United States
What is the most common religion in the US?
Christianity
Who are the First Nations People?
Native Canadians
The Peninsula the Mayans lived on is called (Hint: Mrs. Brown calls it "the thumb of Mexico)
The Yucatan Peninsula
What is the climate like in Central America?
tropical
How many islands are in the Caribbean
7000
What does "abolish" mean?
The large body of water located in the center of Canada is called
The Hudson Bay
Why did the Aztecs treat the Spanish well, and offer them riches and feasts when they first arrived?
They thought Cortez was was the white skinned god they had been waiting for
What is the southern- most country in Central America?
Panama
What is largest island in the Caribbean called?
Cuba
What is the job of the Executive Branch of the US government?
To carry out the laws
Who is the Head of State in Canada?
The British Monarch - today its King Charles III
Who were the earliest known Native people in Mexico?
The Olmecs
What were the Central American countries arguing over from the 1800s to the 1900s?
their borders
The European colonists destroyed natural forests to build what?
Sugar plantations
dissenters
Canada is the ___________________ largest country in the world in terms of land mass, but only makes up _______________% of the world's population.
2nd, .5%
Why does Mexico have some of the most plant and animal diversity on Earth?
How many countries are there in Central America?
7
Name 3 natural disasters that plague the Caribbean, even today
Hurricanes, Earthquakes, Volcanic eruptions
What region of the original 13 colonies produced cash crops grown on plantations?
The southern colonies
The Rocky Mountains
What kind of government does Mexico have?
A Federal Republic
What are Spanish explorers called?
Conquistadors
What was the original name Columbus and other early explorers gave to the Caribbean islands?
The West Indies