In general, North America contains ample supplies of nearly all the more economically important nonmetallic minerals. Few populated places are far from sand and ...

Geographical treatment of North America, including maps and statistics as well as a survey of its geologic history, land, people, and economy.

Indigenous, Settlers, Immigration · The economy · Geologic history · Agriculture

5 days ago · Costa Rica, country of Central America. Its capital is San Jose. Of all the Central American countries, Costa Rica is generally regarded as ...

Transition to democracy · Resources and power · Languages · Independence

North America is a continent in the Northern and Western Hemispheres. North America is bordered to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the east by the ...

Most of the continent's population of European descent is found in the U.S. and Canada. Intermarriage between whites and Indians was common in Mexico, and ...

The United States is one of the world's leading producers of energy. It was long the world's biggest consumer of energy, until it was passed by China in the ...

May 3, 2024 · South America is bounded by the Caribbean Sea to the northwest and north, the Atlantic Ocean to the northeast, east, and southeast, and the ...

Linguistic patterns · Transportation · Geologic history · Industry

Logging, mining, and petroleum production are the leading economic activities. The region leads Canada in pulp and paper production. It ranks high as a producer ...