Pre-AP World History & Geography
Semester One Exam||Newest Exam
With Detailed Questions And Correct
Verified Answers||Graded A+
Geography -CORRECT ANSWER The study of the earth's features and how people
interact with these features (Where & Why)
Maritime Technologies -CORRECT ANSWER Innovations that helped Portuguese
sailors navigate dangerous waters along African coast. Helped with success in the
Indian Ocean. Enabled Europeans to establish colonies in Asia and Africa
Map Scale -CORRECT ANSWER The relationship between the size of an object on a
map and the size of the actual feature on Earth's surface.
Caravel -CORRECT ANSWER A small, highly maneuverable three-masted ship used
by the Portuguese and Spanish in the exploration of the Atlantic.
Map Projection -CORRECT ANSWER A way of representing the spherical Earth on a
flat surface (Every map projection has some degree of distortion)
3 G's of Exploration -CORRECT ANSWER Gold, Glory, God
Map Legend -CORRECT ANSWER a box or other display on a map that explains the
meaning of the symbols used on the map
Portugal's Colonization -CORRECT ANSWER Sailed South. Find a water route around
Africa to India
World Regions Map -CORRECT ANSWER Geographers use patterns to organize the
world into regions
Spain's Colonization -CORRECT ANSWER Sailed West. Had the most influence on the
colonization of Latin America in the 1500s
Primary Source -CORRECT ANSWER An original document containing the
observations, ideas, and conclusions of an individual. It is a firsthand account presented
by someone present or actively participating in the event. Examples include
manuscripts, photographs, oral histories, and personal journals.
, Mercantilism -CORRECT ANSWER An economic theory under which nations sought to
increase their wealth and power by obtaining large amounts of gold and silver and by
selling more goods than they bought
Secondary Source -CORRECT ANSWER A secondhand account of an event or a
retelling of another person's observations written by someone who did not witness or
actually participate in the events. Includes sources that combine, synthesize, and or
interpret information from primary sources. Examples include encyclopedias, textbooks,
and reviews.
Columbian Exchange -CORRECT ANSWER The widespread sharing of animals,
plants, cultures, ideas, technologies, and diseases between Afro-Eurasian cultures and
the native peoples of the Americas. Started with Christopher Columbus.
Quantitative Data Collection -CORRECT ANSWER Data is controlled, objective,
systematic observations (Numbers)
Epidemic -CORRECT ANSWER A widespread outbreak of an infectious disease.
European diseases such as smallpox and measles were so devastating to the American
Indians.
Atlantic Slave Trade -CORRECT ANSWER Lasted from 16th century until the 19th
century. Trade of African peoples from Western Africa to the Americas. Major crops
grown in the colonies that demanded slave labor: Sugarcane, Cotton, Tobacco
Qualitative Data -CORRECT ANSWER Data associated with a more humanistic
approach to geography, often collected through interviews, empirical observations, or
the interpretation of texts, artwork, old maps, and other archives.
Global Positioning System (GPS) -CORRECT ANSWER A system that determines the
precise position of something on Earth through a series of satellites, tracking stations,
and receivers.
Triangular Trade -CORRECT ANSWER A three way system of trade during 1600-1800s
Africa sent slaves to America, America sent Raw Materials to Europe, and Europe sent
Guns and Rum to Africa
Region -CORRECT ANSWER An area distinguished by a unique combination of trends
or features.
Middle Passage -CORRECT ANSWER A voyage that brought enslaved Africans across
the Atlantic Ocean to North America and the West Indies
Functional Region -CORRECT ANSWER An area organized around a node or focal
point
Semester One Exam||Newest Exam
With Detailed Questions And Correct
Verified Answers||Graded A+
Geography -CORRECT ANSWER The study of the earth's features and how people
interact with these features (Where & Why)
Maritime Technologies -CORRECT ANSWER Innovations that helped Portuguese
sailors navigate dangerous waters along African coast. Helped with success in the
Indian Ocean. Enabled Europeans to establish colonies in Asia and Africa
Map Scale -CORRECT ANSWER The relationship between the size of an object on a
map and the size of the actual feature on Earth's surface.
Caravel -CORRECT ANSWER A small, highly maneuverable three-masted ship used
by the Portuguese and Spanish in the exploration of the Atlantic.
Map Projection -CORRECT ANSWER A way of representing the spherical Earth on a
flat surface (Every map projection has some degree of distortion)
3 G's of Exploration -CORRECT ANSWER Gold, Glory, God
Map Legend -CORRECT ANSWER a box or other display on a map that explains the
meaning of the symbols used on the map
Portugal's Colonization -CORRECT ANSWER Sailed South. Find a water route around
Africa to India
World Regions Map -CORRECT ANSWER Geographers use patterns to organize the
world into regions
Spain's Colonization -CORRECT ANSWER Sailed West. Had the most influence on the
colonization of Latin America in the 1500s
Primary Source -CORRECT ANSWER An original document containing the
observations, ideas, and conclusions of an individual. It is a firsthand account presented
by someone present or actively participating in the event. Examples include
manuscripts, photographs, oral histories, and personal journals.
, Mercantilism -CORRECT ANSWER An economic theory under which nations sought to
increase their wealth and power by obtaining large amounts of gold and silver and by
selling more goods than they bought
Secondary Source -CORRECT ANSWER A secondhand account of an event or a
retelling of another person's observations written by someone who did not witness or
actually participate in the events. Includes sources that combine, synthesize, and or
interpret information from primary sources. Examples include encyclopedias, textbooks,
and reviews.
Columbian Exchange -CORRECT ANSWER The widespread sharing of animals,
plants, cultures, ideas, technologies, and diseases between Afro-Eurasian cultures and
the native peoples of the Americas. Started with Christopher Columbus.
Quantitative Data Collection -CORRECT ANSWER Data is controlled, objective,
systematic observations (Numbers)
Epidemic -CORRECT ANSWER A widespread outbreak of an infectious disease.
European diseases such as smallpox and measles were so devastating to the American
Indians.
Atlantic Slave Trade -CORRECT ANSWER Lasted from 16th century until the 19th
century. Trade of African peoples from Western Africa to the Americas. Major crops
grown in the colonies that demanded slave labor: Sugarcane, Cotton, Tobacco
Qualitative Data -CORRECT ANSWER Data associated with a more humanistic
approach to geography, often collected through interviews, empirical observations, or
the interpretation of texts, artwork, old maps, and other archives.
Global Positioning System (GPS) -CORRECT ANSWER A system that determines the
precise position of something on Earth through a series of satellites, tracking stations,
and receivers.
Triangular Trade -CORRECT ANSWER A three way system of trade during 1600-1800s
Africa sent slaves to America, America sent Raw Materials to Europe, and Europe sent
Guns and Rum to Africa
Region -CORRECT ANSWER An area distinguished by a unique combination of trends
or features.
Middle Passage -CORRECT ANSWER A voyage that brought enslaved Africans across
the Atlantic Ocean to North America and the West Indies
Functional Region -CORRECT ANSWER An area organized around a node or focal
point
