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1
People who live in Greenland or the Canadian Arctic call themselves _______.
Mayas
Eskimos
Aztecs
Inuits
2
Who is known as America's Greatest Storyteller?
Will Rogers
Sir Wilfred Grenfell
Jim Thorpe
Erik the Red
3
What continent is the third largest?
South America
Africa
Asia
North America
4
A glacier is a large mass of ice that flows slowly over land.
True
False
5
The name of ground that is permanently frozen is called groundfrost.
True
False
6
What is the the name of the point beyond which no trees can grow?
timberline
bay line
No Grow Line
treeless line
7
Culture is the "way of life" of a group of people.
True
False
8
What is the world's smallest, coldest ocean?
Atlantic Ocean
Indian Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Arctic Ocean
9
What is the highest peak in North America?
Mt. McKinley
Mt. Everest
Mt. Rainier
Mt. Rushmore
10
The most famous Indians of South America were the Aztecs.
False
True
11
An otter is the animal that has shaped the landscape of North America more than any other animal.
True
False
12
What are conifers?
trees that are marked by Native tribes
the oldest and largest trees in the world.
The youngest and weakest trees in the world.
trees that provide shade
13
A boreal forest is the vast evergreen forest region covering much of Canada and parts of Alaska.
True
False
14
The movement of a group of people or animals from one part of the world to the next is called migration.
False
True
15
History is the record of what has happened to mankind.
False
True
16
The region containing North and South America is the Western Hemisphere.
True
False
17
Hudson Bay is the world's smallest bay.
False
True
18
Trees that do not lose their leaves are called deciduous trees.
True
False
19
What is the name of a narrow body of water that connects two larger bodies of water?
strait
canal
creek
river
20
What is a habitat?
the setting in which certain types of plants and animals die
the setting in which certain types of plants and animals are sparse
the setting in which certain types of plants and animals thrive
the setting in which certain types of plants and animals are overpopulated
21
Who was the famous English missionary to the Canadian Inuits and their neighbors?
Sir Wilfred Grenfell
Will Rogers
Erik the Red
Abraham Lincoln
22
A parka is a long, hooded jacket made of different types of fur.
True
False
23
Geography is the study of the earth.
True
False
24
The treeless Arctic plains north of the timberline is called the tundra.
False
True
25
What is the name of the area between the North Pole and the northern timberline?
Arctic
channel
iceberg
strait
26
Who were the most famous Indians who lived in Mexico?
Inuits
Aztecs
Mayas
Incas
27
The people of Central America who had one of the most advanced early civilizations of the Western Hemisphere were the _.
Mayas
Incas
Inuits
Aztecs
28
Greenland is the name of the world's largest island.
True
False
29
What is the world's largest gulf?
Persian Gulf
Gulf of Mexico
Gulf of California
Gulf of Alaska
30
The narrow body of water that separates Russia from Alaska is the Hudson Bay.
True
False
31
Who was one of America's greatest athletes?
Jim Thorpe
George Washington
Sir Wilfred Grenfell
Erik the Red
