USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -North America, the third-largest continent, extends from the tiny Aleutian Islands in the northwest to the Isthmus of Panama in the south. The continent includes the enormous island of Greenland in the northeast and the small island countries and territories that dot the Caribbean Sea and western North Atlantic Ocean.

Detailed explanation-2: -United States of America, Canada and Mexico are countries of North America.

Detailed explanation-3: -The term Northern America refers to the northern portion of the continent. It includes the world’s largest island Greenland and the sovereign states of Canada, the United States, and Mexico. About 498 million people live in Northern America (in 2019.)

Detailed explanation-4: -The United Nations formally recognizes “North America” as comprising three areas: Northern America, Central America, and the Caribbean.