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4 dni temu · North America, third largest of the world’s continents, lying for the most part between the Arctic Circle and the Tropic of Cancer. It extends for more than 5,000 miles (8,000 km) to within 500 miles (800 km) of both the North Pole and the Equator and has an east-west extent of 5,000 miles.
- 30 to 2.5 Million Years Ago
North America - Glaciation, Migration, Megafauna: About 30...
- The Dispossession of The Indians
North America - Dispossession, Indigenous, Colonization: The...
- Geologic History
North America - Geology, Plate Tectonics, Erosion:...
- The People
North America - Indigenous, Settlers, Immigration: In global...
- The Economy
North America - Economy, Trade, Resources: Few episodes in...
- The Boreal Forest
North America - Boreal Forest, Wildlife, Ecosystems: One of...
- Temperate Grasslands
North America - Prairies, Steppes, Savannas: The temperate...
- The Warm Temperate Zone
North America - Climate, Geography, Wildlife: On the...
- 30 to 2.5 Million Years Ago
Top 20 North America Facts 1. There are 23 countries in North America (see list of the ten biggest countries on the right) and 9 dependencies with a total of more than 590 million people living on the continent. 2. Largest Country: Canada. The country is covering almost half the North American continent's land area.
It is the third-largest continent by size after Asia and Africa, and the fourth-largest continent by population after Asia, Africa, and Europe. As of 2021, North America's population was estimated as over 592 million people in 23 independent states, or about 7.5% of the world's population.
North America is a continent in the northern and western hemispheres. It’s the third-largest continent in the world (after Asia and Africa) and measures over 24.7 million km² (9.5 million square miles). There are 23 countries in North America, the largest of which are the United States and Canada.
Global view centered on 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.
Generally temperate climatic conditions prevail. Arable land accounts for about one-eighth of the land area and forests for about one-third. English, the primary language of the U.S., predominates, followed by Spanish; French is spoken in parts of Canada. Most of the continent’s population of European descent is found in the U.S. and Canada.
North America is the world's third largest continent, covering an area of approximately 24.5 million square kilometers. It is bordered by the Arctic Ocean to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, the Pacific Ocean to the west, and South America to the southeast.
