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Geography North America Flashcards

1
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Most active volcano in North America

A

Kilauea (Hawaii)

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2
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Largest national park in the world

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Northeast Greenland National Park

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3
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Major cities in north america

A

New York
Washington DC
Chicago
Montreal
Ottawa
Mexico City

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4
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Percent of earths land occupied by North America

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16.5 percent

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5
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North America also known as

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Continent of the western hemisphere
New world

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6
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Praire

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Flat grassland with few trees (Found in North America)

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7
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Major rivers in North America

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Mississippi river
Missouri river
Yukon river
Mackenzie river
St Lawrence river

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8
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Longest river in North America

A

Missouri river (3,767 km)
(It empties into Mississippi river)

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9
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North America’s longest tidewater glacier

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Hubbard glacier

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10
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Largest glacier in North America

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Bering glacier

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11
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Country with the worlds longest coastline

A

Canada (202,080 km)

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12
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The Great Lakes on North America

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Lake Ontario
Lake Erie
Lake Huron
Lake Michigan
Lake Superior

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13
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World’s largest freshwater lake by area

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Lake Superior

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North America’s lowest point

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Badwater Basin, Death Valley, California

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15
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Tallest mountain in North America

A

Mt McKinley (also called Denali)
(6190 m)
(Center of Alaska range)

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16
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America named after

A

Amerigo Vespucci

17
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Amerigo Vespucci

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  • America named after him
  • was an Italian explorer who brought the concept that the place Columbus landed in was an entirely new continent
18
Q

Smallest country in North America

A

Saint Kitts and Nevis

19
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Biggest country in North America

A

Canada

20
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Christopher Columbus discovered America in

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1492 (he made landfall in the current Bahamas)

21
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North America length

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North to South - 7500 km
East to West - 5000 km

22
Q

North America surrounded by

A

Arctic Ocean

Bering sea

Pacific Ocean.

Atlantic Ocean

Gulf of Mexico

Caribbean Sea

23
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Third largest continent in the world

A

North America

24
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North America area

A

24.7 million sq km

25
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North America longitude

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20 degree west to 160 degree west

26
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North America latitude

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Northernmost point: 83 degrees north
Southernmost point: 7 degrees north

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