________ reached America in 1497. He landed in what is now Canada, and is credited with finding a good fishing spot that made England money.
a)
Vasco Nunez de Balboa
b)
Christopher Columbus
c)
John Cabot
d)
Amerigo Vespucci
34.
___________ was the first European to reach America in 1492, he had 3 ships on his voyage: the Nina, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria.
a)
Vasco Nunez de Balboa
b)
Christopher Columbus
c)
John Cabot
d)
Amerigo Vespucci
35.
America was first known as the ______________ to Europeans. 
a)
United States
b)
New World
c)
Atlanta
d)
Canada
36.

Spain established what to spread Christianity?

a)

haciendas

b)

presidios

c)

missions

d)

borderlands

37.

What was the most important effect that Marco Polo's book had on the people of Europe?

a)

People sent him away for lying

b)

His book had no effect on the people of Europe at all

c)

People were afraid and stayed close to home

d)

More people wanted to find a route to Asia

38.

A African person forcefully domination by the European is known as:

a)

mestizo

b)

slaves

c)

explores

39.

The old light boat that the Europeans used in 15th century was:

a)

Nao

b)

Sailing boats

c)

Caravels

40.

The explorer who found a Western route to Asia bordering South America was:

a)

Ferdinand Magellan

b)

Bartolome Dias

c)

Vasco da Gama

41.
How long was it before White could return to the colonist after leaving to get supplies?
a)
3 months
b)
1 year
c)
3 years
d)
5 years
42.
Which country sponsored Roanoke?
a)
Syria
b)
France
c)
Spain
d)
England
43.
Why was colony of Roanoke called the lost colony?
a)
The people returned to England.
b)
The colonist were gone when the other colonists came back.
c)
They moved to Jamestown.
d)
The colonist kept losing supplies and couldn't find anything!
44.

Why did John White leave Roanoke and return to England?

a)

He was injured.

b)

His family died.

c)

He went to get supplies.

d)

He went to ask the Queen for money.

45.

From what country did the Jamestown settlers come from?

a)

Spain

b)

England

c)

America

d)

Japan

46.

Which company sent settlers to Jamestown to make a profit?

a)

New York

b)

North Carolina

c)

Georgia

d)

Virginia

47.

What is the chief's name who traded food with the Jamestown settlers?

a)

John

b)

Powhatan

c)

Pocahontas

d)

Spelman

48.

Why was the site for Jamestown NOT inhabited by Native Americans?

a)

The area was swampy in the summer

b)

The area was inhabited by Native Americans

c)

The area had clean, fresh water

d)

The area had plenty of food

49.

What did the settlers eat during the Starving Time?

a)

Cats

b)

Dogs

c)

Horses

d)

All of the above

50.

Who said this, "If you don't work you don't eat."?

a)

Henry Spelmen

b)

John Rolfe

c)

John Smith

d)

George Percy

51.

Which cash crop became Virginia's money-making export?

a)

Tobacco

b)

Corn

c)

Lumber

d)

Fish

52.

Who brought tobacco seeds from the Caribbean Islands to Virginia?

a)

John Smith

b)

Chief Powhatan

c)

Henry Spelmen

d)

John Rolfe

53.

Tobacco planters were so desperate for workers that the began to import who to work the fields?

a)

Slaves

b)

Indentured Servants

c)

Women

d)

Animals

54.

A cash crop is

a)

the practice of farming

b)

a crop grown to make money

c)

farming for money

d)

a fort of crops

55.

Europeans who signed a contract with an American colonists to gain passage to North America.

a)

Native Americans

b)

Slaves

c)

Indentured Servants

d)

Colonists