Social Studies: Chapter 15:Lesson 1: The Americas

Social Studies: Chapter 15 Lesson 1: The Americas

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Which mountain range extends along the western part of South America?

Multiple Select

Which oceans bound the Americas?

• a. Arctic Ocean

• b. Atlantic Ocean

• c. Pacific Ocean

• d. All of the Above

Multiple Choice

Which are the two largest gulfs in the Americas?

• a. Gulf of St. Lawrence

• b. Gulf of Mexico

• c. Hudson Bay

• d. Option A and B

• e. Option A and C

Multiple Select

Where are the Great Plains located?

• a. central North America

• b. southeast South America

Multiple Choice

In what mountain range is Mt. McKinley located?

• a. Andes Mountain Range

• b. Rocky Mountain Range

• c. Alaska Range

Did you know?

The glaciers were like a giant carving tool, giving shape to the land.

Glacier

A glacier is a huge mass of ice that moves slowly over land. The term “glacier” comes from the French word glace (glah-SAY), which means ice. Glaciers are often called “rivers of ice.” 

Glaciers are great ice sheets that move, cutting into and scraping the land beneath them as they move.

Where is the Canadian Shield on the map?

• The area south of Hudson Bay

The Great Lakes are shown but not named on the map. Can you locate them?

Open Ended

What did the glaciers have to do with creating the Great Lakes?

They (glaciers) carved out their basins and filled the basins with water when the glaciers melted.

Multiple Select

Where are the major plains and highland regions in the Americas? (Check what applies)

• the Great Plains of North America

• the Patagonia Pampas

• Guiana Highlands

• Brazilian Highland of South America

Multiple Choice

What is an isthmus?

• a group of islands

• is a landform surrounded by water on the majority of its border while being connected to a mainland from which it extends

• a narrow strip of land that connects two larger land masses

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Where is the isthmus of Panama?

• northern part of Central America

• middle part of Central America

• southern tip of Central America

Fill in the Blank

What land masses does the Isthmus of Panama connect?

Multiple Select

Where does the Amazon River flow?

• through northern South America

• the Great Plain in North America

Where does the Amazon River flow?

• through northern South America

What kind of climate would you expect to find near the Amazon?

• a tropical climate

• Why?

• because the equator runs through it