North America Geography
The flat landscape east of the Rocky Mountains
What is the Great Plains?
This is the world's second longest river and is located in South America.
What is the Amazon River?
The term "Pre-Columbian" means
What is "before Columbus"?
Over the centuries, immigrants and settlers arriving from many different countries to the United States helps to explain this truth about the U.S. population.
What is the "ethnically diverse" population?
These early civilizations in Mexico & Central America which predated the arrival of the Spanish have influenced culture in this region to this day.
What are the "Mayan" and "Aztec" civilizations
This eastern U.S. mountain range used to serve as a natural barrier to settlers migrating west.
What is the "Appalachian Mountains"?
This 4,300 mile mountain range stretches from Venezuela to Chile.
What is the "Andes Mountains"?
The Italian explorer Christopher Columbus sailed for Spain and landed in this region.
What is the "Caribbean"?
These are the two official languages of Canada.
What are "English and French"?
Commercial fishing provides jobs and a domestic food source for Americans from this region.
What is the "Gulf of Mexico" / "Gulf of America"?
Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie, and Ontario are all a part of this major geographic feature.
What are the "Great Lakes"?
Central America is mountainous with active volcanoes due to its location on this physical geographical feature.
What is the "Ring of Fire"?
Corn, Tomatoes, and Turkey are examples of goods that were introduced to...
What is the "Old World"?
Separation of powers between 3 branches of government exists in both of these North American countries.
What are the "United States and Canada"?
Mexico is the leading producer of this source of energy in Central America.
What is "Petroleum"?
This is the longest river in North America, running primarily through the Midwest.
What is the "Missouri River"?
This causes Patagonia to be dry, barren, and windy.
What is the "Rain Shadow Effect"?
What is the "New World"?
This organization is a military alliance between the United States, Canada, and many European nations.
What is "NATO" or "North Atlantic Treaty Organization"?
The interaction of cultures and agricultural products between Europe, Africa, and the Americas.
What is the "Columbian Exchange"?
This region of the United States is characterized by year-round warm weather.
What is the "Sun Belt"?
The destruction of rainforest habitat has led to many plant and animal species being at risk of extinction.
What is "De-Forestation"?
This wiped out close to 90% of the Native American population.
What is "Diseases from the Old World"?
This is the trade agreement between the U.S., Canada, and Mexico that replaced NAFTA.
What is the "USMCA" or "United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement"?
This man-made waterway connects the Caribbean Sea to the Pacific Ocean providing a naval short cut for ships.
What is the "Panama Canal"?