Geography
Mexico is the _________ largest country in Latin America.
Third
Percentage of Canadians live in the cities and towns of southern Canada.
75%
Many immigrants were likely drawn to the United States because of the individual rights and freedoms guaranteed by the ________.
Constitution
The climate through most of the United States is ________.
Temperate
A rebel.
Insurgent
Which two states are not included in the lower 48?
Alaska and Hawaii
The natural caving in or sinking of an area of land.
Subsidence
_________ is the Canadian head of state.
British Monarch (Queen)
Beginning in 1929, _______ occurred and caused the American economy to suffer. Banks closed and people lost jobs and homes.
The Great Depression
The people of Central America can best be described as being __________.
Diverse
The inhabitants of northern Canada.
Inuit
A narrow strip of land bordered by two bodies of water.
Isthmus
Canada's government system is a _________.
Constitutional Monarchy
Makes the soil in the Caribbean South America fertile and good for growing coffee.
Volcanic Ash
Colombia and Venezuela are most influenced by _________ culture.
Spanish
The highest elevations in the United States are located in the _______.
Rocky Mountains
A chain of mountains.
Cordillera
Make up Canada's legislative branch called Parliament.
Senate and House of Commons
The main environmental issue found throughout all of South America.
Deforestation
Mexico's culture is a blend of which two influences?
Spanish and Native American
Lake Maracaibo is an important location for what Venezuelan natural resource?
Oil
Sculpting the hillside into different levels for crops.
Terraced Farming
What type of government does Mexico have?
Federal Republic
Why is the Canadian Shield not good for farming?
Thin soil on top of layers of rock
The absorbing of ideas or customs from other cultures.
Cultural Borrowing
Areas of the Americas influenced by the cultures of Spain, France, and Portugal.
Latin America
A large group of islands.
Archipelago
One way Mexico's constitution is different than the U.S. Constitution is __________.
It requires citizens to vote
What has caused the destruction of the environment around the Canadian Shield?
Mining of minerals
People who descended from Africans who escaped slavery and joined with others in the rainforest for mutual protection.
Lowland plains in Colombia and Venezuela.
Llanos
The Greater Antilles, the Lesser Antilles, and the Bahamas are ___________.
Caribbean Islands
NAFTA is a trade agreement among ________.
United States, Canada, and Mexico
What are two important service industries in Mexico?
Tourism and Entertainment
A group of people with a cultural mix of European and Central Native Americans.
Mestizos
The ________ is the longest chain of mountains that flank the Mexican Plateau to the east and are rich in minerals.
Sierra Madre Oriental
Describe 3 major landforms that make up Central America.
Mountainous Core, Caribbean Lowlands, Pacific Coastal Plain
The idea that the country should expand across the continent.
Manifest Destiny
What are the 3 major industries in Central America and the Caribbean region?
Mining, Farming, Tourism
India makes up the dominant ethnic group in what two Caribbean South American countries?