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41 Cards in this Set
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______ is the largest river flowing into the Pacific Ocean in North America.
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Columbia River
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_____ Indians live at the bottom of the Grand Canyon.
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Havasupai Indians
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The _____ _____ has the longest wingspan of any bird.
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wandering albatross
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_____ ______is the largest bird in North America.
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California Condor
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____ is one of the two poisionous lizards in the world.
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gila monster
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The State of Utah is named after the ___ Indians.
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Ute Indians
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__ ___ ___ is the largest saltwater lake in North America.
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Great Salt Lake
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The ____ Indian tribe is the largest tribe in the U.S.
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Navajo Indian tribe
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_______ was known as the Bird Woman.
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Sacagawea
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The __ ____ is the largest lava plateau in the world.
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Colorado Plateau
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The ___ ___ is the wild sheep of North America.
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Big Horn sheep
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The ____ is the plants found in a certain region.
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flora
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The __ ___ is the deepest canyon in the world.
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Grand Canyon
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__ ___ was the most famous Nez Perce' chief.
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Chief Joseph
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___ ___ is the hottest and driest part of North America.
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Death Valley
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The __ ___ divides the river systems of North America.
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Great Divide
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__ ___ is the highest point in the U.S. outside of Alaska.
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Mt. Whitney
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The __ ___ is the largest canyon in the world.
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Grand Canyon
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___ ____ is the largest high altitutde lake in North America.
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Yellowstone Lake
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___ ____ grow on the plains.
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Short grasses
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__ ___is the world's largest geyser.
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Steamboat Geyser
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__ ___ are North America's highest waterfall.
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Yosemite Falls
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___ and ____ ____ are known as Martyrs for Christ.
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Marcus and Narcissa Whitman
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The ___ ___ __ is the largest desert area in the U.S.
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Great Basin Desert
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The most famous Apache Indian chief is ____.
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Geromino
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The ___ ____ is the most colorful desert in North America.
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Painted Desert
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The ____ is the longest mountain chain on earth.
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Cordilleras
Cor-dille-ras |
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The ____ Indians are known for their curly hair.
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Shoshone Indians
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The ____ is above the tree line.
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tundra
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The __ ___ is one of the most dangerou animals of North America.
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grizzly bear
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___ ___ is the deepest lake in the U.S.
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Crater Lake
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___ ___ means pierced nose.
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Nez Perce
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The ____ ___ is the world's tallest tree.
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General Sherman
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_______ are known as the "fat little farmer of the mountain slopes".
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pikas
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___ ____ Park is the oldest National park in the world.
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Yellowstone National Park
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The ___ is the largest cactus in the world.
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saguaro
sag - u -aro |
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The ___ ___ is the most widely distributed carnivorous animal in the world.
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mountain lion
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The ___ ___ are the world's most spectacular limestone caverns.
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Carlsbad Caverns
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__ ___ is the highest peak in the Rockies.
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Mt. Elbert
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_____ is the animals of a region.
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fauna
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The ___ ___ is the most widespread cactus.
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prickly pear
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