The Western World Daily Readings on Geography Chapter 28 North America

CHAPTER 28 North America How do we define this region ?

Created by nom Noun Regional geography studies the people and places of a cohesive region . A region is defined to be an area with multiple shared characteristics over a range of categories , including both physical and human geographic characteristics . The secret of creating a region , which is a human construct not a naturally begotten unit , is to cluster together as many similarities as possible , while excluding geographic differences . Defining North America is both simple and yet not quite meeting a consensus . North America is comprised by Canada and the United States . Both of these countries were British colonies with a touch of French influence . Both countries rank in the top five countries of the world by area , as each stretches from Pacific Ocean to Atlantic Ocean . These countries share the longest international land border in the world . Their cultures , economies , and politics are similar , though not quite the same . The countries are friendly allies . 128

NORTH AMERICA 129 As a landmass , the North American continent extends from northern Canada to Panama . This fact leads to the argument that the North American region includes Mexico and maybe other countries . As you will read in Chapter 63 , most assert ' that the cultural and linguistic similarities within Central America ' match well as part of Latin America , instead of pairing the ' contrasting cultures and languages of Central America against the , British cultural ties and English language of the United States and I Canada . i un ! I , hunt a In . European Colonies in North America , 7763 . Cartography by Steven , Cleaned by Studio Noun Propel The island of is an autonomous territory of Denmark , while being a part of the North American continental formation . Therefore , some will count as a segment of the North American region . Fitting a remote , nearly unpopulated , icy island with two of the world most prosperous countries , one with nearly 330 million people , seems rather incongruous . Let be part of Denmark and leave it alone . For Geography of the Western World , the North American region is the United States and Canada . Did You Know ?

As will be discussed in the section Chapter 63 , the Bahamas , Bermuda , and the British Turks and islands technically are not Caribbean islands . These sets of islands are located northeast of Cuba and east of the Carolinas and Florida in the Atlantic Ocean . No , we do count them in North America . CITED AND ADDITIONAL BIBLIOGRAPHY , Steven . 2020 . European Colonies in North America , College of GIS class . Instructor Joe .