History Test Ch 1-2, Test 1

The region containing North and South America is the _____.

What continent is the third largest?

The study of the earth

The “way of life” of a group of people

What is the smallest, coldest ocean?

The treeless Arctic plains north of the timberline

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

The name of ground that is permanently frozen

Who is known as America’s Greatest Storyteller?

A large mass of ice that flows slowly over land

The most famous Indians of South America were the ___.

Trees that do not lose their leaves

The setting in which certain types of plants and animals thrive

The narrow body of water that separates Russia from Alaska is the ____.

The people of Central America who had one of the most advanced early civilizations in the Western Hemisphere were the __

What is the highest peak in North America?

The vast evergreen forest region covering much of Canada and part so Alaska

The most famous Indians who lived in Mexico were the ___

Who was one of America’s greatest athletes?

The record of what has happened to mankind

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

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

What is the world’s largest bay?

The oldest and largest trees in the world

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

The point beyond which no trees can grow

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

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