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North America Physical Geography

North America Physical Geography

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How many countries are in North America?

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How many people live in North America?

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590 + million

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800 + million

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390 + million

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950 + million

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What's the largest country in North America?

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U.S.

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Canada

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Mexico

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Brazil

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What is the longest river in North America?

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Mississippi

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Appalachian

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Missouri

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Minnesota

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Do more people live in rural areas or urban areas in North America?

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urban

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rural

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Who lives longer in North America, women or men?

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me

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women

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What is the most common language spoken in North America?

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Spanish

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French

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English

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German

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What is the most common faith in North America?

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Christianity

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Islam

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Judaism

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Buddhism

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What is the major geographic feature in the west?

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oceans

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deserts

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mountains

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What is a cordillera?

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What kinds of plants might you find in the Rocky Mountains? (no capital letters)

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This mountain range is known to have volcanic eruptions and earthquakes.

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Rocky Mountains

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Cascade Mountains

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Sierra Madre Mountains

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Appalachian Mountains

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Which animal wouldn't you find in the Rocky Mountains?

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bison

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wolves

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bears

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tigers

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The Sierra Madre mountain range is in Mexico.

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True

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False

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The ___________ is the largest mountain chain in North America. 

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The Cascade Mountains are some of the oldest in the world. 

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True 

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False

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Why is the Great Plains called the "Breadbasket of North America"?

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The region produces a lot of bread

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The region produces a lot of breadbaskets

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The region can feed much of the world's population

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The Great Plains is shaped like a breadbasket

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The Great Plains contains large deposits of ______ and _________.

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wheat; corn

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oil; natural gas

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oil; barley

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natural gas; wheat

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The Canadian Shield is a flat _________. 

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Plateau

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Tundra

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Desert

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Plain

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What can grow in the tundra?

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What are NOT in the tundra?

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The ground in the tundra is hard and ___________.

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The main mountain range in the eastern region is the _____________. 

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Sierra Madre

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Cascades

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Rocky Mountains

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Appalachians

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What ocean is closest to the Eastern Region of North America?

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Atlantic

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Pacific

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Indian

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Arctic

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The Appalachian Mountains are

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West of the Coastal Plain

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East of the Coastal Plain

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West of the Interior Lowlands

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West of the Great Plains

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The Appalachian Mountain Region extends from

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Virginia to California

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Great Plains to the Interior Lowlands

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eastern Canada to western Alabama

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Florida to Maine

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The Appalachian Mountains are the ____________ mountain chain in the world.

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oldest

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youngest

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tallest

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largest

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The Appalachian Mountains are rich in ___________ deposits. 

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Oil

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Natural Gas

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Iron Ore

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Coal

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The _______________ extends from the wetlands east of then Appalachian mountains to the sandy beaches of the Atlantic Ocean.

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Appalachian Mountains

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Sonoran Desert

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Atlantic Coastal Plain

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Great Plains

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The Caribbean region has more than ________ islands, reefs and cays.

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5,000

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8,000

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7,000

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10,000

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Name as many Great Lakes as you can in the time limit. Everybody should be able to name at least one!

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The Great Lakes contain ___% of the world's fresh water.

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21

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50

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30

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18

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The Panama Canal connects the _________ Ocean to the _________ Ocean.

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Atlantic; Pacific

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Pacific; Indian

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Atlantic; Indian

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Pacific; Arctic

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A narrow stem of land that acts as a bridge to connect two large bodies of land

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peninsula

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isthmus

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cape

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island

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The 2nd largest river in North America. 

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Missouri

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Rio Grande

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Mississippi

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Minnesota

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River that is a dividing line between the U.S. (Texas) and Mexico.

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Mississippi

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Missouri

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Minnesota

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Rio Grande

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