| A | B |
|---|
| New World | located in the western hemisphere |
| migration | movement of people or animals from one place to another |
| strait | narrow body of water that connects two larger bodies of water |
| Aztecs | indians that lived in Mexico |
| Mississippi River | Longest river in North America |
| glacier | mass of ice that flows slowly over land |
| Hudson Bay | world's largest bay |
| Inuits | people who live in the Canadian Arctic or Greenland |
| Incas | indians that lived in South America |
| history | a record of what happened to mankind |
| pemmican | dried meat pounded with berries and fat |
| venison | dried deer meat used by the indians |
| Northwest passage | searched for, but never found, water route through North America |
| Lake Superior | largest freshwater lake |
| Cumberland Gap | famous passage way pioneers traveled to get west |
| Pacific Ocean | largest ocean |
| Crazy Horse | an indian leader at the battle of Little Big Horn |
| Gulf Stream | current that begins in the Gulf of Mexico |
| prairie | plain or hilly region in the temperate zone covered w/ grasses |
| bison | most important animal to the indians of the plains |
| David Brainerd | preached to the indians w/ help from an interpreter |
| culture | way of life of a group of people |
| Sir Wilfred Grenfell | famous English missionary to the Canadian Inuits |
| Jim Thorpe | one of America's greatest athletes |
| Mt. McKinley | highest peak in North America |
| Jacques Cartier | explorations gave France a claim to Canada |
| tepee | lodging of plains indians |
| Mesabi Range | contains rich deposits of iron ore |
| Syllabary | Cherokee language Sequoya invented using syllables |
| Niagra Falls | famous falls found in both Canada and the US |
