hi I'm Kaeleigh and welcome to world trip the Americas
in this video you'll learn some of the amazing facts about the countries within
north south and even Central America ready to travel with me
the world is our beautiful planet Earth when we talk about the world we're
talking about the people the plants and animals that live here because it is so
big the world has been divided into seven geographic regions called
continents making it easier to talk about the countries within them the
seven continents are North America South America Africa Europe Asia Australia and
Antarctica in this video we'll focus on North and South America but also touch
on Central America which is not actually a separate continent but an area of the
southern part of North America that connects to South America be sure to
watch our other videos to learn about the other six continents
North America considered a subcontinent of the Americas is the third largest
continent in the world yet it has fewer people living in it than Europe it is
the only continent that has every type of climate within it from cold wet
winters to humid subtropical summers and everything in between North America is
believed to have been named after the Explorer Amerigo Vespucci who realized
that the West Indies in Brazil were not actually connected to Asia like
Christopher Columbus originally thought North America is surrounded by the
Arctic Ocean to the north the Atlantic Ocean to the east the Pacific Ocean on
the west and south and the Gulf of Mexico from the southeast this continent
is entirely found in the northern hemisphere and almost entirely in the
Western Hemisphere North America is home to the beaver the brown bear moose wolf
caribou and the hummingbird among other species of animals the most common
languages spoken in North America are English Spanish and French
there are 23 countries in North America some of the main countries that comprise
North America are Canada which is the largest country in North America but has
less people living in it than the United States of America which
is the second-largest country in North America with the most amount of people
living in it then there is Mexico which has the largest city by population in
North America Mexico City is actually sinking ten inches each year because
much of the water that people of that city use is taken from the natural water
supply below the city did you know that the Caribbean countries are part of
North America as well these countries are Antigua and Barbuda
Bahamas Barbados Cuba the country with the highest population in the Caribbean
Dominica the Dominican Republic which is the most popular tourist attraction in
the Caribbean Grenada Haiti Jamaica st. Kitts and Nevis which is a smallest
country in North America consisting of two small islands in the Caribbean Saint
Lucia Saint Vincent and Grenadines and Trinidad and Tobago the rest of the
countries in North America are also considered to be part of Central America
Central America is the southern zone here where North and South America are
connected it looks like this area is in the center of these two continents right
that's why it's labeled Central America the countries found in Central America
are Belize Costa Rica El Salvador Guatemala Honduras Nicaragua and Panama
that makes a total of 23 countries in North America Wow some countries in the
Caribbean are part of North America but are actually owned by other countries
maybe you've heard and visited some of these places before Aruba which belongs
to the Netherlands Bermuda which belongs to the UK and Guadeloupe which belongs
to France when a country is owned by another country that is not part of the
mainland they are called dependent territories
let's move on to the continent of South America the other subcontinent of the
Americas South America is the fourth largest continent in the world it is
surrounded by the Pacific Ocean to the west
the Atlantic Ocean to the east and the Caribbean Sea to the northwest can you
guess which hemisphere this continent is in South America is mostly in this
southern hemisphere but also entirely in the Western Hemisphere winters and
summers in most countries of South America are warmer than in North America
with lots of rainfall throughout the year also the equator runs through three
countries in South America Ecuador Colombia and Brazil the equator is an
imaginary line around the earth dividing the earth into the northern and the
southern hemisphere near the equator the temperature is hotter and more humid
than on any other parts of the earth making it feel like summer all year
round the anaconda piranhas llama and Jaguar among other species of animals
can be found in South America you can find one of the longest rivers in the
world the Amazon River Spanish and Portuguese are the most common languages
spoken in South America there are 12 independent countries that make up South
America they are Argentina or Argentina the country with the highest mountain in
the Americas the Okinawa this mountain is in the Andes a huge mountain range in
South America the next countries are Bolivia Brazil which is the largest
country by area but also the country with the highest population Chile
Colombia Ecuador where you can find mount Chimborazo the highest mountain in
the world that is close to the equator Ecuador gets its name from the equator
that imaginary line across the world I mentioned earlier Ecuador is actually
called república de Ecuador which to the republic of the equator that
makes sense doesn't it the equator crosses right through Ecuador cool then
we have Vienna Paraguay and Peru home of the famous tourist attraction Machu
Picchu which is the mysterious city of Incas or the native peoples of the area
also found in South America is Suriname II which is the smallest country in
South America Uruguay and Venezuela were the world's
highest waterfall is Angel Falls is found it is also called the country with
the biggest oil reserves in the world Venezuela has ten times more oil in the
ground than the United States of America there are three islands that are
dependent territories or part of South America but owned by other countries the
Falkland Islands owned by the UK French Guiana owned by France in South Georgia
and South Sandwich yes Sandwich Islands also belonging to
the UK you now know so much about the continents of North and South America
which country would you like to visit in the mean time you can practice what you
learned about in our fun online games and quizzes and remember to always be
clever