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Physical Geography
Rivers Mountain Ranges Lakes Islands
Mississippi,Missouri, Ohio, Amazon , Paraná-Paraguay, Orinoco
Pacific CoastRocky, Appalachian, Sierra Madre, Andes
Great Lakes (Lake Superior, Lake Michigan, Lake Huron, Lake Erie, Lake Ontario), Lake Managua,Lake Titicaca
Bahamas, Cuba, Jamaica, Haiti/Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Smaller Caribbean Islands (Virgin Islands, Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, Montserrat, Guadeloupe, Dominica, Martinique, Saint Lucia, Barbados, St. Vincent & the Grenadines, St. Kitts & Nevis, Grenada, Trinidad & Tobago), Galapagos Islands, Falkland Islands
Subregions of the Americas United States
Canada
Mexico
Alaska (U.S.)
Brasil
Argentina
Chile
Colombia
Venezuela
Ecuador
Peru
Bolivia
Paraguay
Uruguay
GuatemalaEl Salvador
Cuba
North America
Nicaragua
Costa Rica
Panama
Bahamas
JamaicaHaiti
BelizeHond. Dominican
Republic
Puerto Rico (U.S.)
French Guiana
SurinamGuayana
Galapagos Islands (Ec.)
Falkland Islands (U.K.)
Southern South America
Caribbean Basin
Northern Andes
Central America
Antilles
Trinidad & Tobago
Trade Blocs in the
AmericasCAFTA
MERCOSUR Associates
NAFTA
MERCOSUR
LAFTA
Canada, United States, Mexico
Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Dominican Republic
Venezuela, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay,
Argentina
Chile, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia
Mexico, Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil,
Chile, Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay
Population Density in America
Country Largest CityCity as % of
urban population
City as % of total
population
Haiti Port-au-Prince 63.1 24.5
Guatemala Guatemala City 47.7 19.3
Panama Panama City 50.9 29.4
Argentina Buenos Aires 37.5 34
Mexico Mexico City 23.5 17.9
Brazil Sao Paulo 11.9 10.0
United States New York City 7.6 6.2
Canada Toronto 19.5 15.8
Migration Flows in the
AmericasTo the US
To JapanTo Portugal
To Italy and
Spain
To Spain
External Migration
Regional Migration