PHYSICAL AMERICA
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PHYSICAL AMERICA
AMERICA IS THE SECOND LARGESTE CONTINENT AFTER
AFRICA
IT HAS A SURFACE AREA OF 42
MILLION KM2
IT HAS 3 PARTS: NORTH AMERICA,
CENTRAL AMERICA SOUTH AMERICA
RELIEF: MOUNTAINS
RO
CKY M
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NTA
INS
APP
ALA
CH
IAN
MO
UN
TAIN
SSIER
RA M
AD
RE
AN
DES (A
CO
NC
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UA
)
GUIANA HIGHLANDS
RELIEF: PLATEAUS,DESERTS AND
PLAINS
BOLIVIAN ALTIPLANO
MATO GROSSO
COLORADO DESERT
PATA
GO
NIA
GREAT
PLAN
ES
AMAZON
COASTS: PENINSULAS
ALASKALABRADOR
CALIFORNI
A
FLORIDA
YUKATAN
COAST: GULFS AND CAPES
G. OF MEXICO
HUDSON BAY
G. OF ALASKA
CAPE HORN
CAPE SAN LUCAS
COAST: STRAITS, ISLANDS AND SEAS
BER
ING
STR
AIT
STRAIT OF MAGELLAN
PANAMA C
ANAL
GREAT ANTILLES
CUBA
HISPANIOLA
JAMAICA
PUERTO RICO
LESSER
ANTILLE
S
NEWFOUNDLAND
GREENLAND
CARIBBEAN SEA
COASTS AND SEAS:ISLANDS
AN
DES
BEAUFORT
BERING
CARIBBEAN
LABRADOR ALASKA
CALFIFORN
IA
YUKATAN
FLORIDA
LABRAD
OR
UNGAVA
SAN LUCAS
CAPE
HORN
SAN ROQUE
ORANGE
HATTERAS
COD
FARVELHUDSON BAY
BAFFIN BAY
ALASKA
CALIF
ORN
IA
PANAMA
ARICA
SAN JORGE
SAN MATIAS
MAQUITOS
CAMPECHE
BER
ING
MAGELLAN
PANAMA
DAV
IS
GREATER ANTILLES
CUBA HISPANI
OLAJAMAICA
PUERTO RICOLESSER
ANTILLES
NEWFOUNDLAND
GREENLAND
RIVERS
SAINT LAWRENCE
YUKONMACKENZIE
ORINOCO
AMAZON
SA
N
FRA
NC
ISC
O
RIV
ER
PLA
TE
COLUM
BIA
RIVER
COLORADO
MISSISSIPPI
MISSO
URI
LAKES
GREAT LAKESSUPERIOR
MICHIGAN
HURON
ERIEONTARIO
GREAT BEAR LAKE
GREAT SLAVE LAKE
WINNIPEG