North America Geography and World Countries

Flashcards reviewing North America's latitudinal and longitudinal extent, shape, area, coastline characteristics, and the seven largest countries of the world.

What is the latitudinal extent of North America?

North America lies between $7^{\circ}12'\text{N}$ to $84^{\circ}7'\text{N}$ latitudes.

What is the longitudinal extent of North America?

The longitudinal extent of North America is $20^{\circ}\text{W}$ to $180^{\circ}\text{W}$ longitudes.

What is the shape and area of North America?

North America is roughly triangular in shape and covers an area of about $24,25,600\,\text{sq kms}$, including Greenland and the Carribean Islands.

What are the seven largest countries of the world?

The seven largest countries of the world are Russia, USA (United States), Brazil, India, Canada, China, and Australia.

How is the coastline of North America described?

North America has 5 mouth coastline with many wide openings along its coastline, allowing the ocean to influence the continent. The north-western coast is irregular as compared to the eastern one.