North America
Where Is Nor There are seven continents in the world. North America is the largest. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean in the east and by PaciďŹ c Ocean in the west. It reaches from the Arctic Cycle in the north to the Panama Canal in the south.
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The Rocky Mountains in the west and the Appalachian Mountains in the east are two of the largest mountain ranges in North America. The Mojavi Desert and the Sonoran Desert, located in California and New Mexico get little rain. Only few plants can survive the hot and dry climate, for example the cactus plant.
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Bison, also called Bualo live in the plains of North America.
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Polar Bears live in the far north, near the
Redwood trees grow on the northwest coast of the United States. They are the largest trees in the world.
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Saguaro cactuses grow in the Mexican desert. They can become as tall as four story buildings
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Let's take a Google Earth tour of North America.