EDSST Groupmates :) Mao ni ang Summary sa atuang ireport ugma! Taas kaayo pero okey na! Ako nai bahala sa powerpoint :) Location: North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It can also be considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas.[1] It is bordered to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the east by the Atlantic Ocean, to the west and south by the Pacific Ocean, and to the southeast by South America and the Caribbean Sea. Population: 565,265,000 (2013, 4th) Climate: North America, extending to within 10° of latitude of both the equator and the North Pole, embraces every climatic zone, from tropical rain forest and savanna on the lowlands of Central America to areas of permanent ice cap in central Greenland. Subarctic and tundra climates prevail in N Canada and N Alaska, and desert and semiarid conditions are found in interior regions cut off by high mountains from rain-bearing westerly winds. However, a high proportion of the continent has temperate climates very favorable to settlement and agriculture. Regionalization: 1. New England — an expanded version including not only Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Rhode Island, Massachusetts and Connecticut (although omitting the Connecticut suburbs of New York City), but also the Canadian Atlantic provinces of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, and Newfoundland and Labrador. Capital: Boston. 2. The Foundry — the by-then-declining industrial areas of the northeastern United States and Great Lakes region stretching from New York City to Milwaukee and down to the suburbs of Washington DC in Northern Virginia, and including Chicago, Indianapolis, Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Toledo, Philadelphia, and Southern Ontario centering on Toronto. Capital: Detroit. 3. Dixie — the former Confederate States of America (today the southeastern United States) centered on Atlanta, and including most of eastern Texas. While northern Virginia and Maryland are culturally not part of Dixie, he includes most of Virginia and West Virginia in Dixie[2] as well as Kentucky; southern and southeastern portions of Missouri, southern Illinois, and southern Indiana; and the Little Dixie region of southeastern Oklahoma. Finally, the region also includes most of Florida, as far south as the cities of Fort Myers and Naples. Capital: Atlanta. 4. The Breadbasket — most of the Great Plains states and part of the Prairie provinces: Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Nebraska, the Dakotas, almost all of Oklahoma, parts of Missouri, western Wisconsin, eastern Colorado, the eastern edge of New Mexico, central Illinois, a portion of Indiana, and North Texas. Also included are some of Northern Ontario and southern Saskatchewan and Manitoba. Capital: Kansas City. 5. The Islands — The South Florida metropolitan area, the Everglades and Florida Keys, and the Caribbean. Capital: Miami. 6. Mexamerica — the southern and Central Valley portions of California as well as southern Arizona, the portion of Texas bordering on the Rio Grande, most of New Mexico, northern Mexico, and the Baja California peninsula. Capital: Los Angeles. 7. Ecotopia — the Pacific Northwest coast west of the Cascade Range and the Coast Mountains, as well as several Alaskan Pacific Coast Ranges, stretching from Alaska down through coastal British Columbia, Washington state, Oregon, and into California just north of Santa Barbara. Capital: San Francisco. 8. The Empty Quarter — most of Alaska, Nevada, Utah, Wyoming, Idaho, Montana and Colorado from Denver west, as well as the eastern portions of Oregon, California, Washington, all of Alberta and Northern Canada (including what is now Nunavut), northern Arizona, parts of New Mexico (mainly the area controlled by the Navajo Nation), and British Columbia east of the Coast Ranges. Capital: Denver. 