US
Mississippi River
Who were the 1st people to settle in Canada?
The 1st People (The First Nations, Metis & Inuit)
Who were the 1st people to settle in Mexico?
What countries make up Middle America?
Mexico & Central America
What is a plantation?
A large farm
How many geographic regions is the U.S. divided into?
5 (NE,SE, MW,W & SW)
What are the two official languages of Canada?
English & French
Name one well known Mexican painter.
Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera
What is the only English-speaking country in Central America?
Belize
firsthand information
What type of government does the United States have?
A democratic republic
What's the national sport of Canada?
hockey
How did the Hernan Cortes & his army defeat the Aztecs?
What is the largest religious group in Latin America?
Roman Catholics.
What is a carved log that is painted with symbols, of animals or people?
totem pole
Why is the US sometimes called a "nation of immigrants"?
People from many countries have settled in Americas.
The United States
What is a migrant worker?
A person who moves from place to place to find work.
What two countries have the highest literacy rate?
Costa Rica & Panama
What is subsistence farming?
small farms that feed one family
What type of economy does the United States have?
A free market economy
What are two similarities between Canada & the US government?
They both have a democracy, Constitution, federal system, & Senate.
What is the largest city in Mexico
Mexico city
Why is deforestation a problem in the Amazon rainforest?
in the 1950's Brazil's government encouraged mining, logging, farming & cattle ranching in the rainforest to help improve the problems of unemployment & poverty.
What was the Colombian Exchange?
The passing of goods between Europe to the Americas.