Map Quiz Games - North And Central America
North America is the third-largest continent in the world, after Eurasia and Africa, both in area and population. Including its islands, North America covers approximately 24,709,000 km² (about 9,540,000 square miles), which makes up around 16.5 percent of the Earth’s land surface and about 4.8 percent of the planet’s total area.
The continent has a population of about 600 million people (2022 estimates), representing roughly 8 percent of the world’s total population. North America extends about 7,000 kilometers (around 4,350 miles) from north to south, from the Arctic islands of Canada to the Isthmus of Panama. Its widest point measures over 5,000 kilometers (about 3,100 miles) across.
North America encompasses a wide range of landscapes and climates. In the far north, the Arctic tundra stretches across Alaska, Canada, and Greenland. Farther south lie vast boreal forests, the expansive prairies of the Great Plains, and the deserts of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico. The continent is home to some of the world’s longest rivers, including the Mississippi–Missouri system and the Mackenzie River, as well as major lakes such as the Great Lakes of North America. Mountain systems like the Rocky Mountains, the Sierra Nevada, and the Appalachians shape much of its geography.
With hundreds of millions of inhabitants, North America is both populous and diverse. Its cities range from global centers such as New York, Mexico City, and Toronto to smaller regional capitals. Studying the geography of North America provides insight into its varied peoples, cultures, and regions. Ekvis offers a broad range of geography quizzes about North America, where you can test your knowledge of countries, capitals, cities, flags, states, and more.