9. Quebec — the primarily French-speaking province of Canada, which held referenda on secession in 1980 and 1995, the latter of which the separatists lost narrowly. Capital: Quebec City. Rocks and Minerals: Hematite (1967) Marble (1969) Star Blue Quartz (1990) Gold Nephrite Jade Copper[4] (Arizonas nickname is the Copper State) Turquoise Quartz Bauxite (1967) Diamond Serpentine (1965) Benitoite (1985) Rhodochrosite (2002) Aquamarine (1971) Almandine Garnet (1977) Delaware[9] Sillimanite Agatized Coral (1979) Moonstone (1970) Staurolite (1976) Fluorite (1965) Salem Limestone (1971) Coal (1998) Kentucky Agate (2000) Freshwater pearl (1986) Agate (2011) Crassostrea virginica Eastern oyster shell (2011) Louisiana agate (1976 to 2011) Tourmaline Patuxent River Stone agate (2004) Babingtonite (1971) Roxbury Puddingstone (1983) Rhodonite (1979) Petoskey stone fossilized coral (1965) Chlorastrolite (aka Isle Royale greenstone 1972) Lake Superior agate (1969) Petrified wood (1976) Galena (1967) Missouris nickname is the Lead State Mozarkite (1967) Montana Sapphire Montana Agate Prairie agate (1967) Blue agate (1967) Sandstone (1987) Precious Gemstone: Black fire opal Semiprecious Gemstone: Turquoise Beryl (1985) Granite (1985) New Hampshires nickname is the Granite State Turquoise (1967) Emerald (1973) Ohio flint (1965) Bowenite serpentine (1966) Cumberlandite (1966) Amethyst (1969) Tennessee River Pearl (1979) Precious Metal: Silver (2007) Gemstone: Texas blue topaz (1969) Gem Cut: Lone Star Cut (1977) Copper (1994) Talc Slate (1992) Landforms: Alaska Range: Mountains of south-central Alaska that extend from the Alaska Peninsula to the border of the Yukon Territory, Canada. The highest point in North America, Mt. McKinley, 20,320 ft. (6,194 m) is located here. Appalachian Mountains: The Appalachians, about 1,500 miles in length, extend from central Alabama in the U.S. up through the New England states and the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Quebec. Canadian Shield: This plateau region of eastern and northern Canada and the Great Lakes area of North America mainly includes rough and rocky surfaces, and large areas of coniferous (evergreen) forests. In addition, the northern regions along the Arctic Circle are comprised of rocky frozen tundra. The highest elevation is estimated at 1,640 ft (500 meters). Cascades: A mountain range stretching from northeastern California across Oregon and Washington. Major peaks included Mt. Hood, Mt. Ranier, and Mt. St. Helens. Coast Range: Mountains running along the Pacific Ocean coastlines of California, Oregon, Washington. They also extend along the western border of British Columbia, Canada, and the southern edge of Alaska, all the way to Kenai Peninsula and Kodiak Island. Coastal Plain: This area of the southern and southeastern U.S extends to the continental shelf and is generally characterized by level (flat) land with assorted mixed forests. The coastal areas include bayous, deltas, marshes, mud flats and swamps. Continental Divide: In North America the Western Continental Divide is an imaginary line that sits atop a continuous ridge of mountain summits that divide the continent into two main drainage areas. Great Plains: The Great Plains of North America slope east from the Rockies and extend to the edge of the Canadian Shield and the western edges of the Appalachians. The land is generally smooth with large treeless areas and shallow river valleys. Minor hills and mountains are found in the Ozark Plateau of Missouri, and in the Boston Mountains and Ouachita Mountains of northwestern Arkansas and eastern Oklahoma. Sandhills and buttes cover parts of the north central U.S. in Nebraska. Rocky Mountains: The Rocky Mountains, about 3,000 miles in length, extend from the U.S State of New Mexico up through the western United States and on into the northernmost reaches of Canadas British Columbia. Sierra Madres: Sierra Madres include two major ranges, and one smaller one. The Sierra Madre Occidental runs parallel to Mexicos Pacific Ocean coastline, with several peaks exceeding 10,000 ft. (3,034 meters) The Sierra Madre Oriental runs parallel to its Gulf of Mexico coastline, with a few mountains reaching 10,000 ft. (3,034 meters)The Sierra Madre del Sur range is located in the southern Mexican states of Guerrero and Oaxaca. Sierra Madres, and mountains of the Caribbean and Central America: The Sierra Madres also extend southeast into many of the Central America countries, with most being rainforest-covered volcanos. Sierra Nevada: This mountain range of eastern California is about 400 miles in length. The highest point is Mt. Whitney at 14,494 ft. (4,418 meters). Waterforms: Largest Lake: Lake Superior, United Sates/Canada Longest River: Mackenzie River, Canada North America is bordered by the Sargasso Sea (Part of the Altlantic Ocean) on the East, Pacific Ocena on the West, the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico on the South and The Arctic Ocean on the North. The