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What are the five themes of Geography? |
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Location, Place, Interaction, Movement, and Region |
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The trade of corn is an example of: |
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The Statue of Liberty is at 43 degrees latitude and 23 degrees longitude. This statement is an example of: |
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Irrigation is an example of: |
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What are the five Great Lakes? |
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Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie, and Ontario |
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Lines that measure east to west are lines of: |
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Lines that measure north to south are lines of: |
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What is the longest River system in North America? |
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Mississippi and Misssouri River |
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Give an example of a primary source? |
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Eyewitness accounts such as diaries, offical documents, and public speeches |
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Give an example of a secondary source? |
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Biographies, books or encyclopidias written by Historians, andtexbooks |
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A leaning toward or against a certain person, group, or idea |
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Whether or not the source is actually what it seems to be |
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Christopher Columbus was an ______ but he sailed from _____ |
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Santa Maria, Pinta, and Nina |
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The first Spanish Colony was called: |
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A group of people who settle in a distant land but are still ruled by the government of their native land |
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Columbus discovering the Americas was the ____________ or a decisive change in history |
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What is the Columbian Exchange? |
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When the eastern and western hemispheres met and exchanged goods |
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Conquistadors is the Spainish word for _______ |
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What are the five reasons the Spanish were successful in deafeating the Aztecs and Incas? |
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1.) Better Equipment 2.) Horses 3.) Thought Spainards were gods 4.) Weak from fighting each other 5.) Died from disease |
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What was the first Presidios? |
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Forts where soldiers lived |
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What is the Northwest Passage? |
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Waterway through or around North America |
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Martin Luther started the ____________ ___________ |
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__________ founded the Hudson river for the Dutch. |
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_____________ founded the first French seetlement called Port Royal. |
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Fishing, trapping and trading |
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Jamestown was turned around by this person's slogan "You have to work to eat." |
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Representatives for the government |
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A leagle document giving certain rights to a person or company |
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Define Representative Government: |
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Voters elect representatives to make laws for them |
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The pilgrams won a charter to settle in _________, but instead they landed in __________ |
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Before they left the boat they signed the _________________ |
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William Bradford was the governor of Plymouth for ____ years |
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When the pilgrams had a great harvest they set aside a day called ___________ |
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__________ was the first person to circumnavigate the world |
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The study of people and their environments, and their resources is |
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Who was Barolome Las Casas |
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A priest for New Spain that wanted to help the Indians |
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