Geography activity, aimed at students in the eighth year of elementary school, with questions about the old, the new and the brand new world.
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SCHOOL: DATE:
PROF: CLASS:
NAME:
1) Explain in your own words the origin of the terms Old World, New World and New World:
A:
2) Which continents form the old world?
a) Europe, Africa and Asia
b) America, Asia and Africa
c) Oceania, Europe and Asia
d) America, Oceania and Europe
3) Analyze the sentences below:
I. The Old World has about 85,000,000 km², which corresponds to 57% of the total emerged land. It is therefore the largest solid portion of the planet's surface.
II. The New World is also called the New Continent.
III. The New World is formed by the African continent.
IV. The New World has an area of approximately 40,700,000 km², corresponding to more or less 28% of the solid part of the Earth.
Tick the alternative that presents incorrect information:
a) I and II
b) I and IV
c) Only III
d) IV only
4) Explain how and when the moment of greatest expansion of Western culture occurred?
A:
5) The colonization of __________ and the set of islands that belong to the __________ or the New Continent took place only in the 17th century, for Hence, the adjective new, as the term new had already been used for the American continent, explored by Europeans for three centuries. before. The alternative that adequately fills in the above snippets is
a) Australia and Oceania
b) Oceania and Africa
c) Eurasia and Africa
d) Europe and Africa
Per Rosiane Fernandes – Graduated in Letters and graduated in Special Education.
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