Unit 1-4 Reviewer
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What geographic region is located along the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico?
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What geographic region is located west of the Rocky Mountains and east of the Coastal Range?
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What geographic region may be described as "rugged mountains along the Pacific Coast that contain fertile valleys"?
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What river was the gateway to the west?
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On a map of North America, which river of the six rivers studied would be the farthest east?
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What river was explored by Lewis and Clark?
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What geographic region contains the oldest mountain range in North America?
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What geographic region consists of flat lands that gradually increase in elevation westward?
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Where is the Continental Divide located? What region?
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What group of American Indians inhabited present-day Alask and northern Canada?
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What group of American Indians inhabited present-day northeast United States?
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What group of American Indians inhabited the Pacific-Northwest coast?
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What group of American Indians inhabited the Great Plains?
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What group of American Indians used adobe bricks to build their shelter?
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What group of American Indians lived in plankhouses?
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What group of American Indians lived in longhouses?
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What group of American Indians lived in tepees?
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What group of American Indians lived in igloos?
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The American Indians were similar in that they all
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Lived along rivers
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Used their environment to obtain food, clothing, and shelter
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Spoke the same language
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Lived in the same type of dwellings
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What goods did the West African kingdoms have to trade to Portugal and other European countries?
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Salt, gold, and slaves
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Guns, butter, and beer
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Bows and arrows
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Sugar, tobacco, and cotton
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A. Salt, gold, and slaves -
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Which of these is not one of the three powerful West Africa kingdoms encountered by Portugal?
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Songhai
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Congo
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Ghana
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Mali
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A. Congo -
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As European explorers came to the New World, a large number of American Indians died due to ______ Europeans brought with them.
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Animals
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Vegetables
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Diseases
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Knives
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A. Diseases -
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What affected the way American Indians met their basic needs?
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Transportation and military
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Artifacts and objects
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Maps and globes
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Geography and climate
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A. Geography and climate -
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What river forms a border between the United States and parts of Mexico?
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Rio Grande
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Ohio River
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Mississippi River
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Columbia River
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A. Rio Grande -
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American Indians used animal skins and plants such as cotton or tree bark to make
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Shelter
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Clothing
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Beads
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Pottery
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A. Clothing -
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'Disease and starvation' was one of the four main obstacles early European explorers faced. Which of the other obstacles caused disease and starvation?
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Fear of the Unknown
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Lack of adequate supplies
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Different languages
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Economic
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A. Lack of adequate supplies -
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Where did John Cabot explore in North America?
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Eastern coast of Canada; New Foundland
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Eastern part of Canada; Quebec
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Mississippi River Valley
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Rocky Mountains
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A. Eastern coast of Canada; New Foundland -
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John Cabot was the first explorer for what country to reach North America?
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France
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Spain
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England
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Canada
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A. England -
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Which of these European countries was not in competition in exploring North America
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Spain
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Portugal
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England
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France
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A. Portugal -
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Robert la Salle explored this area for France?
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Quebec
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Present-day southwestern United States
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Mississippi River Valley
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Alaska
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A. Mississippi River Valley -
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What European country while searching for a quicker sea route to Asia around Africa encountered the three powerful kingdoms of West Africa?
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England
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France
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Russia
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Portugal
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A. Portugal -
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What was the northeast part of North America called where the Iroquois lived?
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Great Plains
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Arctic
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Eastern Woodlands
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Southwest
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A. Eastern Woodlands -
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Which of the following was not a main reason for European exploration?
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Economic: gold, natural resources, and trade
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Religious: god, spreading the word of Christianity
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Political: glory, competition for empire and belief in superiority of culture
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Cultural: the need to learn new languages
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A. Cultural: the need to learn new languages -
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The obstacle, 'fear of the unknown', is represented by all of the following except
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Sea monsters
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Falling off the edge of the world (the world is flat)
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Finding new natural resources
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A. Finding new natural resources -
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What was Columbus in search of we he landed in North America in 1492?
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A quicker sea route to Asia
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Gold
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His lost brother
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American Indians
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A. A quicker sea route to Asia -
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'Lack of adequate supplies' was one of the four main obstacles early European explorers faced. Which of the other obstacles caused a 'lack of adequate supplies'?
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Fear of the unknown
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Poor maps and navigational tools
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Disease and starvation
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Economic
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A. Poor maps and navigational tools -
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_____ ______ became a source of conflict between American Indians and the English because England look to claim and own it outright.
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Different languages
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Land ownership
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Beaver furs
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Boat sails
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A. Land ownership -
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Which European nation was known to maintain friendly relations with American Indians and trade fur extensively with them?
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England
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France
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Spain
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Portugal
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A. France -
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Why would the exploration and trade with West Africa become a part of US history?
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Source of slaves
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Source of salt
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Source of guns
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Source of meat
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A. Source of slaves -
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