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08. North America

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Chapter: 08. North America

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The continent of North America has been named after an Italian explorer, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _, who reached this continent in the year 1507 CE.

Amerigo Vespucci

Christopher Columbus is considered to have discovered North America in _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ CE.

1492

North America is joined to South America by a narrow stretch of land called the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.

Isthmus of Panama

In the north-west, the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ separates Asia from North America.

Bering Strait

The 49° N latitude marks the boundary between _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ and the USA.

Canada

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ is the third largest continent in the world.

North America

The highest point in North America is _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _, Alaska.

Mt McKinley (or Mt Denali)

The Tropic of Cancer passes through _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _, which is a large country in North America.

Mexico

The tropical islands of the Caribbean Sea are collectively called the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.

West Indies

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _, which is geographically a part of North America, belongs to Denmark and is the largest island in the world.

Greenland

The Canadian or Laurentian Shield is composed of some of the oldest known hard rocks that are rich in minerals like _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ and _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.

gold, silver (or uranium, iron, nickel, copper)

The five lakes that make up the Great Lakes are Lake Huron, Lake Ontario, Lake Michigan, Lake Erie and _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.

Lake Superior

The Western Mountain System forms part of the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ due to its proximity to the Pacific Coast.

Pacific Ring of Fire

The highest point in North America, Mt McKinley, was renamed _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ in 2015.

Mt Denali

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ are deep valleys with almost vertical sides carved out by rivers, famous examples include the Grand Canyon.

Canyons (or Gorges)

The Grand Canyon of the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ River is world-famous for its beauty and majesty.

Colorado

The edge of the Piedmont Plateau, where rivers descend to the eastern coastal plains in a series of waterfalls, is referred to as the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.

Fall Line

In the United States, the Central Lowlands are drained by the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ rivers, which flow into the Gulf of Mexico.

Mississippi-Missouri

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ is the cutting down of trees and the processes leading to the manufacture of products such as paper, newsprint, and synthetic fibres.

Lumbering

In Canada, lumbering is an important economic activity in the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ or taiga forests.

coniferous

The main regions for lumbering in Canada are the provinces of _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _, Quebec and Ontario.

British Columbia

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ are the lumberjacks who climb tall coniferous trees to cut off branches and the trunk.

High Riggers

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ are the people who use saws and axes to cut tree trunks into lengths measuring 1 m to 5 m.

Sawers or Buckers

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ collect and drag logs to stack them along a frozen river bank, road, or railway line.

Skidders

Canada is the largest producer of _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ in the world.

newsprint

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ was a Spanish explorer known for being the first European to lead an expedition across the Isthmus of Panama and discover the Pacific Ocean.

Vasco Núñez de Balboa

Places close to the sea in North America have a _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ range of temperature and experience maritime climate.

low

The _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Current in the north-west keeps the coastal parts of Alaska frost-free even in winter.

Alaskan

The mixing of the cold Labrador Current and the warm Gulf Stream off the coast of Newfoundland creates one of the richest _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ in the world.

fishing grounds

The subsoil in the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ vegetation zone remains frozen throughout the year.

Tundra

The _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ is a native animal of the prairies, classified as ‘nearing extinction’.

bison

The flora of the Mediterranean vegetation region is adapted to withstand _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ conditions.

drought

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ trees have broad leaves and shed them once a year in the dry season.

Deciduous

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ trees have needle-like leaves and appear green at all times, yielding softwood.

Coniferous

North America is a major producer of _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _, coal, copper, nickel, zinc, gold, silver, petroleum, and natural gas.

iron ore

Large deposits of high-grade bituminous and anthracite coal are mainly found in the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.

Appalachians

Today, geothermal, wind, solar, and _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ power have been largely developed as new sources of energy in North America.

nuclear

The average height of the Appalachian Mountains is _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ m.

1,200-1,500

The Central Lowlands have a width of about _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ km.

2,000

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