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1 Continents: N. America, S
Continents: N. America, S. America, Australia, Africa, Eurasia, Antarctica

2 CANADA UNITED STATES MIDDLE AMERICA

3 Middle America Mexico + Central America + Caribbean
part of North America Part of Latin America Not part of South America

4 Mexico United Mexican States Estados Unidos Mexicanos

5 31 states and one federal republic

6 2 peninsulas 1 isthmus: Tehuantepec Salt water bodies: Pacific Gulf of California Gulf of Mexico Bay of Campeche Caribbean

7 Central America Middle America minus Mexico and Caribbean

8 Central America Part of North America? Part of Middle America?
7 countries: Guatemala Belize El Salvador Honduras Nicaragua Costa Rica Panama 2 bodies of salt water 2 large fresh water lakes: Lake Nicaragua, Lake Managua

9 South America Part of Latin America; parts not “Latin” 12 countries and one French Overseas Department (French Guiana)

10 Andean South America: Venezuela Colombia Ecuador Peru Bolivia

11 Southern South America:
Chile Paraguay Argentina Uruguay Brazil

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13 Guianas: French Guiana Guyana Suriname

14 Island groups: Galapagos (Ecuador)
Falklands / Malvinas (claimed by Argentina and UK)

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16 Tierra del Fuego

17 Caribbean (West Indies)
Greater Antilles: 4 large islands: Cuba Jamaica Hispaniola Puerto Rico Lesser Antilles: in arc between S. America and Greater Antilles

18 Bahamas: “between” Greater Antilles and FLA

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20 13 independent nations in Caribbean:
1 Bahamas 2 Cuba 3 Jamaica 4 Haiti 5 Dominican Republic 6 St. Christopher (St. Kitts and Nevis) 7 Antigua and Barbuda 8 Dominica 9 St. Lucia 10 Barbados 11 St. Vincent and the Grenadines 12 Grenada 13 Trinidad and Tobago

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23 Dependent nations belonging to US,UK, France, Netherlands
US: Puerto Rico self-governing commonwealth U.S.Virgin Islands 50 islands; internal self- government Navassa

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25 Uninhabited; also claimed by Haiti

26 UK: Turks and Caicos Islands (self-governing associated state of UK) Cayman Islands (3 self-governing islands) British Virgin Islands 36 islands Anguilla near British Virgin Islands Montserrat near Antigua

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28 France Guadeloupe: Islands administered by Guadelope are:
A French Overseas Department Islands administered by Guadelope are: Marie-Galante, La Desirade, Iles des Saintes, St. Barthelemy (Bar-te-le MEE) (St. Barths), St. Martin (St. Martin is jointly ruled by France and Netherlands ; smallest political unit on earth ruled by two countries)  Martinique

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31 Netherlands: Netherland Antilles (5 islands) : autonomous and self-governing Bonaire Curacao Saba St. Eustatius St. Maarten Aruba

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