Author's Note: Welcome to another edition of "Continental Curiosity"! This week is all about North America. This is my home location!
Interesting Fact:
Did you know?
North America consists of three major countries, the U.S, Canada, and Mexico. There are also other main countries that also lie in North America. North America is also one of the biggest continents on the Earth! Wow!
Geography:
Did you know?
Located on the North Hemisphere, North America coves around 24 million square miles, which is actually 4.8% of the planet's surfaces. North America has a population over 500 million people! Another large number! Overall, North America has 23 countries and 18 dependencies. North America is the fourth largest continent by population, and third by land mass. North America is actually divided into four main categories, the Great Plains, Great Basin, Canadian Shield, and the Mexico region. Mount McKinley is the high point in North America with over 20,000 ft, and the lowest point is the Death Valley in California, which is 282 feet below sea level! That's quite a ways up and down!
Interview Time
Iamtodd: What is your favorite part of the US?
Play2live: My favorite part of the US is the East coast.
Wildlife:
Did you know?
North America has just so many animals it would be hard to list them all and their habitats. So, instead we are just going to call out a few and see how they live! I tried to pick animals I have never heard of and see how they live. First off, let's learn about the Gyrfalcon. This bird is the world's largest falcon, 50 cm long and its wings are 4 ft. long. Wow! The two main colors are darkish or light, light being white and darkish being black. They nest around on cliffs or something high; they are found in arctic regions on North America and main other continents. The second animal is the, Beluga. They are found mainly in cold Arctic waters. They love to journey to the Gulf of St. Lawrence to give birth! How sweet! Sadly, you won't see many these days. In 1906 parts of a baby beluga skull were found in an excavation area. Almost all of them were buried under a lot of clay estimated at about 11,000 years ago. That's sad . . .
Interview Time
Iamtodd: What is your favorite animal?
Play2live: My favorite animal would have to be a fox.
Religion
Did you know?
Between the three largest countries, they make up 85% of North America. In the three countries Christianity dominates in all of them. In Mexico, 94% are Christians, USA is 80% Christians, and Canada is 70% Christian. Atheism is high in Canada and USA, it accounts for 10% of North America's population. Minor religions also include Islam, voodoo, and Judaism.
Interview Time
Iamtodd: What are you religiously?
Play2live: I'm a Christian.
That is it for religion; let's move into a new section, Fun Activities! Woo!
Fun Activities
Did you know?
The object of this game is to unscramble 20 states. When you think you have all 20 states right, y-mail slurpee15. The faster the better! (Note: I know there are 50 states, but I'm limiting it to 20, thanks!) First prize is 100 clams, second prize is 50 clams, third prize is 25 clams! Good luck! If you post in the BBS, IT WON'T COUNT.
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- weaearld
- noarzia
- tsuoh
- alonicra
- lamrynda
- esninemtoa
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- ewn sesryj
- ntkcuyen
- snakas
- woai
- nilolisi
- bkaaners
- othrn oinalarc
- sosuirim
- nnsyvlaaenip
- halomako
Free-Style Ending Interview Time
Iamtodd: If you could live in one other place, where would it be?
Play2live: I would either live in a different location within my state of North Carolina, but my mom says Europe would be a nice place to live too.
Iamtodd: Where do you go for fun?
Play2live: Over the summer my family likes to go to the beach, usually ones in South Carolina.
Note: South Carolina is my home state!
Author's Note: I hope you enjoyed another edition of "Continental Curiosity"! Tune in next week to learn all about South America. Thanks for reading. Remember to y-mail slurpee15 for those clams! Good luck, yet again.
Sources: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_America
http://nature.ca/notebooks/english/namerica.htm
http://nationalzoo.si.edu/Animals/NorthAmerica/Facts/default.cfm
