Geography of North America

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Across
  1. 3. Approximately 528 million is the _____________ of North America.
  2. 4. The North American and South American continents are thought to have been named after Italian explorer _____________ Vespucci.
  3. 5. ____________ is slightly larger than the United States in area making it the second largest country by area in the world (after Russia).
  4. 7. North America is the ___________ largest continent.
  5. 9. One of the major biomes of North America is _______________.
  6. 12. Approximately 9.5 million sq. miles is the ______ of North America.
  7. 13. The United Sates is known as a "melting pot" of people and cultures from around the world.
  8. 15. One of the major cities in Canada is ______________.
  9. 16. The city with the largest population in North America is __________________.
  10. 18. Two of the major mountain ranges in North America are the Rocky and the _________________ mountains.
  11. 19. One of the major cities in the USA is _____________.
Down
  1. 1. One of the major cities in Mexico is _________________.
  2. 2. The three largest countries on the continent are Canada, Mexico and the _______________.
  3. 6. The continent is bordered by the ____________ Ocean to the east.
  4. 8. __________ peoples already lived in North America before the arrival of Columbus.
  5. 10. North America is the ________ most populated continent.
  6. 11. The continent is bordered by the _____________ Ocean to the west.
  7. 14. The country of __________________ is the biggest island on the planet.
  8. 17. Lake _______________ is the largest fresh water lake in the world by area.