Location
Name the one other continent that BORDERS North America.
For bonus points, name the direction.
Naming the bordering countries will earn you even more.
South America
Borders North America to the South
Border is between Panama and Columbia
This large island is actually owed by a European country.
Bonus: Which country owns in?
Greenland
Denmark
Southern areas of North America are impacted by which type of severe seasonal weather?
hurricanes
When you send away something you grow or make in your own country to another country.
Export
Where is it?
In which two hemispheres is North America located?
For additional points, name its coordinate formula.
Northern and Western
___*N, ___*W
How many countries make up Central America?
Bonus: Name them
7
Belize, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Panama
Because of the warm Tropical climate and may beaches this industry is a major part of the economy for the Caribbean region.
Large farms that grow one type of crop.
Bonus: Name 3 common crops from the Caribbean and Central American regions.
Plantations
Coffee, sugar cane, cocoa, bananas, pineapples, corn, tobacco, citrus
What is it like?
Place
Name the 3 oceans which border North America.
Arctic, Atlantic, Pacific
How many independent nations are there in North America?
23
Give two reasons that many parts of Canada has a lower population density than other regions of North America.
Climate in the north is colder/harsher
Interior areas are harder to build infrastructure
Less coastal plains
Has a different colonial history than the other regions
Cutting down/loss of trees without replacing them, as is being done with the Central American Rainforests.
deforestation
How is it connected to other places?
Movement
Which continent shares neither a line of latitude, nor a line of longitude with any of part of North America?
Australia
How many island nations are there in the Caribbean?
Bonus: How many territories are there in the Caribbean?
13
18
In which region of North America would you most likely find volcanoes and rainforests.
Central America
In which region of the United States would you find the desert biome?
southwest
What does the area have in common?
Region
North America is connected to South America by this landform: a narrow strip of land with sea on either side, forming a link between two larger areas of land.
The Isthmus of Panama
Name the five regions of North America.
Canada, United States, Mexico, Central America, Caribbean
Most of the United States is within which climate zone?
Hint: It is the zone where most of humanity lives
temperate climate zone
The number of people living in a specific area, usually expressed as people per square mile or square kilometer
Population density
Why is there so much cultural diversity in the Caribbean and Central American regions?
How does the Colonial history play a role?
Both regions had indigenous populations, but were then conquered and settled by Europeans. Africans were brought to work on plantations. In the Caribbean there are still many territories of other nations and there is a lot of tourism. There is a lot of blending of cultures from the past and present. Language, religion, food customs, ect are mixed....