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15 Cards in this Set
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Name the evergreen forest region of the north.
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Boreal Forest
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point on a mountain above which no trees can grow
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timberline
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Name the third largest continent.
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North America
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What is the world's largest gulf?
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Gulf of Mexico
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What is the record of what has happened to mankind?
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history
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Name the highest peak in North America.
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Mt. McKinley
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Jim Thorpe was known as _____.
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one of America's greatest athletes
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Will Rogers was known for ____.
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being a great American story-teller
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Sir Wilfred Grenfell became famous as _____.
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an English missionary to the Canadian Inuits and nearby Indians.
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What geographic region in the world contains North and South America?
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the Western Hemisphere
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What is the study of the earth?
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geography
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What type of trees do not lose their leaves?
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evergreen
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Name a hooded jacket made of different types of fur.
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parka
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Which Central American Indians had one of the most advanced civilizations in the Western Hemisphere?
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the Maya
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Name the people who live in Greenland or the Canadian Arctic.
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the Inuits
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