Test 1

Question 1

This man was the famous English missionary to the Canadian Inuits and their neighbors.

Answer 1

Sir Wilfred Grenfell

Question 2

This man was one of America’s greatest athletes

Answer 2

Jim Thorpe

Question 3

This term refers to a narrow body of water that connects two larger bodies of water

Answer 3

Strait

Question 4

This term refers to a large mass of ice that flows slowly over land

Answer 4

Glacier

Question 5

This term refers to the point beyond which no trees can grow.

Answer 5

Timberline

Question 6

This term refers to the name of ground that is permanently frozen.

Answer 6

Permafrost

Question 7

This term refers to the treeless Arctic plains north of the timberline

Answer 7

Tundra

Question 8

This term refers to the vast evergreen forest region covering much of Canada and parts of Alaska

Answer 8

Boreal forest

Question 9

This is the name of the area between the North Pol and the northern timberline.

Answer 9

Arctic

Question 10

This is the smallest, coldest ocean

Answer 10

Arctic Ocean

Question 11

This is the world’s largest gulf

Answer 11

Gulf of Mexico

Question 12

This refers to the world’s largest bay

Answer 12

Hudson Bay

Question 13

This is the highest peak in North America

Answer 13

Mt. McKinley

Question 14

This is the name of the world’s largest island

Answer 14

Greenland

Question 15

This is the third largest continent

Answer 15

North America

Question 16

This man is known as America’s greatest storyteller

Answer 16

Will Rogers

Question 17

The region containing North and South America is called

Answer 17

The Western Hemisphere

Question 18

The most famous Native Americans of South America were the

Answer 18

Incas

Question 19

The narrow body of water that separates Russia from Alaska is

Answer 19

The Bering Strait

Question 20

This term refers to the movement of a group of people or animals from one part of the world to the next

Answer 20

Migration

Question 21

This is the record of what has happened to mankind

Answer 21

History

Question 22

This is the study of the earth

Answer 22

Geography

Question 23

This term refers to the setting in which certain types of plants and animals thrive

Answer 23

Habitat

Question 24

This term refers to the “way of life” of a group of people

Answer 24

Culture

Question 25

This term refers to trees that do not lose their leaves

Answer 25

Evergreens

Question 26

This term refers to the oldest and largest trees in the world

Answer 26

Conifers

Question 27

The people who live in Greenland or the Canadian Arctic call themselves ______________

Answer 27

Inuits

Question 28

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

Answer 28

Mayas

Question 29

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

Answer 29

A parka

Question 30

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

Answer 30

Beaver

Question 31

The most famous Native Americans who lived in Mexico were the __________

Answer 31

Aztecs