North America - Geography

North America lies in the northern hemisphere and western North America to Central America. Continent surrounded by oceans: from the west Pacific Ocean, Arctic Ocean to the north and the east Atlantic Ocean. North America from Asia is separated by the Bering Strait. In the south, connects with South America. The southern part is called Latin America.

 

North America - History

History of North America can be divided into three main periods:

  pre-Columbian period

approximately 12 thousand years ago during the last Ice Age through the Bering Strait Asians entered the North American settling there.

the period of colonization of North America

  • Spanish colonization of North America
  • French colonization of North America
  • British colonization of North America
  • Netherlands colonization of North America
  • Swedish colonization of North America
  • Russish colonization of North America

post-colonial period

 

North America - a description of the Continent

In North America, marked by a predominance of mountains and highlands. The lowest point is Death Valley (86 mppm), while the highest point is McKinsley mnp at the height of 6194 m. Over 64% of the area lies at an altitude above 300 m.

North America is inhabited by over 500 million inhabitants of mostly whites, blacks and Indians., Which is about 8% of the world's population density is small compared to the average population density of the world and this is mainly due to the polar climate and subpolarnym and desert areas.

In North America, areas with high population concentration is, for example, a Canadian-American border region, northeast of the United States, some sections of the Pacific coast and the areas extending from Mexico to Guatemala. Countries with the highest population density in North America is part of the island countries of Central America. 

In North America and Latin America, there are 24 countries.

 

Discover, visitors, and getting to know America through photos.    Discover, visitors, and getting to know America through photos.

 

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interesting facts North and Latin America

 

Examples of travel destinations in North American countries (more interesting is the section of interest in each country):

                                                       

Officially assumed that America was discovered by Christopher Columbus in 1492, however, there are some studies that show that was discovered many years earlier, ie around 1000 by Viking

                                                       

(Mexico City) The Aztecs believed that if you make a sacrifice in the form of the sun beating hearts in this way will receive a prize to join the procession of the divine

                                                       

(Canada) started the construction of the Canadian specialists in the world's largest underwater observatory, which will cost $ 100 million. The work within the "Neptune-Canada" was launched in the Canadian Naval Base on the west coast of the country.

                                                       

(USA) In the town of Fairbanks (Alaska, USA) mice do not regale vodka

                                                       

(USA) In California, people without power hunting is prohibited putting a mouse trap.

                                                       

 (USA) In Alaska, polar bears do not wake up from hibernation in order to do their photography