North America and Antarctica

North America

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◦ United States◦ Canada◦ Mexico◦ Great Lakes◦ Rio Grande River◦ Mississippi River◦ Rocky Mountains◦ Appalachian Mountains◦ West Indies◦ Atlantic Ocean◦ Pacific Ocean◦ Gulf of Mexico ◦ Central America◦ Panama Canal◦ Great Plains◦ St. Lawrence River◦ West Indies

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North AmericaWorld’s 3rd largest continent.In the Western Hemisphere

Central America

Connects North America to South America.Contains 7% of the world’s biodiversity –

plants and animals.Have warm humid climates and rainforests.

West Indies

Made up of a large number of islands in the Caribbean Sea. Have warm humid climates and rainforests.

Antarctica

The coldest, driest, and windiest continent.

Has the highest average elevation of all the continents.

98% of the continent is covered by ice that is about a mile thick.

Covers the South Pole.

Please label: -Transantarctic Mountains, Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean, South Pole