North America Chapter 6 Map Study

Questions and Answers

Which countries touch the Tropic of Cancer?

Mexico, Bahamas

What two bodies of water separate Greenland from Baffin Island in Canada?

Baffin Bay, Davis Strait

What body of water separates the West Indies from South America?

Caribbean Sea

What two peninsulas border the Gulf of Mexico?

Florida, Yucatan Signup and view all the answers

What countries border Mexico?

United States, Guatemala, Belize Signup and view all the answers

What province and territory lies adjacent to Alaska?

Yukon Territory, British Columbia Signup and view all the answers

What Canadian island is closest to the North Pole and to Greenland?

Ellesmere Island Signup and view all the answers

What bay lies to the north of Ontario and west of the Ungava Peninsula?

Hudson Bay Signup and view all the answers

What large island belongs to the province of British Columbia?

Vancouver Island Signup and view all the answers

Into what body of water does the Mackenzie River empty?

Beaufort Sea Signup and view all the answers

List the provinces that border the Gulf of St. Lawrence.

Newfoundland, Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island Signup and view all the answers

Which territory contains the Great Bear and Slave Lakes?

Northwest Territories Signup and view all the answers

Which of the Great Lakes does not border Canada? Which states border this lake?

Lake Michigan; Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana Signup and view all the answers

The Mississippi River serves as a boundary for what states?

Louisiana, Mississippi, Arkansas, Tennessee, Missouri, Kentucky, Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin, Minnesota Signup and view all the answers

What seas and Gulf border Alaska?

Beaufort Sea, Chukchi Sea, Bering Sea, Gulf of Alaska Signup and view all the answers

In what state does the Missouri River join the Mississippi?

Missouri Signup and view all the answers

Which states border Mexico?

Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, California Signup and view all the answers

List the states that border Canada.

Alaska, Washington, Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, Minnesota, Michigan, New York, Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine Signup and view all the answers

What river forms the boundary between Mexico and the United States?

Rio Grande Signup and view all the answers

The Panama Canal links what two bodies of water?

Caribbean Sea (Atlantic), Pacific Ocean Signup and view all the answers

What two countries share an island in the Caribbean Sea?

Haiti and Dominican Republic Signup and view all the answers

What gulf separates Baja California from the rest of Mexico?

Gulf of California Signup and view all the answers

Which Middle American countries border the Pacific Ocean?

Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama Signup and view all the answers

Name the large Caribbean island that guards the mouth of the Gulf of Mexico.

Cuba Signup and view all the answers

Study Notes

Geography of North America

The Tropic of Cancer touches Mexico and the Bahamas.
Baffin Bay and the Davis Strait separate Greenland from Baffin Island in Canada.
The Caribbean Sea separates the West Indies from South America.
The Gulf of Mexico is bordered by the Florida and Yucatan peninsulas.
Mexico is bordered by the United States, Guatemala, and Belize.
Alaska borders the Yukon Territory and British Columbia.
Ellesmere Island is the Canadian island closest to the North Pole and Greenland.
Hudson Bay lies north of Ontario and west of the Ungava Peninsula.
Vancouver Island is a large island belonging to the province of British Columbia.
The Mackenzie River empties into the Beaufort Sea.

Borders and Waterways

Provinces bordering the Gulf of St. Lawrence include Newfoundland, Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island.
The Northwest Territories contain the Great Bear and Slave Lakes.
Lake Michigan is the only Great Lake that does not border Canada, bordered by Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois, and Indiana.
The Mississippi River serves as a boundary for multiple states including Louisiana, Mississippi, Arkansas, Tennessee, Missouri, Kentucky, Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin, and Minnesota.
Alaska is bordered by the Beaufort Sea, Chukchi Sea, Bering Sea, and the Gulf of Alaska.
In Missouri, the Missouri River joins the Mississippi River.
States bordering Mexico include Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and California.

Islands and Canals

The river forming the boundary between Mexico and the United States is the Rio Grande.
The Panama Canal links the Caribbean Sea (Atlantic) with the Pacific Ocean.
Haiti and the Dominican Republic share an island in the Caribbean Sea.
The Gulf of California separates Baja California from the rest of Mexico.
Middle American countries bordering the Pacific Ocean include Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama.
Cuba is the large Caribbean island that guards the mouth of the Gulf of Mexico.

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