Test 4 - Chapter 1-5; Map Mastery 1-6; Geography Facts 1-5

Question 1

He was the first explorer in the modern times to reach North America’s mainland

Answer 1

John Cabot

Question 2

His search for the Northwest Passage gave France a claim to Canada

Answer 2

Jacques Cartier

Question 3

The world’s largest bay is named for him, its discoverer

Answer 3

Hudson

Question 4

The first Bible printed in America was his translation of the Scriptures into an Indian language

Answer 4

John Eliot

Question 5

He translated portions of the Scriptures into the Mohawk language

Answer 5

Joseph Brant

Question 6

He invented a written language for the Cherokees

Answer 6

Sequoya

Question 7

He brought the gospel to the Indians until his death at the age of 29 from tuberculosis

Answer 7

David Brainerd

Question 8

He was the founder of Rhode Island and of the first Baptist church in America

Answer 8

Roger Williams

Question 9

A plain or hilly region within the temperate zone that is covered by grasses is called a ____________.

Answer 9

prairie

Question 10

Prairies experience _____________ weather conditions than other areas.

Answer 10

more extreme

Question 11

The plants that are least likely to grow on a prairie are ____________.

Answer 11

trees

Question 12

The most important animal to the Indians of the plains was the _________________.

Answer 12

bison

Question 13

The ground squirrel that lived in vast underground “towns” stretching over the prairie was the ____________________.

Answer 13

prairie dog

Question 14

The largest land animal in the Western Hemisphere is the _________________.

Answer 14

bison

Question 15

Most Plains Indians lived in _____________.

Answer 15

tepees

Question 16

The Indians of the Dakota tribe were also called the _______________________.

Answer 16

Sioux

Question 17

This very early but very advanced civilization is famous for their burial mounds

Answer 17

Hopewell

Question 18

Indians from this tribe defeated Custer at Little Bighorn

Answer 18

Sioux

Question 19

This tribe was named for the color of their moccasins

Answer 19

Blackfoot

Question 20

This tribe was the predominant tribe in the Florida Everglades

Answer 20

Seminole

Question 21

This tribe kept a pictorial chronicle of their history

Answer 21

Delaware

Question 22

These were the most famous Indians to settle in Mexico

Answer 22

Aztec

Question 23

Five tribes of this group formed the League of Five Nations

Answer 23

Iroquois

Question 24

This tribe celebrated the first Thanksgiving with the Pilgrims

Answer 24

Wampanoag

Question 25

These Indians had an advanced civilization in Central America

Answer 25

Maya

Question 26

These are the most famous Indians of South America

Answer 26

Inca

Question 27

Canada’s capital city

Answer 27

Ottawa

Question 28

Canada’s two official languages

Answer 28

English and French

Question 29

Canada’s form of government is what?

Answer 29

constitutional monarchy

Question 30

Early explorers of Canada were searching for a water route to Asia that they called what?

Answer 30

Northwest Passage

Question 31

England gained control of most of North America as a result of what?

Answer 31

French and Indian War

Question 32

Canada is the largest world producer of what?

Answer 32

nickel

Question 33

The longest river in the United States is?

Answer 33

Missouri River

Question 34

The world’s largest gulf

Answer 34

Gulf of Mexico

Question 35

The hills that contain Mount Rushmore

Answer 35

Black Hills

Question 36

and important Atlantic current that begins in the Gulf of Mexico

Answer 36

Gulf Stream

Question 37

the largest river in the United States

Answer 37

Mississippi River

Question 38

a region in the Dakotas which has many irregular cliffs and spectacularly colored hills

Answer 38

Badlands

Question 39

The world’s largest freshwater lake

Answer 39

Lake Superior

Question 40

Ways the Indians of the plains used the bison

Answer 40

The Plains Indians ate the bison’s meat and drank its milk.
They made shoes, robes, and other clothing from its hides.
They also used the hides to make their homes (tepees).
Bison manure was used for heating and cooking.
Bison bones were used to make tools such as needles and knives.
Sinews (tendons of the bison) were used as thread.
The bison’s horns were used as ceremonial headdresses.

Question 41

The world’s largest prairie is found on what continent?

Answer 41

North America

Question 42

A round, dried up plant is known as?

Answer 42

Tumbleweed

Question 43

Two important prairie animals are what?

Answer 43

prairie dog and bison (buffalo)

Question 44

Indians of the plains enjoyed hunting and eating which animal?

Answer 44

prairie chicken

Question 45

Chief tributary of the Mississippi River

Answer 45

Missouri River

Question 46

What medicine man was a chief of the Sioux in 1876?

Answer 46

SItting Bull

Question 47

What military leader led his soldiers in battle against the Sioux?

Answer 47

General Custer

Question 48

General Custer lead his soldiers into battle against the Sioux in what battle?

Answer 48

Little Bighorn