The origins of North America

According to the theory of plate tectonics, the American continent separated from Laurasia more than 100 million years ago.

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The name North Asia America, referred to as North America

The definition of the name of some landforms of North Asia America: and South America America, called America. The full name is America, where the Italian explorer Amerigo came to explore.

Countries: There are 23 independent countries and more than a dozen regions.

Population: 462 million people.

Ethnicity: Most residents are descendants of European immigrants, with the largest number being Anglo-Saxons.

Language: Common English, Spanish, followed by French, Dutch, Indian, etc.

Religion: Mainly believe in Christianity and Catholicism.

Location: Located in the northern part of the Western Hemisphere. It borders the Atlantic Ocean to the east, the Pacific Ocean to the west, the Arctic Ocean to the north, and is separated from South America by the Panama Canal to the south. (Divided in 1914)

Scope: Mainland to Cape St. Charles (55°40′W, 52°13′N) in the east, to Cape Mariato (81°05′W, 52°13′N) in the south 7°12′), west to Prince of Wales Cape (168°05′W, 65°37′N), and north to Cape Murchison on the Busia Peninsula (94°26′W, 71°59′N). . In addition to the Americas north of the Panama Canal, North America also includes the West Indies in the Caribbean Sea.

Area: 24.228 million square kilometers (including nearby islands), accounting for approximately 16.2% of the world's total land area, and is the third largest continent in the world.

The geographical region is divided into the eastern region (the area east of the Appalachian Mountains in Labrador Plateau) and the central region (between the Appalachian Mountains in Labrador Plateau and the Rocky Mountains). (between), the Western Region (belonging to the northern section of the American Cordillera Mountains, the Rocky Mountains are the framework of this region), Alaska, the Canadian Arctic Islands, Greenland, Mexico, Central America and the West Indies nine regions.

North America includes countries: Bahamas, Belize, United States, Barbados, Canada, Costa Rica, Cuba, El Salvador, Grenada, Guatemala, Honduras, Haiti, Jamaica, Saint Lucia, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Dominica, Dominica, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago Tigua and Barbuda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Puerto Rico, Netherlands Antilles (the continent with the most island countries in the world)