North America is located between the Pacific Ocean to the west, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, and the Arctic Ocean to the north. It contains several countries including the USA, Canada, and Mexico. The climate and environment varies greatly from region to region, ranging from tropical rainforests to grasslands to tundra. Many different animal species have adapted to these diverse landscapes across the continent.

1. North America
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Made By :Kausar Shaikh

2. Where is North America?
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North America is to the
north of South America.
North America has the
Pacific Ocean on the
western side and the
Atlantic Ocean on the
eastern side.
The cold Arctic Ocean
is to the north of North
America

3. Countries in North America
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USA (our country)
Canada
Mexico
Many other small
countries

4. People in North America
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There are many different kinds of people living in North America
The first people in North America were called Native Americans or
American Indians. There are still Indians living in North America today.
All other people living in North America once came from other continents
People in North America have many different skin and hair colors
Most people in North America speak English, Spanish, or French

5. Weather in North America
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The weather or climate
in North America is
very cold in the North
like Canada, Alaska,
and Greenland
The southern parts of
North America like
Florida and Mexico are
much warmer because
they are closer to the
equator

6. Animals in North America
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One very special animal that lives in North
America is the buffalo or bison. It lives on the
flat prairie in the middle of North America.

7. Climate map
Temperature and
precipitation are its
most important
expressions and
vegetation is its
most visible
expression. Animal
life adapts to both
climate and
vegetation.

8. climate
average condition of the weather based upon statistics
collected over a period of
30
years.
A climograph that combines monthly
precipitation and temperature statistics
on a single graph. Precipitation is
shown using a bar graph and
temperature is shown using a line
graph.
Climate influences
vegetation, soils,
landforms, and water
resources, and many
human activities as well.
A climate region is a
portion of the earth's
surface over which the
climate characteristics
are similar.

10. Precipitation
Rainfall amounts in
North America range
from over 150 cm in
the rain forests to less
than 50 cm in the
mountainous areas of
the West.

11. Population Map
Which part of the
United States is the
most heavily
populated?

12. Night
lights
Based upon satellite
measurements of
city lights, this
image is a map of
the urban
population density
of North America.
Black – sea level, Light Gray – over 10,000 ‘
Most major cities are in level areas along an ocean, bay,
large lake, or navigable river.

13. Land
cover
Vegetation
types that
cover the
United States
in different
colors.
Each land cover type plays a different role in carbon, climate, and water cycles. Land
cover maps help scientists understand how human and natural activities affect the Earth
system.

14. Snow Cover

15. Tundra
The earth’s
coldest biome
The Arctic tundra is a cold, vast, treeless area
of low, swampy plains in the far north around the
Arctic Ocean. It includes the northern lands of Alaska
and Canada. Since the sun does not rise for nearly
six months of the year, it is not unusual for the
temperature to be below -30°F in winter.

16. Alaska’s
denali
The Alaskan denali is
a treeless tundra with
only mosses and
lichen vegetation in
the summer, and
covered with snow
the rest of the year.

17. Alaska wildlife
The Brown Bear (right)
lives throughout the
North American
continent, particularly in
the colder climes.
Arctic birds converge along the
islands

18. The southern part of the denali tundra gives way to the
hardy trees of the taiga

19. Taiga
Taiga (or Boreal Forests)
represent the largest
terrestrial biome. Occurring
between 50° and 60° north
latitudes, boreal forests can
be found in the broad belt of
Eurasia and North America. At
left is the hardy jack pine
species common in the poor,
sandy soils, mostly in Canada.

20. Moose
Moose

21. N
Lake Effect
L. Huron
L. Ontario
L. Superior
L. Erie
Detroit
Milwaukee
L. Michigan
Chicago
Convection

22. Marine
West Coast
The marine or humid west coast climate
is found on the west coast of midlatitude climates and is very humid
through most of the year. Westerly
winds from the ocean bring cloudy
skies, much precipitation, and mild
temperatures.

23. Orographic Rain

24. West Coast rain forest
The
abundant
rainfall of
the Pacific
Northwest
allows for
the growth
of huge
pine trees.

25. Olympia National Park
Rivers carry
nutrients to the
forests by way of
fish, insects and
other animals
that live in this
aqueous world.

26. Alpine tundra Rocky Mountain high
This biome exists at the
tops of high mountains,
above the tree line.
The growing season is
about 180 days, and
nighttime temperatures
are usually below
freezing.

27. Deciduous Forest
Deciduous forests can be
found in the eastern half of
North America, and the
middle of Europe.

28. Great Plains grasslands
Mid-grass prairie near Manhattan, Kansas
Temperate grasslands are characterized by hot
summers and cold winters. Evaporation rate is high,
so little rain makes it into the rich soil.

29. Great Plains
In the Prairies ecozone,
rivers and streams are slow
moving, usually with muddy
bottoms. There are few
lakes, but many marshes
and small shallow ponds.

30. Desert
Although
most
deserts
occur at low
latitudes,
cold deserts
occur in the
basin and
range area
of Utah and
Nevada.
sparse vegetation, very
low plant diversity

31. Sonoran Desert
This is the hottest of our North
American deserts, its rainfall
pattern produces a high
biological diversity.
The Sonoran Desert is an arid
region covering 120,000 square
miles in southwestern Arizona and
southeastern California, Baja
California and the western half of
the state of Sonora, Mexico.

32. Californian
chaparral
A chaparral is a
shrubby coastal
area that has hot
dry summers
and mild, cool,
rainy winters.
Annual rainfall in
a chaparral
ranges from 15–
40” per year.
The word chaparral comes from "chaparro," which means
scrub oak in Spanish.

33. Rain forest
Tropical rain forests are mainly
the product of climatic
interactions,
particularly temperature and
rainfall.
They occur where
monthly temperature
of 20 - 28°C combines
with an annual
rainfall of 1.5 -10m,
evenly distributed
throughout
the year.

34. Central American
Rain Forest
The tropical rain forest is a
forest of tall trees in a region of
year-round warmth with an
annual average of 50- 260” of
rain. These forests belong to the
tropical wet climate group.

35. Are you ready for a quiz?

36. 1. Find North America

37. 2. What makes North America
special?
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D.
It is hot all the time
It is a very big
continent
We live there
Nobody lives there

38. 3. What ocean is this?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Indian Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
Arctic Ocean
Pacific Ocean

39. 4. Where in North America do
buffalo or bison live?
A.
B.
C.
D.
The cold north
The warm south
Buffalo do not live in North America
On the grassy plains

40. 5. Which country is not part of
North America?
A.
B.
C.
D.
USA
Mexico
China
Canada

41. Thank You