Introduction to North America. Physical: Total Land Area Area: 9,540,000 square miles.

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Introduction to Introduction to North America North America

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Introduction to Introduction to North AmericaNorth America

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Physical: Total Land AreaPhysical: Total Land Area

Area: 9,540,000 square milesArea: 9,540,000 square miles

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Nations of North AmericaNations of North America

United StatesUnited States MexicoMexico El SalvadorEl Salvador Costa RicaCosta Rica PanamaPanama GuatemalaGuatemala HondurasHonduras NicaraguaNicaragua

CanadaCanada JamaicaJamaica HaitiHaiti Dominican RepublicDominican Republic BelizeBelize CubaCuba BahamasBahamas Trinidad & TobagoTrinidad & Tobago

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Physical: Large Bodies of Physical: Large Bodies of WaterWater

Atlantic OceanAtlantic Ocean Arctic OceanArctic Ocean Pacific Ocean Pacific Ocean Gulf of MexicoGulf of Mexico Hudson BayHudson Bay Caribbean SeaCaribbean Sea Great LakesGreat Lakes

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Physical: LandformsPhysical: Landforms

Appalachian Mountains – 1600 miles longAppalachian Mountains – 1600 miles long Great Plains – between Appalachian and Great Plains – between Appalachian and

RockiesRockies Rocky Mountains – 3000 miles longRocky Mountains – 3000 miles long Continental Divide – is the line of highest Continental Divide – is the line of highest

points in the Rockies that marks the separation points in the Rockies that marks the separation of rivers flowing eastward and westward.of rivers flowing eastward and westward.

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Physical: ResourcesPhysical: Resources

CoalCoal FishFish CopperCopper Hydroelectric powerHydroelectric power Iron OreIron Ore LeadLead Natural GasNatural Gas

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Population & Pop. Population & Pop. DensityDensity

528,720,588 estimated in July 2008528,720,588 estimated in July 2008 59.3 people per square mile59.3 people per square mile

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Political: GovernmentsPolitical: Governments

Oligarchy (rule by few)- HondurasOligarchy (rule by few)- Honduras Tyranny (rule by one)- CubaTyranny (rule by one)- Cuba Democracy (people rule)– United StatesDemocracy (people rule)– United States

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