North America Worksheets
Related Standards: RI.6-8.1 & RH.6-8.8
Most of us call the world's third largest continent home. Twenty-three different countries consisting of over five hundred and fifty million people can be found in North America. The continent is rich in wildlife, culture, and innovation. English is the most widely spoken language here, with Spanish and French slowly contesting a great chunk of that pie chart. These worksheets will help students learn more about the naturally features and people of North America.
North America Worksheets To Print:
The Geography of North America - 24 countries and just over
a half of a billion people call this home. It is almost
completely surrounded by ocean except for its narrow southern tip which joins the
continent of South America.
Reading Passage
Multiple Choice Questions
Map
Capital Cities - You might need to do some
research here if you can't infer the answers from the reading.
Map Activity
Map Chart
Map Short Answer Questions
The Natural Resources - The world leader in cotton,
corn, meat, soybeans, and wheat production. They also are killing
it with tobacco, nothing to brag about. North America is a vast continent that includes every climatic zone except for
equatorial and virtually every type of biome possible.
Reading
Passage
Multiple Choice Questions
Short
Answer Questions
The Culture and People - The modern cultures
of North America can be divided into Canadian, American, Mexican and
Central American.
Reading
Passage
Multiple Choice Questions
Short
Answer Questions
The Climate and Weather - This vast continent
includes nearly every climate zone on earth except equatorial. The area around the Arctic Circle is sparsely inhabited due to the cold, harsh
climate. The northern reaches of North America are tundra which means that there
are no trees due to the cold conditions and short growing season.
Reading
Passage
Multiple Choice Questions
Short
Answer
The Continent at a Glance - The North American continent
is still subject to geological events such as volcanic eruptions and
earthquakes.
Reading
Passage
Multiple Choice Questions
Short
Answer Questions
History of the Continent - Historians tell us the earliest
humans in North America came from the Asian continent thousands of
years ago. Culturally, the continent is divided basically into the English-speaking areas of
Canada and the United States in the north and Spanish-speaking areas of Mexico
and Central America in the south.
Reading
Passage
Multiple Choice Questions
Map
of Events
Plants and Animals - The boreal forest
of northern Canada is the country's largest biome, occupying about
35% of the country's entire landmass.
Reading
Passage
Common Animals
Plants
of North America
Contributions to the World - When leaders
of the American Revolution created the Constitution for the new United
States they modeled some of their ideas on the structure of government
used by the League of the Iroquois.
Reading
Passage
Multiple Choice Questions
Short
Answer Questions
Countries of Central America - Geographers consider that
Central America is part of the North American continent.
Central
America Map
Multiple Choice Questions
Reading
Comprehension Passage
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