During our unit, Geography of the Americas, what CONTINENTS did we study?
North America and South America
100
The United States is divided into 50 _____________.
States.
100
Most people in Mexico speak __________________
Spanish.
100
Which South American country has the nickname HALF A CONTINENT?
Brazil
100
What is a type of music that you might hear in The West Indies?
Calypso (Trinidad and Tobago), Merengue (Dominican Republic), Reggae (Jamaica)
200
If you are in the United States, what direction would you travel in to reach Canada?
North
200
What is one type of land that you can find in The United States?
Mountains (Appalachian Mountains, Rocky Mountains)
Great Plains
Great Lakes
Rivers (Mississippi River, Charles River)
Forest (Redwood forest)
Beaches (Florida, Massachusetts, and many other coastal states)
Desert (Nevada)
200
What is a crop or product that you can find in Mexico?
Corn, beans, squash, tomatoes, cattle, items made in factories.
200
What is the largest river in South America?
The Amazon River.
200
The West Indies is made up of what type of land?
Islands.
300
Name a state that is on the east coast of The United States.
Let's check on the map!
300
Name one state and its NICKNAME
Let's check the book!
300
Name a country that you can find in Central America.
Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama
300
What country in South America can you find right on the equator?
Ecuador.
300
What kind of land do you find around South America's Amazon River?
Rainforest
400
What does a compass rose on a map tell you?
Which direction is north, south, east, and west.
400
Do most Canadians live in the northern or southern part of the country? Why?
Most Canadians live in the SOUTHERN part of the country because that is where most cities are and it is very cold in the northern part of the country.
400
What are two main crops that are exported from Central America?
Coffee and bananas
400
What do we call the plains and the people that work on them in Argentina and Uruguay?
The pampas. Gauchos.
400
Name a landlocked country in South America. You may look at a map for this question.
Bolivia, Paraguay
500
What does a map key do?
It tells you what the symbols on a map mean.
500
Canada is divided into ______________________
Provinces and territories
500
Five hundred years ago, much of Mexico was ruled by the _____________.
Aztecs
500
What is the name of the Venezuelan man who helped South America to fight for its independence from Spain?
Simon Bolivar, The Liberator
500
What is the name of the mountain range that runs through South America?