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Unit 1: Geography

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  • Everyone but Columbus thought the world was flat at the time of his voyage.
    Nope. Most educated people understood that it was round.
  • This colonial region had an economy largely based on shipping and fishing.
    New England
  • What helps us tell distance on a map?
    The Scale
  • What allows us to decode symbols on a map?
    The Key/Legend
  • What regions were involved in the Triangular Trade?
    Europe, Africa, and the Americas
  • What was the name of the tribe that Columbus met in the Bahamas?
    The Taino
  • What tells us the name of a map?
    The Title
  • What is the name of the trade network that supported African slavery?
    The Triangular or Atlantic Slave Trade
  • What shows us directions on a map?
    The Compass Rose
  • The economy of which colonial region relied on slave labor?
    Southern colonies
  • The Americas shipped what type of goods back to Europe as part of the Triangular Trade?
    Sugar, Tobacco, and Cotton
  • What crops were commonly grown on southern platations?
    Cotton, tobacco, and rice.
  • This region relied on trade, manufacturing, and mixed farming.
    The Middle colonies
  • Where did Columbus actually land when he "discovered" America?
    The Bahamas
  • Europe exchanged what types of good for slaves in Africa?
    Textiles, guns, alcohol.
  • The original 13 colonies were split into what 3 regions?
    New England, Middle, and Southern colonies
  • What is the name given to the exchange of goods, people, animals, and diseases across the world?
    The Columbian Exchange
  • What were features of life on a slave ship?
    Cramped spaces, lack of food/water, little movement/ disease,etc.
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