| A | B |
|---|
| A narrow body of water connecting two larger bodies of water. | Strait |
| A group of islands. | Archipelago |
| The subarctic or spruce forest region of the world. | Taiga |
| Vast frozen plains located mostly within the Artic Circle. | Tundra |
| The imaginary line that encircles the earth half-way between the North Pole and the South Pole. | Equator |
| The imaginary line located at zero degrees longitude. | Prime Meridian |
| The point on a mountain above which no trees can grow. | Timberline |
| Permanently frozen ground. | Permafrost |
| Large masses of ice and packed snow found in the Arctic regions. | Glaciers |
| The hightest peak in North America. | Mt. McKinley |
| The largest continent. | Asia |
| The smallest and coldest ocean. | Artic Ocean |
| The world's largest bay. | Hudson Bay |
| The world's largest gulf | Gulf of Mexico |
| The continent on which about one-fourth of all known kinds of animals live. | South America |
| The longest river in North America. | Mississippi River |
| The world's largest island. | Greenland |
| The southernmost point in the Americas | Cape Horn |
| The world's largest river in volume of water. | Amazon |
| The Indians of Central America. | Mayas. |
| The people who live in the Artic call themselves this. | The Inuit |
| Civilization began in this area. | The Middle East |
| The Indians that settled in Mexico. | Aztecs |
| A one-man boat made of sealskin stretched over a wooden frame. | Kayak |
| The most famous Indians to settle in South America. | Incas |
| Native American crops. | Corn, squash, potatoes, tomatoes, and peppers. |
| The way of life of a group of people. | Culture |
| The Indians of the taiga depend on these animals of the deer family. | Caribou |
| Indians use the bark of this tree to make canoes. | Birch |
| The three factors that determine the climate of a region. | Distance from the ocean, altitude, and latitude. |
| The most important factor in determining the climate of a region. | Latitude |
