North, South, Central America

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Ottawa

Capital City of Canada

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Rio Grande

River forms part of the border between the United States and Mexico

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English

USA doesn’t have an official language but this is the most spoken

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Mount McKinley

Also known as Denali

Tallest mountain in NORTH AMERICA

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Arizona

State where Grand Canyon is located

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Mexico City

Capital city of Mexico

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Lake Superior

Largest lake by surface area

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Canadian Dollar

Currency of Canada

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Missouri River

Longest river in North America

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The Deep South

Nickname for the region in southeastern United States that includes Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, and South Carolina

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The Rocky Mountains

Mountain range that runs along the western edge of NORTH AMERICA

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Great Basin Desert

Largest Desert in North America

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Wyoming

State that the Yellowstone National Park is located

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Spanish

Official Language of Mexico

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Quebec

Canadian Province known for french-speaking population

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Grijalva River

Longest River entirely within Mexico

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New York

Statue of Liberty Located

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Sacramento

Capital city of California

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Cuba

Island Country in the Caribbean also part of North America

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English

Language of Belize

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Bering Strait

Strait that seperates Alaska and Russia

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Florida

“sunshine state”

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French and Haitian Creole

Haita official language

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Alberta

Canadian province is Banff National Park located

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Mississippi River

River system in Central United States, known ofr it’s extensive network of tributes

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Texas

“lone star state”

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British Columbia

Canadian province is Vancouver located

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Spanish and English

Puerto Rico official language

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Tennessee and North Carolino

state is home to the Great Smokey Mountain National Park

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Honolulu

Hawaii capital city

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Mexico

Yucatan Peninsula located

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English

Official language of Jamaica

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Cuba

Largest island in the Caribbean

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California

Mojave Desert Located

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Greenlandic

official language of Greenland

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Ohio River

River forms a border between U.S. State of Ohio and West Virginia

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Juneau

Capital city of Alaska

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Northwest Territories

Canadian territory is Yellowknife located

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Florida Keys

Island chain that extends from Florida to the Gulf of Mexico and known for it’s coral reefs

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New Mexico

“land of enchantment”

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English

official language of Bahamas

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Toronto

Capital city of Ontario

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Alaska

“last frontier”

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English

Guyana official language

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Florida

known for it’s beaches, theme parks, and Walt Disney World

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Annapolis

Capital city of Maryland

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Jamestown

The first colony established by the English in North America was

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Jamaica

Kingston is the capital of which country?

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Pittsburgh, United States

What city produces the most steel?

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The Gulf of Mexico

The largest gulf in the world is –

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Honduras and its neighbors

What countries are known as the Banana Republic?

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Mount McKinley (Denali)

What is the US highest peak called?

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Canada

The country which ranks second in the world in terms of land area is –

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Hamilton

Which is known as the Pittsburgh of Canada?

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Great Bear

Which lake in Canada has the same name as a constellation?

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Death valley

Where is the lowest point in the USA?

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Belmopan

What is the capital of Belize?

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Cuba

The country known as the Sugar Bowl of the world is –

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San Francisco

city is known as the City of Golden Gate?

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New York City, NY

city in the US has the highest population?

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Havana

The capital of Cuba is ____

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Port of Los Angeles

What is the busiest port in North America?

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Rhode Island

What is the smallest state in the United States?

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Hudson Bay

The largest bay in the world is –

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Film industry

Hollywood city in Los Angeles is famous for:

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Alaska

What is the biggest state in the USA?

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Triangular

The basic shape of the North American continent on a map is best described as

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4

How many of the Great Lakes form part of the border between the USA and Canada?

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Berin R Strait

Asia and North America are separated by

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Tropical air masses

The climate of North America is influenced during winter by the

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Kansas

Which state in the USA is equidistant from the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, containing both the geographic centre of the 48 contiguous USA states and the geodetic centre of North America?

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Red River

River forms part of the border between U.S. states of Texas and Oklahoma

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Brasilia

Capital city of Brazil

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Andes Mountain

runs along western edge or SOUTH AMERICA

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Brazil

Amazon Rainforest located

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Spanish

Official language of Argentina

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Angel Falls

highest waterfall in the world

Located in Venezuela

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Ecuador

known for it’s unique Galapagos Islands

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Bogota

Capital city of Colombia

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Lake Titicaca

lake that is located in Peru and Bolivia

highest navigatable lake in the world

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Spanish

official language of Chile

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Tango

Iconic dance style that originated in Argentina

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Parana River

Second-longest rive in South America that flows through Brazil and Paraguay

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Caracas

Capital city of Venezuela

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Peru

Ancient city of Machu Picchu located

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Urugyuayan Peso

Currency of Uruguay

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Atacama Desert

Worlds Driest Desert

Located in Chile

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Spanish

What is the official language of Bolivia

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Brazil

Known for it’s Carnival Celebration in Rio de Janeiro

Famous statue of Christ the Redeemer

 world's largest river by discharge, the Amazon River

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Lima

Capital City of Peru

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Bolivia

World’s largest salt flat, Salar de Uyuni located

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Spanish and Gurani

official language of Paraguay

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Iguazu Falls

Name the famous waterfall system located on the border of Argentina and Brazil.

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Montevideo

What is the capital city of Uruguay?

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English

official language of Guyana

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Galápagos Islands

 Name the group of islands located off the coast of Ecuador that played a significant role in Charles Darwin's theory of evolution

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Santiago

capital city of Chile

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Venezuela

 In which South American country is Lake Maracaibo, one of the largest natural lakes, located

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Dutch

official language of Suriname?

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Aconcagua

Name the mountain in Argentina that is the highest peak outside of Asia.