Test 1 - Chapter 1-2; Map Mastery 1-2; Geography Facts 1-4 Flashcards

1
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Who was the famous English missionary to the Canadian Inuits and their neighbors?

A

Sir Wilfred Grenfell

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2
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Who was one of America’s greatest athletes?

A

Jim Thorpe

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3
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a narrow body of water that connects two larger bodies of water

A

strait

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4
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the vast evergreen first region covering much of Canada and parts of Alaska

A

boreal forest

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5
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a large mass of ice that flows slowly over land

A

glacier

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6
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the treeless Arctic plains north of the timberline

A

tundra

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7
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the point beyond which no trees can grow

A

timberline

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8
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the name of ground that is permanently frozen

A

permafrost

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9
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What continent is the third largest?

A

North America

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10
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What is the name of the area between the North Pole and the northern timberline

A

Arctic

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11
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What is the name of the world’s largest island?

A

Greenland

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12
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What is the smallest, coldest ocean?

A

Arctic Ocean

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13
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What is the highest peak in North America?

A

Mt. McKinley

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14
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What is the world’s largest gulf?

A

Gulf of Mexico

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15
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What is the world’s largest bay?

A

Hudson Bay

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16
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People who live in Greenland or the Canadian Arctic are called..

A

Inuits

17
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The people of Central America who had one of the most advanced early civilizations of the Western Hemisphere

A

Mayas

18
Q

Who is known as America’s Greatest Storyteller

A

Will Rogers

19
Q

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

A

migration

20
Q

The region containing North and South America

A

Western Hemisphere

21
Q

The narrow body of water that separates Russia from Alaska

A

Bering Strait

22
Q

The most famous Indians of South America

A

Incas

23
Q

the oldest and largest trees in the world

A

conifers

24
Q

the record of what has happened to mankind

A

history

25
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trees that doe not lose their leaves

A

evergreens

26
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the study of the earth

A

geography

27
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the “way of life” of a group of people

A

culture

28
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the setting in which certain types of plants and animals thrive

A

habitat

29
Q

The most famous Indians who lived in Mexico

A

Aztecs

30
Q

A long, hooded jacket made of different types of fur

A

parka

31
Q

The animal that has shaped the landscapes of North America more thank any other

A

beaver

32
Q

Be able to locate all parts of Map Mastery 1 & 2

A

Bering Sea, Arctic Ocean, Tropic of Cancer, Antarctica, Beaufort Sea, Indian Ocean, equator, Beaufort Sea, Prime Meridian, Arctic Circle, Tropic of Capricorn

33
Q

Be able to locate and identify the following

A

Mackenzie River, Canada, Great Salt Lake, Yucatan Peninsula, Great Salt Lake, West Indies, Great Lakes, Tierra del Fuego, Baffin Island, Baja California, Atacama Desert, Caribbean Sea, Amazon River, Strait of Magellan, Amazon River, Rocky Mountains, Andes Mountains, Mississippi, Mount MkCinley, St Lawrence River