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150

The first president of the United States was who?

George Washington

150

___ ____ is on the $5 bill.

Abraham Lincoln

150

The United States is part of what continent?

North America

150

The national flower is the ___

rose

200

Because people from all over the world live there, the United States is called a what?

a MELTING POT

200

______ is created as water flows through special dams.

HYDROPOWER

200

The national flower is the ___

rose

200

The national tree is the ____  _____

oak tree

300

Canada’s government is called a what?

a DEMOCRACY

300

The ______ is a slow-moving river of water in Florida.

EVERGLADES

300

______ are descendants of Amerindians who married Europeans.

MESTIZOS

300

The Statue of Liberty was a gift to the United States by what country?

France

350

During the summer the sun shines for almost twenty-four hours in the what?

the ARCTIC CIRCLE

350

Tornado Alley is in the center of the _____ _____ and is affected by strong swirling winds.

UNITED STATES

350

Two common forms of Christianity in North America are _______ and _______.

CATHOLICISM and PROTESTANTISM

350

Explain how the native people most likely reached the land of North America?

They crossed the Bering Strait from Asia via a now-extinct land bridge

400

David Brainerd felt called to be a missionary to who?

NATIVE AMERICANS

400

_______ and the _____  _____ are two countries that have governments that are republics. 

MEXICO and the UNITED STATES

400

______ and ______ are two countries’ cultures that have greatly influenced the culture of Canada. 

ENGLAND and FRANCE

400

____  ____  ____  ____ and ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ____ ____ ____ are two ways Canada, the United States, and Mexico benefit by not charging each other taxes. 

EACH COUNTRY SAVES MONEY

EACH COUNTRY PRODUCES MORE JOBS FOR THEIR CITIZENS