1. geography - __the Earth and everything in it____________________

2. 5 themes of geography: ____place___, ____region______________________human-environment interactions (examples)___, ___________________________,

3. Give an example of a natural resource. __water, gold, _________

4. tributary - _a small stream or river that runs into a larger river___________________

5. Give an example of a thematic map. ____political, regions, ______________________

6. Compare climate and weather. climate is weather over a long period of time while weather is the weather for the immediate day or week. _

7. Contrast altitude and elevation. _ altitude- distance above the surface of the earth. (airplane) elevation-- height above sea level (mountain)

8. Define the word authentic. Real, something that is real; not false, genuine Why do we need authentic sources? Used for historical research

9. Define the word bias- leaning toward or against a certain person, group, or idea

Map 4-Native American Cultures

Map 1-Physical Regions of the U.S.

12. Color the map of the Native Americans using the map on page 44. MAKE SURE YOU MAKE A KEY.

Label the map with the following countries. Portugal/ England/ Spain/ France/ Netherlands/ Italy. **MAKE A KEY

13. Middle Ages - _500-1500 A.D. feudalism was government- Black Death, Dark Ages

14. Crusades - _Pope Urban II called for war against the Muslims in the Holy Land: effects- learned new ideas and goods.____________________

15. Renaissance – Enlightenment-1350-1600- modern age/ Italy/ changes in religion, art, science learning—NEW IDEAS

16. Explain the significance of Prince Henry of Portugal? _Encouraged exploration and helped develop the caravel in the early 1400’s

17. Justify how the voyages of Christopher Columbus differed from earlier voyages to the . _. He established trade routes between the Eastern and Western Hemispheres. He marked lasting contacts by colonizing._____________________

18. Columbian Exchange - _Exchange of goods and ideas between Europeans and the Americas (Disease was the deadly exchange for the Natives.)

Map 5-European Explorations (countries)

MAGELLAN 1519

20. Western European nations sent explorers in search of a northwest passage to find _a land route to the Pacific Ocean

21. Both the French and the Dutch brought many customs from Europe to America, but a bitter rivalry developed between the two nations. What did they fight about?_____________fur trade ________________________________________

22. Which group of people benefited the least from the Age of Exploration? _______natives____________________ 23. Support reasons why the Spanish conquistadors were able to defeat the Aztec empire.____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

24. Why is the United States a multicultural society? _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________

25. How did European exploration and settlement of the Americas affect Native Americans? (page 86) (paragraph)_________________________________________________________

Ferdinand Magellan 1519 19. Circumnavigate - circumnavigate- circle/sail completely around the world

Objective: The story of our nation begins with geography. Lesson 2 of American History revisits North American geography and discovery. Students will exhibit mapping of American landforms and European exploration of the new world through the creation of a mapping course of study.

Chapter 1: Geography, History, and the Social Sciences___Map 1: Physical Regions (page 12)___Map 2: Climate Regions (page 16)

Chapter 2: Before the First Global Age ___Map 3: Empires of Central and South America (teacher map or internet) Mayas, Aztecs and Incas___Map 4: Native American Cultures (page 44)

Chapter 3: The New World___Map 5: European Explorations (page 619)

Portugal Spain France England Netherlands Italy

___Map 6: Exploration of the Portuguese (59 and 67)

___Map 7: Exploration of the Spanish (pages 67 and 76)

___Map 8: Exploration of the English and Dutch (page 67 and 82)

___Map 9: Exploration of the French (page 82 and 108)

___Map 10: New Spain, New France, and New England (page 77 and teacher map or internet)