PHYSICAL AMERICA

AMERICA IS THE SECOND LARGESTE CONTINENT AFTER

AFRICA

IT HAS A SURFACE AREA OF 42

MILLION KM2

IT HAS 3 PARTS: NORTH AMERICA,

CENTRAL AMERICA SOUTH AMERICA

RELIEF: MOUNTAINS

RO

CKY M

OU

NTA

INS

APP

ALA

CH

IAN

MO

UN

TAIN

SSIER

RA M

AD

RE

AN

DES (A

CO

NC

AG

UA

)

GUIANA HIGHLANDS

RELIEF: PLATEAUS,DESERTS AND

PLAINS

BOLIVIAN ALTIPLANO

MATO GROSSO

COLORADO DESERT

PATA

GO

NIA

GREAT

PLAN

ES

AMAZON

COASTS: PENINSULAS

ALASKALABRADOR

CALIFORNI

A

FLORIDA

YUKATAN

COAST: GULFS AND CAPES

G. OF MEXICO

HUDSON BAY

G. OF ALASKA

CAPE HORN

CAPE SAN LUCAS

COAST: STRAITS, ISLANDS AND SEAS

BER

ING

STR

AIT

STRAIT OF MAGELLAN

PANAMA C

ANAL

GREAT ANTILLES

CUBA

HISPANIOLA

JAMAICA

PUERTO RICO

LESSER

ANTILLE

S

NEWFOUNDLAND

GREENLAND

CARIBBEAN SEA

COASTS AND SEAS:ISLANDS

AN

DES

BEAUFORT

BERING

CARIBBEAN

LABRADOR ALASKA

CALFIFORN

IA

YUKATAN

FLORIDA

LABRAD

OR

UNGAVA

SAN LUCAS

CAPE

HORN

SAN ROQUE

ORANGE

HATTERAS

COD

FARVELHUDSON BAY

BAFFIN BAY

ALASKA

CALIF

ORN

IA

PANAMA

ARICA

SAN JORGE

SAN MATIAS

MAQUITOS

CAMPECHE

BER

ING

MAGELLAN

PANAMA

DAV

IS

GREATER ANTILLES

CUBA HISPANI

OLAJAMAICA

PUERTO RICOLESSER

ANTILLES

NEWFOUNDLAND

GREENLAND

RIVERS

SAINT LAWRENCE

YUKONMACKENZIE

ORINOCO

AMAZON

SA

N

FRA

NC

ISC

O

RIV

ER

PLA

TE

COLUM

BIA

RIVER

COLORADO

MISSISSIPPI

MISSO

URI

LAKES

GREAT LAKESSUPERIOR

MICHIGAN

HURON

ERIEONTARIO

GREAT BEAR LAKE

GREAT SLAVE LAKE

WINNIPEG