Lichens, mosses, algae, and succulent s take advantage of these shallow waters. In turn, they provide food for the caribou and musk ox that are typical of this area. These areas have been mined for rich deposits of coal and other mineral s for hundreds of years. The Atlantic coastal plain extends from river , marsh , and wetland regions east of the mountains toward the sandy beach es of the Atlantic coast.
Wetland areas are a biome of the eastern region and consist of areas of land whose soil is saturate d with permanent or seasonal moisture. The Florida Everglades is the largest wetland system in the United States, covering more than 11, square kilometers 4, square miles of southern Florida.
The Everglades is a biologically diverse region and contains several bordering ecosystem s. Sawgrass marshes are the most iconic plant community of the Everglades and thrive on the slow-moving water of the wetlands. Alligators nest in the sawgrass, while wading birds such as egrets, herons, spoonbills, and ibises make their breeding grounds in other wetland tree species, such as cypress and mangrove. Caribbean Region The Caribbean Region includes more than 7, islands, islets, reefs, and cay s.
The coral reefs and cays of the Caribbean Sea are among the most spectacular biomes in North America. A reef is a ridge of jagged rock, coral, or sand just above or below the surface of the sea.
Some coral reefs surround islands, such as the Bahamas, Antigua, and Barbados. Others are found off the Florida Keys, a chain of cays—small islands situated on a coral reef platform—near the southern coast of the U. Coral reefs are made of millions of tiny animals—corals—that form a hard shell around their bodies.
This hard surface provides a rich community for algae and plants such as seagrass. It has deep canyons, such as Copper Canyon in the Mexican state of Chihuahua. Yellowstone National Park, in the U. The Mississippi River, at 3, kilometers 2, miles long, is one of the longest river systems in the world and drains all or parts of 31 U. North America, stretching from the polar Arctic to the tropical Caribbean, supports almost all major types of biomes.
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In geography, boundaries separate different regions of Earth. A physical boundary is a naturally occurring barrier between two or more areas. Canada is also the second-largest country in the world by area. The smallest country in North America is St. Many people incorrectly believe the dividing line between North and South America is the Panama Canal, an 82 km 51 mi man-made waterway which enables seagoing vessels to cut across from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific and vice versa without traveling all the way around South America's southern tip.
Countries In North America For a complete list of every country in North America, see the table below. Denali is considered the third most isolated mountain peak in the world of the world's Seven Summits after Mount Everest in Asia and Aconcagua in South America. The Seven Summits are the highest mountain peaks or summits of each continent. Biggest Lake : Lake Superior. Lake Superior is shared by Canada to the north and the United States to the east, south and west. Lake Superior is also considered the largest freshwater lake by area in the world.
Lowest Point : Death Valley. History: North America was first populated about 10, years ago when people moved across the Bering Sea between Siberia and Alaska. First records are found on the island of Greenland from about Indigenous people lived in various clusters from small family groups to large empires across the whole continent.
The European explorers arrived in larger numbers only after Christopher Columbus discovered America in There were power struggles between the colonisers from England, France and Spain as well as revolutions of the local indigenous people which later led to the creation of the different independent states.
People of North America : Before the Europeans arrived in North America, the indigenous and native Americans were the people who lived on the continent. Today, the biggest groups of native Americans are the Cherokee, Navajo and Iroquois people. In Mexico, the largest indigenous minority groups belong to the modern Mayan people such as the Yucatan or Campeche people. Mayan or mixed Mayan people are also among the largest ethnic groups in other countries.
Spanish and French are spoken by many as second language in the USA. Over 20 million people live in the metropolitan area of the capital city of Mexico. North America Facts Animals: In North America there are brown bears, coyotes, racoons, moose, jaguars and many other animals. North America is also home to many endangered animals such as the American bison, the banana bat or the cougar.
Cougars are also called pumas or mountain lions. Main natural resources in North America are minerals such as coal, copper, zinc, iron ore and nickel used to make steel and precious metals such as gold and silver. The USA was the world's largest oil producer in and third biggest coal producer after China and India while the USA hold's the world's biggest coal reserves. Agricultural produce such as grains barley, wheat, sorghum and vegetables such as corn, soybean as well as sugar beet, peanuts and tobacco.
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