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North America

Trivia about north america

  • On May 10, 1869 it became the first continent to have a rail line running from its east coast to its west coast
  • Sonoran,Chihuahuan
  • Baffin Island
  • Mt. McKinley
  • The Central Shield of this continent is a plateau that sinks toward Hudson Bay at its center
  • Continent on which the densest, tallest & most valuable stand of timber is found
  • The Sonoran Desert
  • Greenland is considered a part of it
  • Snow geese are found naturally only on this continent
  • In 1497 John Cabot explored the coast of this continent, possibly including Cape Breton
  • The only 2 venomous species of lizards, Gila monsters & beaded lizard, are native to this continent
  • With less than 10% of the world's population, this continent creates more than 1/3 of its manufactures
  • Early explorers called parts of this continent Vinland
  • Continent with the largest Jewish population
  • Upton Sinclair's "The Jungle"
  • Despite their name, turkeys originated on this continent
  • This continent has the highest per capita GNP at about $20,000 a person
  • El Salvador,Costa Rica
  • Castoroides, giant beavers of the Pleistocene, grew to 7 1/2 feet in length on this continent
  • Continent that was home to the albertosaurus
  • Whooping cranes whoop it up mainly on this continent
  • The Iapetus Ocean once separated Scandinavian & north-central Europe from most of what's now this continent
  • Continent on which youd find the Mesabi Range
  • ...where the Latter-Day Saints believe that Zion or New Jerusalem will be built
  • "The Girl of the Golden West"
  • Kiska,Popocatepetl

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