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TASA
Social Studies
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Imaginary lines that connect the North and the South pole? | Lines of longitude |
| If you lived at the equator what type of climate would you have? | tropical |
| What is the largest Great Lake? | Lake Superior |
| What continent is the Aral Sea? | Asia |
| Lake Chad is located on which Continent? | Africa |
| What is the second largest river in the world which is located in South America? | Amazon |
| What is the largest country in South America? | Brazil |
| Name an accomplishment of the Maya? | an accurate calendar |
| The Inca ruins are located in which country? | Peru |
| The achievements of the ancient Greeks and Romans inspired artists and writers during which time? | Renaissance |
| Who led the English against the Spanish Armada? | Sir Francis Drake |
| Where did Christopher Columbus think he landed in the New World? | the Indies |
| Why did Galileo have a problem with the Church authorities? | He thought the Earth moved around the sun. |
| Which event led to the British Bill of Rights? | the Glorious Revolution |
| What event was sparked by the printing press? | the Reformation |
| Two important Renaissance inventions. | printing press and the telescope |
| The Dutch supply settlement in South Africa? | Cape Town |
| Why were the English proud of the Glorious Revolution? | made Parliament supreme over king |
| What does the term Middle Passage refer to? | African slaves across the Atlantic |
| A group of islands by one another | archipelago |
| A group of islands in the north Pacific. | Japan |
| A river that goes from Moscow to the Caspian Sea. | Volga River |
| Which country became the center of the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Byzantine culture? | Russia |
| Remember the Alamo was the battle cry of who? | Texans wanting their independence |
| What was important result of the Lewis and Clark expedition? | encouraged more settlement of the west |
| Who had the nickname of Old Rough and Ready? | General Zachary Taylor |
| The Manifest Destiny means what? | land for America from sea to shining sea. |
| Families left for the west from where the Missouri and the Mississippi River met. Name the city there now. | Saint Louis |
| What was Buffalo Bill famous for? | Started a wilk west show |
| If it is 9 o'clock in Las Vegas and 11 o'clock in Chicago which direction would you travel to reach Chicago? | east |
| What marking on a map is at about 67 degrees south? | Antarctic Circle |
| What was a good result of the Homestead act of 1862? | Americans and immigrants started farms in the west |
| How did Stonewall Jackson get his name? | his troops stood their ground at the First Battle of Bull Run |
| What was the main issue of the Lincoln-Douglas debates? | slavery |
| The process for bringing back the southern states was? | Reconstruction |
| What did the Emancipation Proclamation say? | all slaves in the Confederate states were free |
| What does the saying "A house divided against itself cannot stand"? | The U.S. cannot be half slave and half free |
| Which state is closest to the Caribbean Sea? | Florida |
| The Mason-Dixon line separated which states? | free and slave staes |
| Even though Lincoln said, "with malice toward none, what happened between the North and the South? | went through a bitter "Reconstruction". |
| Who was the president of the South? | Jefferson Davis |
| Put these events in the order in which they happened.Gettysburg, Fort Sumter and Appomattox | Fort Sumter, Appomattox, Gettysburg, |
| The Gettysburg Address stated what beliefs? | the ideals for which the north was fighting |
| Name a state in the New England region | New Hampshire |
| Name the capital of Texas. | Austin |
| The Great plains is located where? | Near the Mississippi River |
| What are reservations? | areas set aside for Native Americans |
| What was the biggest threat to the Native Americans during the 1800's? | disappearance of the buffalo |
| In which region did the natives fish for salmon, trade and hunt seals, and sea lions? | Pacific Northwest |
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