Social Studies Weekly Week 8

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

• John Cabot

• Henry Hudson

• Sir Francis Drake

• Samuel 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 do we call the line pictured on the globe?

• prime meridian

• equator

• international date line

• longitude line

A(n) ________________ is used to measure the angle of the North Star at night and the angle of the sun at noon during the 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

This European explorer named Henry Hudson established which colonies and/or trading posts?

• Hudson River area

• Great Lakes area

• East coast of Canada

This European explorer named Sieur de La Salle, established which colonies and/or trading posts?

• Hudson River Area

• Great Lakes area

• east coast of Canada

This European explorer John Cabot, established which colonies and/or trading posts?

• Hudson River Area

• Great Lakes area

• east coast of Canada