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Who was the French explorer that mapped the eastern coast of Canada? He is credited with being the first European to explore "inland" in North America (he walked past the beach and away from the ocean for a while)
Jacques Cartier
Who was the first explorer to attempt to circumnavigate the globe?
Ferdinand Magellan
The industrial revolution began in which country?
England (Great Britain, but specifically England)
In what year did the First World War begin?
1914
Francisco Pizarro led the first expedition into South America and the conquest of which civilization?
The Incan Empire (The Inca)
Which dynasty ceded Hong Kong to Great Britain?
The Qing Dynasty.
A very large redwood tree is measured to be about 100 units tall. Which unit is the most appropriate to use?
Meters.
How do you calculate the volume of an irregularly shaped object?
Place it in a graduated cylinder (a glass tube) and measure how far up the water rises.
A mountain range is a large number of mountains in one place. How are these mountain ranges created?
When two tectonic plates collide with each other but one does not go under the other.
Sandy heated 20 grams of liquid hydrogen peroxide until it was completely broken down into liquid water and oxygen gas. Which of these best describes the total mass of water and oxygen that was produced?
20 grams. No matter was added or removed, so the mass is the same.
This summer it would get dark at 9pm. Now it gets dark at about 4pm. Why do the days get shorter or longer throughout the year?
The Earth has a "tilt" of 23.5 degrees. It wobbles, spins, and revolves all at once.
Where is the "Ring of Fire"? Why is it called that?
It is a ring of volcanoes around the pacific ocean that goes through North America, South America, Australia, and Asia.
Women in Africa tend to have lower literacy rates than men. True or false?
True.
What language do most people in Brazil speak?
Portugese
What natural barrier (mountain range) seperates India from China?
The Himalayan Mountains
Most of Earth's freshwater (you can drink it) is located where?
The polar ice caps
