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this is the unit 1 flash card set for Mr. B's class
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History
7th Grade
09/11/2011

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Term
What are the 5 themes of Geograpy?
Definition
location, place, interaction, movement, regions
Term
The trade of corn is an example of what theme of geography?
Definition
movement
Term
The Statue of Liberty is at 43 degrees Latitude and 23 degrees Longitude. This is an example of what theme of geography?
Definition
location
Term
Irrigation is an example of what theme of geograpy?
Definition
interaction
Term
What are the 5 Great Lakes?
Definition
Lake Erie, Lake Ontario, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Lake Superior
Term
The study of people, their environment, and their resources is?
Definition
geography
Term
What are lines that measure east to west?
Definition
longitude
Term
What are lines that measure North to South?
Definition
latitude
Term
What is the longest River system in North America?
Definition
the Mississippi River
Term
What is an example of a primary source?
Definition
a journal
Term
What is an example of a secondary source?
Definition
biographies, newspaper articles
Term
What is a Bias?
Definition

A leaning to or against a certain person group or idea

 

I like the gators more than auburn. I am biased toward auburn.

Term
What is authenticity?
Definition
Whether or not the source is actually what it seems to be
Term
Cristopher Columbus was a ? but sailed for ?.
Definition
he was an Italian, but sailed for Spain
Term
What were the names of Columbus' 3 ships?
Definition
Nina, Pinta, Santa Maria
Term
What was the name of the 1st Spanish Colony?
Definition
Hispaniola
Term
What is a group of people who settle in a distant land but are still ruled by the government of their native land?
Definition
a colony
Term
turning point
Definition

a desicive change in history

 

Columbus discovering the Americas

Term
Who was the firts person to circumnavigate the world?
Definition
Maggelan
Term
What was the Columbian Exchange?
Definition
The Columbian Exchange was when the Eastern and Western Hemispheres met. The 2 began exchanging goods and ideas.
Term
Conquistadors is the Spanish word for?
Definition
Conquerors
Term
What are the 5 reasons the Spanish were successful in defeating the Aztecs and Incas?
Definition
1) better equipment   2) horses  3) the Spanish were thought to be gods  4) weak from fighting each other  5) died from disease
Term
Where did De Soto and Champlain explore?
Definition
NA and FL
Term
Who was Bartolome Las Casas?
Definition
a priest, the man who got protection for the Indians
Term
What was the 1st Presidios?
Definition
the fort in St. Augustine
Term
What is the Northwest Passage?
Definition
a waterway through or around North America
Term
Martin Luther started the...
Definition
Protestant Reformation
Term
who founded the Hudson River for the Dutch?
Definition
Henry Hudson
Term
Who founded the first French settlement called Port Royal?
Definition
Champlain
Term
French profited from...
Definition
fishing, trapping, trading
Term
The "Lost Colony" is called...
Definition
Roanoke
Term
Jamestown was turned around by this person's slogan "You have to work to eat." ...
Definition
John Smith/Rolfe
Term
Burgess
Definition
representatives to the government
Term
Charter
Definition
a legal document giving certain rights to a person or company
Term
Representative Government
Definition
where voters elect representatives to make laws for them
Term
Bias
Definition
a leaning toward or against a certain person, idea, or group
Term
The Pilgrims won a Charter to settle in ? but they instead landed in ? ...
Definition
won charter to settle in Virginia, settled in  Massechusetts
Term
Before they left the boat, they signed the...
Definition
Mayflower Compact
Term
How many years was William Bradford governor of Plymouth?
Definition
36 years
Term
When the Pilgrims had a good harvest, they set aside a day of...
Definition
Thanksgiving
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