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1 giorno fa · Geographical treatment of North America, including maps and statistics as well as a survey of its geologic history, land, people, and economy. It occupies the northern portion of the ‘New World.’ North America, the world’s third largest continent, lies mainly between the Arctic Circle and the Tropic of Cancer.
- The Dispossession of The Indians
North America - Dispossession, Indigenous, Colonization: The...
- 30 to 2.5 Million Years Ago
North America - Glaciation, Migration, Megafauna: About 30...
- The People
North America - Indigenous, Settlers, Immigration: In global...
- Temperate Grasslands
North America - Prairies, Steppes, Savannas: The temperate...
- The Boreal Forest
North America - Boreal Forest, Wildlife, Ecosystems: One of...
- The Lowlands
North America - Lowlands, Plains, Coastlines: Irregular...
- Trade
North America - Trade, Resources, Markets: North American...
- Biological Resources
North America - Wildlife, Flora, Fauna: The coming of...
- The Dispossession of The Indians
Geography of North America. North America is the third largest continent, and is also a portion of the third largest supercontinent if North and South America are combined into the Americas and Africa, Europe, and Asia are considered to be part of one supercontinent called Afro-Eurasia.
19 ott 2023 · North America’s physical geography, environment and resources, and human geography can be considered separately. North America can be divided into five physical regions: the mountainous west, the Great Plains, the Canadian Shield, the varied eastern region, and the Caribbean.
North America is a continent [b] in the Northern and Western Hemispheres. [c] North America is bordered to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the east by the Atlantic Ocean, to the southeast by South America and the Caribbean Sea, and to the west and south by the Pacific Ocean.
- 24,709,000 km² (9,540,000 sq mi) (3rd)
- 23 non-sovereign territories
- 23 sovereign states
- 592,296,233 (2021; 4th)
North America Map. North America, the planet's 3rd largest continent, includes (23) countries and dozens of possessions and territories. It contains all Caribbean and Central America countries, Bermuda, Canada, Mexico, the United States of America, as well as Greenland - the world's largest island.
- John Moen
Geography of The United States; Continent: North America: Coordinates: Area: Ranked 3rd/4th • Total: 9,826,675 km 2 (3,794,100 sq mi) • Land: 93.24% • Water: 6.76%: Coastline: 19,920 km (12,380 mi) Borders: Canada: 8,864 km (5,508 mi) Mexico: 3,327 km (2,067 mi) Highest point
North America, the third-largest continent, extends from the tiny Aleutian Islands in the northwest to the Isthmus of Panama in the south. North America’s physical geography, environment and resources, and human geography can be considered separately. North America and South America are named after Italian navigator Amerigo Vespucci.
