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