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| What is half of a sphere (globe) created by the Prime Meridian or the Equator called? | Hemisphere |
| What imaginary line around the middle of the Earth that divides the globe into Northern and Southern hemispheres? | Equator |
| What imaginary line divides the globe into Eastern and Western hemispheres? | Prime Meridian |
| What do we call places that have common characteristics? | Regions |
| On what continent are France, Spain and England located? | Europe |
| In what region is San Salvador located? | Bahamas |
| Where is St. Augustine located? | Florida |
| Where is Jamestown located? | Virginia |
| What are the seven continents? | South America, North America, Antarctica, Australia, Europe, Asia, Africa |
| What are the five oceans? | Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic |
| What tells you the name of a map? | Map Title |
| What part of the map explains the symbols used? | Map Legend |
| What part of the map gives directions? | Compass Rose |
| What are north, south, east and west called? | Cardinal Directions |
| What do we call northwest, southeast, northwest and southwest? | Intermediate Directions |
| What tool gives you a view of a place from above? | Map |
| Where is Quebec located? | Canada |
| What uses letter and number coordinates to identify the approximate location of a place on a map? | Grid System |
| What is the act of giving or doing something? | Contribution |
| Which type of government allows people to vote to make their own rules and laws? | Direct Democracy |
| What style of architecture was used in ancient Greece? | columns |
| What famous building from ancient Greece uses columns? | The Parthenon |
| What sporting events today came from ancient Greece? | The Olympics |
| Which ancient civilization is known as the birthplace of democracy? | Ancient Greece |
| What type of government allows people to vote for (elect) a smaller group of citizens to make the rules and laws for everyone? | Representative Democracy |
| What style of architecture was used in ancient Rome? | Arches |
| What famous building from ancient Rome use arches? | Colosseum |
| What arched structures did the ancient Romans build to carry water? | Aqueducts |
| Where was the empire of Mali located? | Africa |
| Who passed along the traditions of Mali from one generation to the next? | Storytellers |
| What type of government did the empire of Mali have? | Monarchy |
| Who controlled the trade in West Africa? | Kings |
| What natural resource was used to preserve food? | salt |
| What was traded for salt? | gold |
| What was one important city in Mali? | Timbuktu |
| What did the university of Timbuktu have? | a library |
| What early empire traded salt? | Mali |
| How did the people of Mali adapt to their environment? | Traded salt for gold |
| How did the ancient Greeks adapt to living in the mountains? | Lived in small independent communities |
| Where did the ancient Romans trade? | Mediterranean Sea |
| What body of water was ancient Greece and Rome located near? | Mediterranean Sea |
| Where was the empire of Mali located? | Western Africa |
| What word do we use to describe different traits? | characteristics |
| What civilization was located on a peninsula with many islands, mountains, and hills? | Ancient Greece |
| What civilization was located next to a river, with a city built on many hills and had limited rich soil? | Ancient Rome |
| What empire was located near rivers with desert like conditions? | Empire of Mali |
| What were the human characteristics of ancient Greece? | Farmers, shipbuilders and traders |
| What were the human characteristics of ancient Rome? | Farmers, shipbuilders and traders |
| What were the human characteristics of Mali? | Farmers, miners, and traders |
| Where did the ancient Romans farm? | Hillsides |
