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 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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Tue Nov 3 23:55:23 2009

How might scientists determine when North America seperated from Eurasia during the breakup of Pangaea?Moreinf
Q. Assume scientists know the rate at which N. America & Eurasia are drifting farther apart on their respective continental plates. How might scientists determine when North America seperated from Eurasia during the breakup of Pangaea?
Asked by Smofee - Mon Mar 31 18:48:35 2008 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Assume that the rate at which N. America and Eurasia are drifting apart has and will remain constant. To determine when the continents separated you'd: current distance between continents / rate of drift = time (ago) So for instance (made up numbers): (2000 miles) / (1 mile/year) = 2000 years remember...that's 2000 years ago. You have to subtract the number of years from the current year to get the specific point in time.
Answered by spritzer93@sbcglobal.net - Thu Apr 3 22:58:26 2008

Does anyone have a solar /wind / altenative energy house in North America? How much will it cost to build one?
Q. which part of North America is good for Solar? wind? and other alternative energy houses? Please share your knowledge.
Asked by 1001Questions - Tue Sep 5 11:56:20 2006 - - 4 Answers - 0 Comments

A. There is an entire subdivision of solar homes that were just built in Sacramento CA. The builder said that the solar panels added $18,000 to the price of the homes which are selling right around $500,000. There are a lot of places in North America that are wonderful for both solar and wind, Palm Springs, CA, Chicago IL, anywhere in the sun belt for solar and in wind tunnel alley across the midsection of the US. There are also homes that are completely green that will be built in the next year for victims of the Katrina Hurricane in New Orleans. Brad Pitt just announced the winning architects last week. They use a combination of techniques including the re-use of rain water, ground heat, and solar. Check the Today show website for… [cont.]
Answered by eskie lover - Tue Sep 5 14:27:00 2006

What are the names of the two glaciers that covered much of North America during the Pleistocene?
Q. What are the names of the two glaciers that covered much of North America during the Pleistocene? And which of the two was the larger glacier?
Asked by lamae85 - Sun Dec 3 18:08:56 2006 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments

A. I'm having difficulty finding these names. I seem to recall from Glacial Geology a Laurentide Ice Sheet and a Cordilleran Ice Sheet, however (both were still retreating when I was in grad school). The Laurentide sheet (if that was it's name!) was much the larger, covering much of North America, down to the Ohio River (across it, in some cases). The Cordilleran sheet (western NA) was amplified by numberous mountain or Alpine glaciers.
Answered by David A - Sun Dec 3 18:39:07 2006

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