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16 Cards in this Set
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Aztecs
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the most famous Indians who lived in Mexico
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Incas
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the most famous South American Indians
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Mayas
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the Indians of one of the most advanced early civilizations of the Western Hemisphere; made their home in Central America
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Jim Thorpe
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one of America's greatest athletes
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Will Rogers
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"America's Greatest Storyteller"
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history
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the record of what has happened to mankind
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geography
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the study of the earth
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Western Hemisphere
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also called the New World; includes North America, South America, and the many islands in the Carribean Sea
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migration
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the movement of a group of people or animals from one part of the world to another
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strait
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a narrow body of water that connects two larger bodies of water
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Bering Strait
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the narrow body of water that links the Arctic Ocean to the Pacific's Bering Sea and separates Russia from Alaska
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habitat
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a setting in which certain types of plants and animals thrive
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culture
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the way of life of a group of people
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North America
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the world's third largest continent
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Mt. McKinley
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the highest peak in North America
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Hudson Bay
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the world's largest bay
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