N.A Vocabulary

2. one of the largest, most densely populated, high altitude city in North America and the capital of Mexico.
4. The second most populaous city in the US with an est.4 million poeple and the home of the nations film and TV industry.
8. a major mountain range system spanning apx. 700 miles from Northwesy-southeast through nothwestern and western Mexico along the gulf of California.
11. Although a developing country, its economic and political growth has made it a leader amongst other Latin American countries.
15. the longest river in America spanning an est.2500 miles through western United States
16. A major North American river and one of the longest in USA spanning and est.2,300 miles from Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico.
17. Mountain highlands that run along America’s East Coast from Alabama to Canada extending an est.2000 miles.
18. formally known as the District of Columbia, this is the capital city and federal district of the United States.
19. nesting on Lake Michigan in Illonois, this city is famous for its skyline architecture, and art.
21. The largest country in North America and yet the most sparsely populated.
22. One of the 5 major oceans of the world, this ocean covers 1/5th of the earth’s surface.

1. a federal republic country in North America consisting of 50 states and 5 major territories such as Puerto Rico and Guam
3. a large gulf off the southeastern coast of North America.
5. The 4th longest river in North America that forms a slight border between America and Mexico
6. a vast prairie region extending from Alberta and Saskatchewan and Manitoba in Canada south through the west central United States into Texas
7. A major mountain system of the United States and Canada, extending 3,000 miles from South of Alaska to New Mexico.
8. A subtropical desert in South Arizona, Southern California and Mexico
9. A group of five freshwater lakes of Central North America between the US and Canada; the lakes are Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie and Superior
10. An arm of the Atlantic Ocean between North and South America.
12. A huge rocky region that curves around the Hudson Bay and covers half the land area of Canada.
13. A peninsula in Central America extending into the Gulf of Mexico between the Bay of Campeche and the Caribbean Sea.
14. largest and deepest of the oceans, larger than all of Earth’s continental landmass put together.
20. Where we live, a city in the Upstate of South Carolina that boasts a growing city centre yet quiant small town lifestyles.