North america the continent

North AmericaThe Continent Series

VMS Library 2008-2009

Satellite View

Longitude / Latitude

Unique features• Highest peak is Denali, Alaska

• Rugby, North Dakota center point of North America

North America’s Size

• 4.8% of the earth’s surface• 3rd largest continent• 4th largest in population

Bodies of water• Columbia River• Colorado River• Rio Grande • Missouri River - longest• Mississippi River• Ohio River

Missouri/Mississippi River is 3,879 miles long

Climate

Coniferous Forests• Upper area of North America• Pines, fir and spruce trees, produce

cones which contains the seeds• Tall mountains have supported tree

growth• Cold and stormy in the winter• Lightening storms in the summer

Deciduous Forest• They are found 0 - 50° degrees north

latitude• Former glaciers from New England to

Indiana• Moderate climate, 4 seasons and they

get 2 - 4 feet of rain per year• Trees are oaks, maples, beeches,

hickories and ashes

Mediterranean Region• Hot, dry summers, mild, wet winters• Only found in 5 places on Earth

– California, Northern Baja, California– Basin of the Mediterranean Sea– Southwestern Australia– Western cape of South Africa– Central Cost of Chile

Rainforest• North America contains the largest

continuous area of costal temperate rainforest in the world

• Oregon to Alaska• 350 species of animals• 25 tree species• 55 inches of rainfall p/y

Grassland• 2-35 inches of rainfall p/y• Summer temperatures 100°F• Winter temperatures 0°F

Tundra• 55° to 70° North • Tundra means barren land• Ground is permanetly frozen 10” to 3 ft.• Average temperature -18°F• Summer the sun never sets• Worlds’ coldest/driest biome

Desert • There four specific regions

– Sonoran Desert found in California, Arizona and Mexico. Low elevation which makes it HOT

– Mojave Desert – the smallest, but where Death Valley can reach 134°

– Joshua Tree►

– Chihuahuan Desert – found in Mexico, it gets 8-12 inches of rain per year.

Century Plant►

– Great Basin – Nevada with Mountain ranges over 10,000 feet, 4- 11 inches of snow a year

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