North America the continent

North America the continent - Transcript

North America
The 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