Picturing North America

There are 23 countries in North America

Bahamas, Belize, Canada, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, United States

Greater Antilles – Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica

Lesser Antilles – Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, St Lesser Antilles – Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, Trinidad and Tobago

Vocabulary Words

Political map – a map that shows human-made features and boundaries such as cities, highways, and countries

mental map – a map that a person pictures in his or her mind

Central America – a region of seven countries between Mexico and South America including Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama

Dependency– land and waters controlled by a state, nation, or government

Greater Antilles – an island group of the West Indies including Cuba, Jamaica, Hispaniola (Dominican Republic and Haiti) and Puerto Rico (U.S.)

Lesser Antilles – an island group of the West Indies including eight counties and eight dependencies

West Indies – an island chain that divides the Caribbean Sea from the rest of the Atlantic Ocean

Answers

MONDAY 1. Mental map 2. Canada; Mexico

1. Any 2 of the following: Alaska, California, Oregon, or Washington TUESDAY 1. Any 2 of the following: Alaska, California, Oregon, or Washington 2. Any 2 of the following: Arizona, California, New Mexico, or Texas

WEDNESDAY 1. Belize, Costa Rico, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama 2. Greenland; Denmark

THURSDAY 1. Alaska is much larger; it is more than twice the size of Texas (the second largest state) 2. Puerto Rico

1. Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, and Jamaica FRIDAY 1. Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, and Jamaica 2. Arctic, Atlantic, and Pacific Oceans; Beaufort Sea, Bering Sea, Caribbean Sea, and Labrador Sea; Gulf of Mexico