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H and G review

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which statement is true about the "Age of Discovery"?

a)

The Age of Discovery only lasted about a year.

b)

The Age of Discovery was a time when most people became very healthy.

c)

The Age of Discovery was a time of exploration and discovery of new ideas and information.

d)

The Age of Discovery was not an important time in world history.

2.

Which colour of route did the Spanish explorers take?

a)

red

b)

purple

c)

none

d)

yellow

3.

Select the ONE statement that would best complete the chart below.

a)

Explorers did not want to find a new trade route to America.

b)

California was claimed by Spain.

c)

Christianity was introduced to the New World.

d)

Trade between Asia and the New World increased.

4.

What is the most likely reason European countries wanted to establish colonies in the New World?

a)

Colonies would firmly establish their presence in the New World.

b)

Colonies would keep problems with American Indians in the area to a minimum.

c)

Colonies would keep other European countries from trying to claim the land.

d)

All statements are correct.

5.

The first European to sail around the southern tip of Africa and into the Indian Ocean was:

a)

Magellan

b)

Vasco da Gama

c)

Bartolomeu Dias

d)

Christopher Columbus

6.

What were early Portuguese explorers trying to find?

a)

a passage to India by air

b)

a new trade route to India by sea

c)

a passage to the Philippines by land

d)

a passage to China by sea

7.

What was the major purpose why the European explorers were sent to the New World?

a)

gold, spices, and chips

b)

silver, pearls, and other treasures

c)

gold, land, and to convert native people to Christianity

d)

slaves, navigators, and cartographers

8.

What disease did sailors suffer on board a caravel?

a)

cancer

b)

COVID-19

c)

scurvy

d)

influenza

9.
A.2.9. On board a caravel, sailors were organised in groups with specific work times and roles. What do you call each of these groups?
a)
a pump
b)
a crew
c)
a watch
d)
a navigator
10.

The following statements are correct about the mountains EXCEPT for:

a)

The weather changes from as you ascend a mountain.

b)

The colder it gets the higher you go.

c)

The peaks of very high mountains near the Equator are covered in snow.

d)

You will eventually reach the rain shadow if you climb high enough.

11.

Which countries serve as the borders for Lake Titicaca, South America's largest freshwater lake and the world's highest navigable lake?

a)

Peru and Chile

b)

Chile and Bolivia

c)

Bolivia and Uruguay

d)

Bolivia and Peru

12.

Where is the Himalaya mountain range located?

a)

Taiwan

b)

Indonesia

c)

Poland

d)

Nepal

13.

Which one of these countries do the Andes Mountains not go through?

a)

Chile

b)

Peru

c)

Colombia

d)

Philippines

14.

Which word in the sentence that makes the statement incorrect? The Atacama Desert in Chile is one of the coldest places on Earth.

a)

Atacama Desert

b)

Chile

c)

coldest

d)

Earth

15.

Among are the activities on the mountain areas, which one doesn't belong?

a)

hiking

b)

parasailing

c)

patholing

d)

parascending