New world History and Geography Test 1

The most famous Indians of South America were the Aztecs?

The setting in which certain types of plants and animals thrive

The animal that has shaped the landscape of North America more than any other animal is the

People who live in Greenland or the Canadian Arctic call themselves?

the point beyond which no trees can grow

What is the name of the are between the North Pole and the northern timberline?

The most famous Indians who lived in Mexico were the

Who is known as America's Greatest Storyteller?

The people of central America who had one of the mast advanced early civilizations of the Western Hemisphere were the

A long hooded jacket made of different types of fur is called a

the name of ground that is permanently frozen

Who was one of America's greatest athletes?

The movement of a group of people or animals from one part of the world to the next is called migration

The "way of life" of a group of people

Who was the famous English missionary to the Canadian Inuits and their neighbors?

What is the world's largest bay?

The record of what has happened to mankind

What continent is the third largest?

The oldest and largest trees in the world

What is the world's largest gulf?

The region containing north and South America is the Western Hemisphere

The vast evergreen forest region covering much of Canada and parts of Alaska

What is the highest peak in North America?

The narrow body of water that separates Russia from Alaska is the Hudson Bay

What is the smallest, coldest ocean?

What is the name of the world's largest island?

A narrow body of water that connects two larger bodies of water

Trees that do not lose their leaves

A large mass of ice that flows slowly over land

The study of the earth

the treeless Arctic plains north of the timberline