QUESTIONS - Examine the map and answer the questions.

1. Which three oceans surround North America?
2. Which North American country is farthest north?
3. Which North American region is farthest south?
4. If you live in North America, in which North American country do you live?
5. Which country is directly north of the United States?
6. Which country is directly south of the United States?
7. Which of the United States is in the far northwestern part of North America?
8. Which peninsula is in southern Mexico?
9. Between which two oceans is the United States?
10. Which bay is west of Greenland?
11. Which bay is in Canada?
12. Which large gulf is south of the United States?
13. Which large sea is southeast of North America?
14. Which mountains are in North America?
15. Which isthmus is south of North America?
16. Name the countries and regions of North America and their historical products as marked on the map.
17. Which are the largest two countries in North America?
18. Between which two countries is the United States?
19. In which country is Hudson Bay?
20. Between which two countries is Baffin Bay?
21. Which large island is southeast of the United States?
22. Where is Cape Farewell?
23. By whom was America discovered in 1492?
24. Who did Christopher Columbus find in North America?
25. After whom was America named?
26. What can you say of the general temperature of the northern part of North America?
27. What can you say of the general temperature of the southern part of North America?

ANSWERS

1. The Arctic, Atlantic, and Pacific are the three oceans surrounding North America.
2. Greenland is the North American country farthest north.
3. Central America is the North American region farthest south.
4. Answers vary depending on where you live.
5. Canada is the country directly north of the United States.
6. Mexico is the country directly south of the United States.
7. Alaska is in the far northwestern part of North America?
8. The Yucatan is the peninsula in southern Mexico.
9. The United States is between the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean.
10. Baffin Bay is a bay west of Greenland.
11. Hudson Bay is a bay in Canada.
12. The Gulf of Mexico is a large gulf south of the United States.
13. The Caribbean Sea is a large sea southeast of North America.
14. The Rocky Mountains and Alleghany (Appalachian) Mountains are in North America.
15. The Isthmus of Panama is south of North America.
16. The countries and regions in North America are the countries of Greenland, Canada, the United States, and Mexico and the regions of the West Indies (Caribbean Islands) and Central America. Historical products include furs and whales in Canada, seals, silver, gold, lumber, wheat, tobacco, corn, cotton, sugar, and oranges in the United States, silver in Mexico, coffee in Central America, and oranges, cigars, molasses, and sugar in the West Indies.
17. The two largest countries of North America are Canada and the United States.
18. The United States is between the countries of Canada and Mexico.
19. The Hudson Bay is in the country of Canada.
20. Baffin Bay is between the countries of Greenland and Canada.
21. Cuba is a large island southeast of the United States.
22. Cape Farewell is in Greenland.
23. Christopher Columbus discovered America in the year 1492.
24. Christopher Columbus found the Native Americans or American Indians.
25. America was named after a man named Amerigo Vespucci, an Italian explorer who mapped parts of America and hypothesized Christopher Columbus had found a new continent.
26. The general temperature of the northern part of North America is very cold.
27. The general temperature of the southern part of North America is very warm.

This picture shows icebergs and some ships near them. Icebergs are great bodies of solid ice, reaching much higher than the masts of a ship, and extending downward to a great distance below the surface of the water. They will float in the water, and every year some ships are wrecked by coming in contact with them.

Icebergs are most numerous in the Arctic Ocean.

People have sailed through Baffin Bay and as far north as the ship you see in the map.

The names of those people who have become famous for their adventures in the frozen regions north of North America include: Sir John Franklin, Dr. Kane, Dr. Hayes, Hall, De Long, Greely, and Schwatka.

Notebook Work: Color and label the following on the map of North America: The Arctic Ocean, the Pacific Ocean, the Atlantic Ocean, Canada, the United States, Mexico, Greenland, Central America, the Caribbean Islands, Gulf of Mexico, Hudson Bay, and Baffin Bay.