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North America Facts and Information

North America is the world’s third largest continent.

North America has a surface area of around 9 million miles and takes up 16 percent of the world’s land mass.

The population of North America is less than many other populated continents, at just around 529 million people.

Asia, Africa, and Europe all have higher population numbers than North America.

North America has 23 countries, but Canada, Mexico, and the United States are the most well-known countries.

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To the north, North America is bordered by the Arctic Ocean. To the east, the Atlantic Ocean is found.

The Pacific ocean borders North America’s west and south sides, and to the south of North America Central and South America are found.

Central America and the Caribbean are usually included as part of North America, although sometimes they are separated in geography textbooks.

Pre 1600s, North America was home to indigenous peoples including Native Americans and Aztecs.

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After 1600, North America was quickly taken over by European civilizations.

It is now home to some of the most varied genetic structures in the entire world.

North America is one of the only continents to have every biome in the world.

North America contains deserts, temperate biomes, forest biomes, grassland biomes, and taiga biomes.

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Population: 528,720,588
Area: 9,540,198 square miles
Biomes: desert, temperate forest, taiga, grasslands

Major cities:
Mexico City, Mexico
New York City, USA
Los Angeles, USA
Toronto, Canada
Montreal, Canada

Bordering Bodies of Water:
Pacific Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
Arctic Ocean
Lake Superior
Lake Michigan
Lake Erie
Mississippi River
Colorado River
Rio Grande

Notable landmarks:

Rocky Mountains
Appalachian Mountains
Coastal Range
Great Plains
Canadian Shield

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Some Countries:
United States
Canada
Mexico
Bermuda
Greenland
Saint Pierre and Miquelon

Languages Spoken:
We think of North America as only having 3 main languages, but there are actually 100s of languages spoken in the continent.

Some of the most known are: English, Spanish, French, German, Aleut, Cherokee and Sioux.

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Interesting North America Facts

Exports: Oil, pharmaceuticals, cars, household goods, computer parts, aircraft, plastics, fertilizer, chemicals, aluminum

Animals: Snakes, porcupine, caribou, black bears, deer, moose, armadillo, beaver, bison, mountain lion, raccoon, eagle, alligator.

Fun facts:

North America contains the largest freshwater lake in the world (Lake Superior).
Home to the 3rd largest river in the world (Mississippi) and the shortest (The Roe).
North America is named after Amerigo Vespucci, credited as the first European to discover the continent.
North America has 966 species of mammals, which is one of the highest in the world.

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