Chapter 1

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What continent is the third largest?
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What is the name of the world's largest island?
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Who was the famous English missionary to the Canadian Inuits and their neighbors?
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The people of Central America who had one of the most advanced early civilizations of the Western Hemisphere were the __________.
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What is the world's largest gulf?
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What is the world's largest bay?
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_______________, a narrow body of water that connects two larger bodies of water.
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A long, hooded jacket made of different types of fur is called a __________.
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The vast evergreen forest region covering much of Canada and parts of Alaska is ___________.
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The most famous Indians who lived in Mexico were the _____________.
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What is the smallest, coldest ocean?
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The region containing North and South America is the Western Hemisphere.
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________, the name of ground that is permanently frozen.
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Who was known as America's Greatest Storyteller?
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The most famous Indians of South America were the Aztecs.
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The treeless Arctic plains north of the timberline is _________.
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__________, the point beyond which no trees can grow.
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The animal that has shaped the landscape of North America more than any other animal is the _____________.
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People who live in Greenland or the Canadian Arctic call themselves ____________.
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The narrow body of water that separates Russia from Alaska is the Hudson Bay.
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The movement of a group of people or animals from one part of the world to the next is called migration.
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What is the name of the area between the North Pole and the northern timberline?
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___________, a large mass of ice that flows slowly over land.
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Who was one of America's greatest athletes?
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What is the highest peak in North America?