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A narrow body of water that connects two larger bodies of water
channel
gulf
bay
straight
2
Who was one of America's greatest athletes?
Erik the Red
Jim Thorpe
Will Rodgers
Sir Wilfred Grenfell
3
What is the world's largest bay?
Bay of Fundy
Bay of Mexico
Niagara Bay
Hudson Bay
4
What is a large mass of ice that flows slowly over land?
iceberg
avalanche
glacier
icecap
5
What is the world's largest gulf?
Gulf of Morbihan
Gulf of St. Lawrence
Gulf of Maine
Gulf of Mexico
6
Who were the most famous Indians of South America?
Mayans
Incas
Aztecs
Inuits
7
Who was the famous English missionary to the Canadian Inuits and their neighbors?
Jim Thorpe
Sir Wilfred Grenfell
Will Rodgers
Erik the Red
8
What is the saltiest body of water in North America?
Hudson Bay
Baffin Bay
Great Salt Lake
Dead Sea
9
The record of what has happened to mankind =
geography
history
Bible
culture
10
Which continent is the 3rd largest?
South America
North America
Africa
Asia
11
What is the 2,000 mile chain of mountainous islands in the Caribbean Sea?
Galapagos Islands
Hawaii
West Indies
12
What is the name of the world's largest island?
Greenland
Ellesmere Island
Baffin Island
Iceland
13
The setting in which certain types of plants and animals thrive =
geography
habitat
climate
culture
14
What is the point beyond which no trees can grow?
tundraline
timberline
no-man's land
barren land
15
What is the name of the area between the North Pole and the northern timberline?
Arctic Circle
Boreal Forest
Taiga
Tundra
16
People of Central America with one of the most advanced, early, W. Hemisphere civilizations =
Aztec
Maya
Inca
Inuit
17
What is the smallest, coldest ocean?
Arctic Ocean
Bering Sea
Atlantic Ocean
Indian Ocean
18
What is the southernmost point in the America's
Cape Horn
Cape of Good Hope
West Indies
Panama
19
What is the name of the ground that is permanently frozen?
black ice
taiga
permafrost
tundra
20
A long, hooded jacket made of different types of fur =
pemmican
parka
mukluk
poncho
21
Who were the most famous Native Americans from Mexico?
Maya
Inuit
Inca
Aztec
22
Which animal has shaped the N. American continent more than any other animal?
caribou
moose
beaver
bald eagle
23
What is the vast evergreen forest region covering much of Canada and parts of Alaska?
tundra
timberline
boreal forest
Arctic Circle
24
The study of the earth =
geography
geology
culture
history
25
What is the highest peak in North America?
Mt. Rushmore
Mt. McKinley
Mt. Everest
Mt. Rainier
26
What is the treeless Arctic plains north of the timberline?
tundra
boreal forest
taiga
Arctic Circle
27
What is the name of the region containing North and South America?
Northern Hemisphere
Eastern Hemisphere
Southern Hemisphere
Western Hemisphere
28
People who live in Greenland or the Canadian Arctic call themselves what?
Aztec
Inuit
Incan
Eskimo
29
One of the world's largest carnivores =
Moose
Caribou
Buffalo (bison)
Polar bear
30
Who was known as America's Greatest Storyteller?
Erik the Red
Will Rodgers
Sir Wilfred Grenfell
Jim Thorpe
31
Trees that DO lose their leaves =
deciduous
evergreens
conifers
evergreens
32
What is the narrow body of water that separates Russia from Alaska?
Bering Strait
Beaufort Strait
English Channel
Northwest Passage
33
What is the movement of a group of people or animals from one place to another?
relocation
migration
immigration
displacement
34
The oldest and largest trees in the world =
evergreens
broadleaf
conifers
deciduous
35
The "way of life" of a group of people =
heritage
habitat
culture
geography