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America was named after him
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Amerigo Vespucci
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When Columbus landed in the New World he thought he was in some islands near which continent?
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Asia
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The name the early French explorers gave to the area of North America they explored
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New France
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An Indian word for "village"
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Canada
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He first used the terms "North" and "South" America
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Mercator
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This term refers to an area that shares a common feature
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Region
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When referring to a British heritage people often use this term
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Anglo-American
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They call it "Latin America" because...
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the languages spoken there come from the Roman Empire
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The peninsula where Portugal and Spain are located
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Iberian
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Two countries found on the Iberian peninsula
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Spain and Portugal
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The ocean that is between South America and Europe
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Atlantic Ocean
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Describe tundra
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treeless ground in northern Canada
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The shape of the Canadian Shield
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horseshoe
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Location of the Canadian Shield
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from the Arctic circle southward toward the U.S.
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The largest chain of lakes in the world
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Great Lakes
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Number of seasons found in the tropics
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two
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The regions that make up Middle America
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Mexico, Central America, Caribbean
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The longest chain of mountains in the world
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Andes Mountains
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This covers most of the Amazon Basin
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the rain forest
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Longest river in the Americas
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the Amazon
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A level area raised above the surrounding land
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plateau
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Italian who did his exploring for England
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Cabot
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A narrow stretch of water that connects 2 larger bodies of water
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strait
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What is a cartographer?
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map maker
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Who was the famous Flemish cartographer?
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Mercator
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The earth is divided into how many hemispheres?
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four
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Does the US or Canadian government more closely resemble the English government?
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Canadian
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Put these countries in order according to land size.....US Canada Russia Belize
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Russia, Canada, US, Belize
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True or False...plains are also prairies
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true
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Which is higher....a basin or a plateau
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a plateau
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The Yucatan Peninsula is in Mexico, Canada, or Cuba?
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Mexico
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Which refers to a longer period of time....climate or weather?
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climate
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What word refers to moisture falling from the air?
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precipitation
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Put these in order from warmest to coolest....frigid zone, tropics, temperate zone
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tropics, temperature, frigid
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