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42 Cards in this Set
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What is the highest waterfall in the world? |
Angel Falls |
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The Andes Mountain System reaches its highest peaks in Argentina |
TRUE |
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What is an estuary? |
An Ocean Inlet |
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The Galápagos Islands were named after what animal on the island? |
Tortoises |
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Simon Bolivar, the liberator, led the revolt against the Spanish and Portuguese leaders |
TRUE |
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What does the name Inca mean? |
"Children of the Sun" |
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What was the Incan language code they created? |
Quipu, A code with knotted ropes; the size and color differed with different meanings |
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What does endemic mean? |
Found only in that one place |
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What was the name of the strait that went around the continent before the Panama Canal? |
Cape Horn |
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What was the name of the strait that went around the continent before the Panama Canal? |
Cape Horn |
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What was significant about Argentina's president Juan Peron's third wife? |
She was the first woman president in the America's |
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What are the two "worlds largest" animals found in the Amazon River? |
Anaconda, and Capybara |
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What is deforestation? |
The cutting down and clearing of tree's |
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What is deforestation? |
The cutting down and clearing of tree's |
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What group built the first settlement in the new world(currently Newfoundland/Labrador)? |
Vikings |
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What is deforestation? |
The cutting down and clearing of tree's |
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What group built the first settlement in the new world(currently Newfoundland/Labrador)? |
Vikings |
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What is the official language in the province of Quebec? |
French |
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What percent of the total area of Canada does the Northwest Territories cover? |
1/3 |
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Canada is the second largest country in the world |
TRUE |
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Newfoundland was the last province to join the Canadian federation |
FALSE |
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What is the name for the four small provinces along the Atlantic Coast? |
Maritime Provinces |
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What is the name for the four small provinces along the Atlantic Coast? |
Maritime Provinces |
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What is a loyalist? |
One loyal to the King/Queen of their home country |
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How high does the water rise and fall at the bay of fundy every 12 hours? |
44 feet |
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What does it mean to be bilingual? |
You can speak multiple languages |
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What does it mean to be bilingual? |
You can speak multiple languages |
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Who is Canada ultimately loyal to? |
British Parliament |
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What does Eskimo mean? What does Inuit mean? |
"Raw meat Eaters";"Real Men |
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What is archipelagos? |
A large Island group |
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What empire took over power in Mexico around 1200? |
Aztec |
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What empire took over power in Mexico around 1200? |
Aztec |
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Which colonists did NOT settle the majority of the lesser Antilles islands? |
Spanish |
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Mexico has growing problems in what two areas? |
Drugs and Immigration |
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The U.S. And Mexico share a 2000 mile border |
TRUE |
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The U.S. And Mexico share a 2000 mile border |
TRUE |
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The Mexican government operates as a dictatorship |
TRUE |
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What is an Isthmus? |
Long, narrow bridge of land |
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How was Belize settled? |
British soldiers who shipwrecked |
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What is a junta? |
Leaders who take control of countries governments |
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What purpose does the Panama Canal server for other countries? |
Passage way from Pacific to the Atlantic |
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What kind of regime did Fidel Castro establish in Cuba? |
A Communist Regime |
