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Geography Chapter 6 (North America) Flashcards

1
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Italian explorer that sailed west from Spain and landed in the West Indies in 1492

A

Christopher Columbus

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2
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America named after an Italian adventurer named _______

A

Amerigo Vespucci

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3
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world’s largest gulf

A

Gulf of Mexico

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4
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large inland sea

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Hudson Bay

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5
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once connected North and South America before being divided by the Panama Canal

A

Isthmus of Panama

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6
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three oceans surrounding North America

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Atlantic, Pacific, and Arctic

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7
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separates North America from Russia

A

Bering Strait

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8
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Columbus called the Native Americans ______

A

Indians

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9
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the territory that occupies the largest peninsula on the continent of North America is ______

A

Alaska

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10
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what term describes a chain of mountains

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cordillera

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11
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True or False: North America contains every climate possible

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True

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12
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the world’s largest island

A

Greenland

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13
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the highest point in North America

A

Mount McKinley

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14
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largest and longest mountain range in North America

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Rocky Mountains

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15
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North America’s largest river

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Mississippi

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16
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world’s largest canyon

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Grand Canyon

17
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the five great lakes

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Superior, Erie, Huron, Ontario, Michigan

18
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world’s largest freshwater lake (in surface area)

A

Lake Superior

19
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world’s second largest country

A

Canada

20
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Canada’s largest province

A

Quebec

21
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the area of Canada that is second in population and more than 80% are French

A

Quebec

22
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the cradle of French civilization in North America

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Quebec City

23
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Canada’s most populous province

A

Ontario

24
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capital of Ontario

A

Toronto

25
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capital of Canada

A

Ottawa

26
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Canada’s capital is located in which province?

A

Ontario

27
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what is the oldest major city in Canada?

A

Quebec City

28
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what becomes the world’s largest ice-skating rink when it freezes

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Rideau Canal

29
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the capital city of Manitoba that was nicknamed “Gateway to the West”

A

Winnipeg

30
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what is the smallest Canadian province

A

Prince Edward Island

31
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“Canada’s Gateway to the Pacific”

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Vancouver

32
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“Canada’s Breadbasket”

A

Saskatchewan

33
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Canada’s highest point

A

Mount Logan

34
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who were the first people in America

A

Native Americans (Indians)

35
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first permanent European settlement in North America

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St. Augustine

36
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first permanent English colony in America

A

Jamestown

37
Q

the United States has one of the largest ______ in the world

A

economies

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