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| Measure North to South and travel East to West |
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| large land masses surrounded by water |
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South America
North America
Europe
Asia
Africa
Antarctica
Australia |
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| The two continents combined as one. |
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| Broad lowland providing many excellent harbors |
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| Wrapped the Hudson Bay in a horseshoe shape |
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| Hills worn by erosion and hundreds of lakes carved by glaciers. |
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| Holds some of the oldest rock formations in North America |
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| rolling flatlands with many rivers, valleys, and grassy hills. |
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| Flat land that gradually increases in elevation westward; grasslands |
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| Rugged mountains stretching from Alaska to Mexico; high elevations |
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| Contains the Continental Divide |
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| determines the directional flow of rivers |
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| Area containing isolated mountain ranges and Death Valley |
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| Lowest point in North America |
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| Alaska and Northern Canada, temperatures below freezing much of the year |
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| Pacific Northwest Coast, rainy, mild climate |
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| Great Plains, dry grasslands |
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| New Mexico and Arizona, desert areas (hot) |
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| Eastern Woodland, heavily forested |
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| Indians got their food by (3 ways) |
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| fishing, hunting and harvesting crops |
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| Indians made their clothing from what two things? |
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| Indians made their shelter from (4 things) |
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| stones, sod, wood, animal skins |
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| Name the three motivating forces. |
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Economic- Gold
Religious- God
Competition- Glory |
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| Name the obstacles to exploration (4) |
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poor maps and navigational tools
disease and starvation
fear of the unknown
lack of adequate supplies |
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| Name the accomplishments of the explorers |
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Exchanged goods and ideas
Improved navigational tools and improved ships
Claimed territories |
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| Who claimed the Southwest United States for Spain? |
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| What explorer was from Spain? |
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| What explorer was from England? |
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| What explorer explored eastern Canada? |
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| What two explorers were from France? |
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Samuel de Champlain
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Robert LaSalle |
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| What explorer established the French settlement of Quebec? |
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| What explorer claimed the Mississippi River Valley? |
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| Who made voyages of discovery along West Africa? |
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| What ocean served as a highway for explorers, early settlers and later immigrants? |
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| What river is the gateway to the west? |
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| Where did inland port cities grow? |
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| In the midwest along the Great Lakes |
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| What two rivers were the transportation arteries for farm and industrial products? |
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| Mississippi and Missouri Rivers |
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| Who explored the Columbia River? |
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| Who explored the Colorado River? |
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| What forms the border with Mexico? |
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| What ocean was an early exploration route? |
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| What provided the French and Spanish with exploration routes to Mexico and other parts of America? |
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| Which country conquered and enslaved Indians, brought Christianity, and brought European diseases? |
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| Which country established trading posts and spread the Christian religion? |
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| What country established settlements and claimed ownership of land, learned farming techniques from Indians, and traded with the Native Americans? |
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| Name the three areas of cooperation. |
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Technology (transportation of weapons and farm tools)
Trade
Crops |
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| Name the 5 areas of conflict. |
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Land
Competition for trade
Differences in culture
Disease
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| Who became powerful by controlling trade in West Africa? |
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| What did the Portuguese trade for gold? |
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| metals, cloth and manufactured goods |
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| Ghana, Mali, and Songhai dominated West Africa in turn from _____ to ______ |
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| Jamestown was settled in what year? |
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| Plymouth colony was settled by whom? |
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| Massachusettes Bay Colony was settled by the _________________. |
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| Pennsylvania was settled by the ________. |
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| Georgia was settled by people who had been in _______________________. |
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| debtor's prisons in England |
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| Which two colonies wanted to avoid religious persecution? |
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| Plymouth and Massachusettes Bay Colony |
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| Which colonial region includes Massachusettes, Rhode Island and Connecticut? |
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| Which colonial region includes Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York and Delaware? |
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| The Middle Colonies (Mid-Atlantic) |
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| Which colonial region includes Georgia, Virginia, and South Carolina? |
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| Which colonial region(s) include the appalachian mountains? |
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All of them.
New England
Mid-Atlantic
South |
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| What colonial region is known for its jagged coastline, moderate summers, cold winters, shipbuilding, and town meetings? |
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| Which colonial region is known for its rich farmlands, moderate climate, livestock and grain, trading, diverse religions and market towns? |
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| Which colonial region is known for its good harbors, humid climate, large farms/plantations, cash crops, slavery, indentured servants, Church of England, and counties? |
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| Which colonial Region is Virginia located in? |
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| Which colonial Region is Virginia located in? |
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