Studies Weekly #8: Exploration Part 2

Which explorer is known for raiding and plundering the areas to which he sailed?

• John Cabot

• Henry Hudson

• Sir Francis Drake

• Sameul de Champlain

What is the name of the navigation tool shown to the left?

• chronometer

• astrolabe

• sextant

• compass

Which Canadian city was established by Samuel de Champlain?

• Montreal

• Quebec

• Nova Scotia

• Newfoundland

What instrument is used to measure the angle of the North Star at night and the angle of the sun at noon day?

• lodestone

• chronometer

• compass

• astrolabe

What is the name of the technique scientists use to date things that were once alive?

• domestication

• carbon dating

• archaeology

• DNA research

Henry Hudson was in search of ____________?

• fur trade posts

• New York City

• a Northwest Passage

• Canada

Which explorer is known as the "Father of New France"?

• Samuel de Champlain

• Rene-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de la Salle

• Jacques Cartier

• Henry Hudson

What is the line pictured on the globe?

• prime meridian

• equator

• international date line

• logitude line

True or False:

John Cabot found a shorter route to Asia?

• True

• False

Why did the colony named Charlesbourg fail? Choose all that apply.

• The settlers could not grow food, so they starved to death.

• They all got sick from the plaque and died.

• The settlers did not get along with the native people of the area.

• The settlers could not stand the harsh winters.