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From Wiktionary under the GNU Free Documentation License. North America (Spanish: América del Norte or Norteamérica; French: Amérique du Nord) is the northern continent of the Americas, situated in the Earth's northern hemisphere and in the western hemisphere. It is bordered on the north by the Arctic Ocean, on the east by the North Atlantic Ocean, on the southeast by the Caribbean Sea, and on the west by the North Pacific Ocean; South America lies to the southeast. North America covers an area of about 24,709,000 square kilometers (9,540,000 square miles), about 4.8% of the planet's surface or about 16.5% of its land area. As of July 2008, its population was estimated at nearly 529 million people. It is the third-largest continent in area, following Asia and Africa, and the fourth in population after Asia, Africa, and Europe. HistoryMain article: History of North AmericaFrom Wikipedia under the
GNU Free Documentation License Where in North AMerica, is the most technologically advanced place? Q. In North America, where is it that there is either the most knowledge of technology, or most advanced technology, or most amount of technology? I need statistics for one or more of these questions. Please attach a link of where you got the information. THanks! Asked by Emily - Fri Dec 11 18:06:19 2009 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments A. 3 towns claim to have the highest concentration of scientists/engineers or engineering PhDs in the country: Richland, Washington, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, and Los Alamos, NM. They are home to national laboratories. There are a few other National Labs, but those 3 have had a high concentration of federal and private funding for varied and high-tech research, including energy, chemical processing, mechanical systems, nuclear power, and electronics since World War II. Places like Silicon Valley are fairy narrow-focused. Answered by bbullough - Sat Dec 12 00:17:58 2009 How did the geography of North America influence the development of the English Colonies? Q. How did geography influence the development of the economies, social structures and political systems of the English colonies in North America? between 1700-1775. Asked by julie k - Sun Sep 21 21:25:35 2008 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments A. The Appalachian Mountains became the border of the 13 colonies because it was hard to get over them. Would you want to climb over those? About 150 years into the first settlements some brave peeps went over and came into French Territory. ouch. Better to stay by the river than to cross them. Those rivers are huge!!! But later it became a way of transportation!!! They lived more towards the south because it was warmer and had more rain. Better for farming. did i help? Answered by Al - Sun Sep 21 21:37:52 2008 Where can I find a picture of North America during the last ice age?
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