Proper noun

Singular North America

Plural -

North America

  1. 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

Northern Atlantic

Central America

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Tue Jun 23 10:21:39 2009

North America (Spanish: América del Norte or Norteamérica; French: Amérique du Nord) 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.

History

Main article: History of North America

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Fri Mar 5 18:59:51 2010

Why is North America slower compared to Asia in education?
Q. My tutor explained to me that students in Asian countries are taught a lot faster compared to students in North America and Canada are taught. But he told me only in elementary & high school. But college and university is a lot better in north america compared to colleges in asian countries.
Asked by LTHL - Sun Dec 21 22:42:13 2008 - - 4 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Because it depends on their wealth they're poor they want to get better and richer when they're older so they try harder
Answered by Space smart - Mon Dec 22 00:00:29 2008

How did the geography of North America influence the development of the English Colonies?
Q. How did geography influence the development of the economies, social structures and political systems of the English colonies in North America? between 1700-1775.
Asked by julie k - Sun Sep 21 21:25:35 2008 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments

A. The Appalachian Mountains became the border of the 13 colonies because it was hard to get over them. Would you want to climb over those? About 150 years into the first settlements some brave peeps went over and came into French Territory. ouch. Better to stay by the river than to cross them. Those rivers are huge!!! But later it became a way of transportation!!! They lived more towards the south because it was warmer and had more rain. Better for farming. did i help?
Answered by Al - Sun Sep 21 21:37:52 2008

What were the effects of the second world war on the North America society?
Q. After the second world war,what was the North America look like?Can you talk about the economy,the women,the people's lives and so on?
Asked by pig - Sun Oct 1 00:27:50 2006 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Other stuff besides the war had an effect. One of the largest was the sudden baby boom. (more born but also fewer die because of better medicines) you also need to consider the effect of industrialism on the farm(fewer farmers needed) and the resulting move into industrial cities. This was made easy by the increased number of manufacturing jobs. (partly a result of wartime production increases) The expansion of housing needs for new families and the availability of cars lead to suburban development(called a move out of the city) and the creation of shopping malls. This was all fired by increased credit to expand the money supply. Greater production of manufactured goods creates the "consumer society". that is enough for now. These trends… [cont.]
Answered by U98 - Sun Oct 1 00:38:23 2006

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