Hudson Bay cuts deeply into the Noteastern shoreline of Canada, while the five Great Lakes (Formed by glaciers) mark much of the bourndary between the United States and Canada. Northern Canada is made up of many fractured, small islands, separated by a complex passageway of narrow bays and straights. The Uinted States and Russia are seperated by the Bering Straight. Culture: American culture encompasses the customs and traditions of the United States. Culture encompasses religion, food, what we wear, how we wear it, our language, marriage, music, what we believe is right or wrong, how we sit at the table, how we greet visitors, how we behave with loved ones, and a million other things, said Cristina De Rossi, an anthropologist at Barnet and Southgate College in London. The United States is the third largest country in the word with a population of more than 320 million, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Because of this, the United States is one of the most culturally diverse countries in the world. Nearly every region of the world has influenced American culture, as it is a country of immigrants, most notably the English who colonized the country beginning in the early 1600s. U.S. culture has also been shaped by the cultures of Native Americans, Latin Americans, Africans and Asians. The United States is sometimes described as a melting pot in which different cultures have contributed their own distinct flavors to American culture. Just as cultures from around the world have influenced American culture, today American culture influences the world. The term Western culture often refers broadly to the cultures of the United States and Europe. The way people melt in the United States differs. Different groups of immigrants integrate in different ways, De Rossi told Live Science. For example, in the United States, Catholic Spanish-speaking communities might keep their language and other cultural family traditions, but are integrated in the urban community and have embraced the American way of life in many other ways. The Northeast, South, Midwest, Southeast and Western regions of the United States all have distinct traditions and customs. Here is a brief overview of the culture of the United States. Vegetation: The natural vegetation of North America has been significantly modified by human activity, but its general nature is still apparent over much of the continent. The most notable forest is the taiga, or boreal forest, an enormous expanse of mostly coniferous trees (especially spruce, fir, hemlock, and larch) that covers most of southern and central Canada and extends into Alaska. In the eastern United States a mixed forest, dominated by deciduous trees in the north and by various species of yellow pine in the south-east, has mostly been cleared or cut over, but a considerable area has regrown since the 1940s. In the western portion of the continent, forests are primarily associated with mountain ranges, and coniferous trees are dominant. California, the redwood and giant sequoia grow to enormous size. A great mixture of species characterizes the tropical forests of Mexico. The vegetation cover in the drier parts of the continent is made up mainly of grassland and shrub land. The central plains and prairies of the United States and southern Canada were originally grass covered, but much of the natural flora has been replaced by commercial crops. The dry lands of the western United States and northern Mexico are sparsely covered with a variety of shrubs and many kinds of cactus. Beyond the tree line in the far north is a region of tundra, containing a mixture of low-growing sedges, grasses, mosses, and lichens. Physical Characteristic: North America, the third-largest continent, extends from the tiny Aleutian Islands in the northwest to the Isthmus of Panama in the south. The continent includes the enormous island of Greenland in the northeast and the small island countries and territories that dot the Caribbean Sea and western North Atlantic Ocean. In the far north, the continent stretches halfway around the world, from Greenland to the Aleutians. But at Panama’s narrowest part, the continent is just 50 kilometers (31 miles) across. Etymology: The Americas are usually accepted as having been named after the Italian explorer Amerigo Vespucci by the German cartographers Martin Waldseemüller and Matthias Ringmann.
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