Proper noun
North America- The continent that is the northern part of the Americas; that part east of the Pacific Ocean, west of the Atlantic Ocean, north of South America and south of the Arctic Ocean, and consisting of the following countries:
Mainland
Caribbean
- Anguilla (British dependency)
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Aruba (part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands)
- Bahamas
- Barbados
- Bermuda (British dependency)
- British Virgin Islands (British dependency)
- Cayman Islands (British dependency)
- Cuba
- Dominica
- Dominican Republic
- Grenada
- Guadeloupe (overseas department of France)
- Haiti
- Jamaica
- Martinique (overseas department of France)
- Montserrat (British dependency)
- Netherlands Antilles (part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands)
- Puerto Rico (U.S. free associated state)
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Saint Lucia
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Turks and Caicos Islands (British dependency)
- U.S. Virgin Islands (territory of the USA)
Northern Atlantic
Central America
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...North America is the northern continent of the Americas, situated in the Earth's northern hemisphere and in the western hemisphere. It is bordered on the north by the Arctic Ocean, on the east by the North Atlantic Ocean, on the southeast by the Caribbean Sea, and on the west by the North Pacific Ocean; South America lies to the southeast. North America covers an area of about 24,709,000 square kilometers (9,540,000 square miles), about 4.8% of the planet's surface or about 16.5% of its land area. As of July 2008, its population was estimated at nearly 529 million people. It is the third-largest continent in area, following Asia and Africa, and the fourth in population after Asia, Africa, and Europe. Read full entry
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North America?
Only in North America ......do
drugstores make the sick walk
all the way to the back of
The store to get their
prescriptions while healthy
people can buy cigarettes at
the front.
Only in North America ......do
people order
Double cheeseburgers, large
fries, and a diet coke.
Only in North America .....do
banks leave both doors open
and then chain the pens to the
counters.
Only in North America .....do
we leave cars
Worth thousands of dollars in
the
Driveway and put our useless
junk in the garage.
Only in North America .....do
we buy hot dogs in packages of
ten and buns in packages of
eight.
Only in North America ......do
we use the word 'politics' to
describe the process so well:
'Poli' in Latin meaning 'many'
and 'tics' meaning
'bloodsucking creatures'.
Only in North America ......do
they have drive-up ATM
machines with Braille
lettering.
What do you think? Are any of
these worth some stars
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wanna see much more strange things? come east..... you'll blow urself up if u come to china or india........... but a nice contrast list you have here.... deserve a star <^^> i deserve something as the 1st replier too...... |
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Outside north america and Can you give me an idea about
using a mobile phone on
international trip, presently
when i am outside of my zone
and outside of north america,
it's very expansive to use my
mobile.
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i would go with buying an international phone card that is prepaid. That way you can call anywhere using the card, instead of getting charged extra on your phone bill. They are easy to use and can be bought in a number of places |
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How did humans of North And how do they still do so?
What I'm saying is, how did/do
people use their natural
resources in the different
parts of North America to
sustain their economy and
such.
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Most of the population of the world is concentrated near the oceans. Historically, the sea has been the first and greatest resource for developing countries and so it was for the United States. The sea provides not only food but a means for transportation of goods in general. The Great Lakes region is an good example of the development of a great industrial area because of the available water lane transportation. The same is true for rivers. Besides being a food source and transportation corridor, the rivers supply fresh water which is essential for drinking and for irrigated agriculture. As technology advanced the population has become less dependent on the primary water sources. The extensive use of water wells and pipelines have allowed the population to spread out considerably. Large-scale agriculture depends on soils that can be tilled and a suitable climate with sustaining rainfall or accessible ground water for irrigation. The High Plains have become the breadbasket for the country because of the flat, easily tillable land with good soils and the presence of the Ogallala aquifer. A number of other parts of the country have made good use of favorable climate/soil combinations. I'm running out of steam here, but think about the coal mines in Appalachia and some western states, the oil and gas resources in Texas (and earlier in Ohio and Pennsylvania), the metal ore mines in Colorado/Utah |
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