1. Picturing North America

2. There are 23 countries in North America

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

4. Greater Antilles – Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica

5. 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

6. Vocabulary Words

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

14. Answers

15. MONDAY
1. Mental map
2. Canada; Mexico

16. 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

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

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

19. 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