| A | B |
|---|
| Great Lakes | collective name of the bodies of water which separate the U.S. from Canada |
| Rockies | largest mountain chain in North America |
| Superior | largest of the Great Lakes |
| Yucatan Peninsula | found in Mexico, surrounded by water on 3 sides; home of Ancient Mayas |
| Appalachians | mountain range along the east coast of North America |
| Great Plains | level and mostly treeless land area from central Canada south through the U.S. to Mexico |
| Sierra Madres | what the Mexicans and South Americans call the Rocky Mountains |
| Bering Strait | narrow body of water separating Alaska from Asia |
| Mississippi | largest river in North America |
| St. Lawrence | river which drains the Great Lakes and flows to the Atlantic Ocean |
| Missouri | river which drains the Mississippi northwest to the Rockies |
| Canadian Shield | glaciated land south of the Hudson Bay in Canada |
| Caribbean Sea | body of water in which Jamaica, Cuba, and the Dominican Republic are located |
| Isthmus of Panama | narrow strip of land connecting Central America to South Americacentral America |
| Rio Grande | river which forms part of the border between U.S. and Mexico |
