Geography and some basic things about North America

Geography and basic things about North America

The Continent of North America is entirely within the Northern Hemisphere and almost all within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered by some (quantify).

North American continent is the third largest continent in the world and is also a portion of the second largest supercontinent if South and North America both are combined in to Asia, Americas, Africa and Europe are considered to be part of one supercontinent called Afro Eurasia.

The Continent of North America is made up of 23 different countries and 9 dependent territories. 

An area of 21,346,000 km² (824,714 mi²) and with an estimated population of 380 million, the northernmost of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere is bounded by the Caribbean Sea, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean on the West, the Atlantic Ocean on the east, Pacific Oceans and South America on the south; and the Arctic Ocean on the north.

The half of the North America is sparsely populated and covered mostly by the Canada, except for the northwestern portion, which is occupied by the Alaska, the largest State of the Unite States and northeastern portion, which is occupied by Greenland. The central and southern portions of the continent are represented by the Mexico, United States and numerous smaller states primarily in Caribbean and Central America.

The Continent North America Culture refers to the arts and other manifestations of human achievements and activities and from the continent of North American. The specifics are unknown, but between the  16,500 and 40,000 years ago, the melting of the ice sheets formed in the last Glacial Maximum allowed Paleo-Indian peoples to migrate into the Continent of the North American, eventually diversifying and giving rise to such civilizations as the Mound Builders or the Aztec Empire, among others. However, during the times of colonization of the America region and due to the colonization of the Americas by Europe a lot of people was immigrated, and along with mass immigration from European nations since the 17th century, North American culture was increasingly influenced from the Western culture, and saw an increasing amount of diversity and adopted a lot of new ways, and traditions from the Western culture, almost overwhelming the native peoples through displacement, genocide and cultural dominance. The resultant mix of Western and native customs would form what is now called North American culture.

The North American Continent languages are not only reflects the indigenous people of that continent, but also reflect the European colonization as well. English, Spanish and to a lesser extent are the most widely and randomly languages are spoken languages in the Continent of the North America and, especially in the Creole, Caribbean, languages lexified by them.

Religion in North America spans and spreads the period of the Native of the settlement of Europe, American dwelling, and the present day. And its different kinds of various faiths have been a major influence on philosophy, art, culture, political and law.

Between them, the Canada, United States, and Mexico account for 85% of the population of the Continent of the North America. In each of these areas, regions and the countries the religion is dominated by the Christianity, that is spreading in the continent and the largest religion in the Continent of the North America.

North American cuisine includes foods native to or popular in countries of the continent of the North America, such as Central American cuisine, American cuisine, Canadian cuisine, and the Mexican cuisine. North American cuisines display influence from many international cuisines, including the Asian cuisine, Jewish cuisine, Native American, and especially European cuisine.

Grilled shrimp taco as a broad, geo-culinary term, Caribbean cuisines and the Central American cuisine are also included by the North American cuisine. These areas and regions are the part of the North America, so these regional cuisines also fall within the penumbra of North American cookery.

Burrito is the term "regional" is somewhat ambiguous, however, since the cuisine of Puerto Rico can differ markedly from Cuban cuisine; Mexican cuisine spills across the border into the Mexi-Cali and the Tex-Mex, the cuisines of Michigan, sub-cuisines and Ontario have more in common with each other than either has with the cuisines of Manitoba or Iowa.