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76 Cards in this Set
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A narrow strip of land connecting two larger land bodies is known as an
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Isthmus
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What islands are located in the Greater Antilles?
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Cuba
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Mestizos are persons who are mixed__________ heritage
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European and American
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Middle America's largest country today in terms of both area and population is
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Mexico
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The poorest states in Mexico are located in what part of the country?
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Southern Islands
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What is the largest central american country in terms of population?
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Belize
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Central American poorest country is
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Nicaragua
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Central American's oldest democratic republic, which has had no standing army since 1948 is
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Costa Rica
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The two leading language groups in Canada are
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English and French
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_____________ is the geologic core of North America
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Physio graphic region Canadian shield.
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The Great Lakes main outlet to the sea is the
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St. Lawrence River
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The people called Native Americans in the U.S. are ________ in Canada
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First Nations
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Which U.S. state contains the largest number of Asians
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California
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The information economy embodies the ______ sector of a nation's economy
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quaternary
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What US state is a major natural gas producing state
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TX
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Which province in Canada has significant coal deposits
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Alberta
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What administrative unit in Canada was created in the late 1990's as a result of a major aboriginal land claim?
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Nunavut
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Montreal and the lower course of the St. Lawrence Seaway are located in the Canadian province of ________
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Quebec
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Canada's largest city on the Pacific Ocean is
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Vancouver
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Which of the following is one of Canada's Atlantic Provinces
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New Brunswick
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What are Canada's Prairie Provinces
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Manitoba
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The majority of Canadians live where
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close to the US border
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The North american region that has undergone the most change in recent decades is
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The south
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The North American region with the greatest disparity in income between rich and poor is:
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The south
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What cities are part of the Southwest’s booming growth triangle?
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Houston, Dallas, Austin, San Antonio
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The fastest-growing large metropolitan area in the U.S. is:
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Las Vegas
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The North American region that is the largest and the least densely settled is the:
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Northern Frontier
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The major mountain range of the Pacific Northwest is the:
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Cascades
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_________ is the most Asianized metropolis in North America.
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Cancouver
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Is Canada’s population or that of the US growing more quickly?
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No
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Are Americans more religious than the rest of the Western world?
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Yes
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African Americans constitute about _______percent of the U.S. population.
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13
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What type of governments do the U.S., and Canada have
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Federal
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Did Quebec successfully seceded from Canada in 2007
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no
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What is The Canadian Shield ?
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geologic core of North America
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Is the population of the Continental Interior in decline. or is it growing
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declining
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The numbers of Hispanics are increasing or not?
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yes increasing
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Miami is the ‘Gateway to what?
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Latin America
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What is the most populous State in the U.S.
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California
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The San Andreas Fault is located in what state?.
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California
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As one travels north leaving South America, the first country encountered on the Central American land bridge is ________.
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Panama
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The Panama Canal was opened in what year?
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1914
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There are two potential alternative locations for another canal across the isthmus. These are in _________ and __________.
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Nicaragua and Costa Rica
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A person of mixed European-African ancestry is a:
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Mulatto
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Which Caribbean island contains more than one state?
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Hispaniola
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Which Caribbean country has been independent for more than 200 years?
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Haiti
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Which island is the Caribbean’s leading bauxite producer?
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Jamaica Suriname
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In which country did a successful slave rebellion take place in 1804 that led to independence?
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Haiti
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Middle America's largest city is:
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Mexico city
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Which of the following Caribbean countries possesses major natural gas deposits:
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Trinidad and Tobago
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More than one million Puerto Ricans have migrated to:
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US New York
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The archipelago to the north of Cuba that was formerly a British dependency is called the:
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Bahamas
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Guadeloupe is a dependency of:
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France
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A Caribbean island that is home to a large community of South Asians is:
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Trinidad
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A small strip of land connecting two larger landmasses is called an …
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Isthmus
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Communally-owned farms in Mexico are called ?
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Ejido
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The Yucatán Peninsula protrudes into the _______Ocean
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Not Pacific
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El Salvador’s population is quite homogeneous, with about _________% being mestizo.
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90
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NAFTA is an agreement that includes what countries?
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Us Mexico Canada
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Since 1950, over _________of Central America’s forests have been decimated.
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80%
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The part of South America where the dominant ethnic group is European is ____.
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Southern South America
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The slums of South America’s large cities are known as:
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Farelas
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The major river of Venezuela is the:
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Orinco
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The country of Guyana formally belonged to…
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British colony before idepence in 1966
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The Peru (Humboldt) Current is:
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Ocean current of south pacific
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What South American country is landlocked?
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Bolivia, paraguay
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In 1982 Argentina fought a war with Britain over:
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Falkland islands
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The best example of an elongated state in South America, and probably the world, is:
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Chile
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The desert in the north of Chile is called….
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Atacama
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The capital of Brazil is:
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Basilia
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The most populous Brazilian State is:
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Sao Paulo's state
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São Paulo’s wealth was built on what product?
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Coffee plantations, soybeans
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Described Brazil’s highly successful social program called Bolsa Família.
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Financial aid to poor
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Brazil contains the largest ____________community outside__________.
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Japenese, of Japan
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What is unique about Bolivia’s capital
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It's the highest in elevation, there are two
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________is South America’s only landlocked country.
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Bolivia/ Paraguay
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