North America
Canada's continental home
North America is the continent comprising Canada, the United States, Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean islands.
It extends from the Arctic to the tropics, bordered by the Atlantic, Pacific, and Arctic oceans.
In casual usage, North America sometimes refers only to Canada and the United States, excluding Mexico and points south.
North American federal republic
- CanadaNorthern North American nation
- MexicoNorth American southern nation
- GreenlandLargest island on Earth
- GuatemalaCentral American republic
Cuba · Honduras · Nicaragua · El Salvador · Costa Rica · Panama · Belize · Jamaica
Indigenous Southeastern nation
- NavajoSouthwestern indigenous people
- InuitArctic indigenous people
- IroquoisNative American confederacy
- SiouxPlains Indigenous nation
Apache · Mohawk · Cree · Haida · Seminole · Algonquin · Lakota · Cheyenne
Settlers in new territory
- pilgrimsReligious journey takers
- pioneersFirst to explore territory
- homesteadersLand-claiming rural settlers
- frontiersmenSettlers of unsettled land
Jamestown · Plymouth · missions · colonization · expedition · fur trade · gold rush · railroads
Extremely great in size
- Great PlainsCentral North American grassland
- prairiesFlat treeless grasslands
- tundraFrigid treeless biome
- desertsAbandons or barren lands
Mojave · boreal forest · Grand Canyon · Niagara Falls · Yellowstone · coastlines · Caribbean · Gulf of Mexico
Including multiple ethnic traditions
- melting potCultural fusion place
- immigrationRelocating abroad permanently
- mosaicInlaid pictorial arrangement
- ThanksgivingAutumn gratitude holiday
baseball · Hollywood · jazz · blues · mariachi · rodeo · NASCAR · Super Bowl
United States
North American federal republic
- CanadaNorthern North American nation
- MexicoNorth American southern nation
- GreenlandLargest island on Earth
Guatemala · Cuba · Honduras · Nicaragua · El Salvador · Costa Rica · Panama · Belize · Jamaica · Haiti
Cherokee
Indigenous Southeastern nation
- NavajoSouthwestern indigenous people
- InuitArctic indigenous people
- IroquoisNative American confederacy
Sioux · Apache · Mohawk · Cree · Haida · Seminole · Algonquin · Lakota · Cheyenne · Hopi
colonists
Settlers in new territory
- pilgrimsReligious journey takers
- pioneersFirst to explore territory
- homesteadersLand-claiming rural settlers
frontiersmen · Jamestown · Plymouth · missions · colonization · expedition · fur trade · gold rush · railroads · land grants
vast
Extremely great in size
- Great PlainsCentral North American grassland
- prairiesFlat treeless grasslands
- tundraFrigid treeless biome
deserts · Mojave · boreal forest · Grand Canyon · Niagara Falls · Yellowstone · coastlines · Caribbean · Gulf of Mexico · Sierra Nevada
multicultural
Including multiple ethnic traditions
- melting potCultural fusion place
- immigrationRelocating abroad permanently
- mosaicInlaid pictorial arrangement
Thanksgiving · baseball · Hollywood · jazz · blues · mariachi · rodeo · NASCAR · Super Bowl · Día de los Muertos
- AmericasBarbados, Argentina, Canada, Brazil, Mexico
- ContinentsAfrica, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe
- Directional PlacesSouth Korea, East Timor, West Virginia, South Carolina, South Dakota
- landmassescontinent, island, peninsula, Africa, mainland
- Northern HemisphereArctic, Europe, Asia, Canada, United States
- WestWestern civilization, Western culture, Western Europe, Western powers, Western values
North AmericaSouth America
Western Hemisphere's southern continent
Antarctica · Southern Hemisphere · Latin America · Patagonia · Australia
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