Aye, aye, aye.... like the great English word
"cleave", North America is a term that has multiple
definitions when referring to the Western Hemisphere.
Cultural Context and some Economic Contexts:
North America = US + Canada
This is as opposed to Latin America, which includes
everything else.*
some Geographical and some Economic Contexts:
North America = US + Canada + Mexico
This is as opposed to Central and South America
some Geographical contexts and Geological Contexts:
North America = Panama, Nicaragua, El Salvador,
Honduras, Guatemala, Belize, Mexico, US and Canada
This is as opposed to South America, which includes
everything else. Inclusion of the Carribean varies,
may be either in the North or as a separate third
grouping.
JDG
* - "Everything else" limited to the Western
Hemisphere. Greenland and St. Pierre & Miquelon are
not considered in the above defintions, as they're
basically of too small population to matter much.
Inclusions of them may vary. US Caribbean territories
including Puerto Rico, the USVI, and Guantanamo Bay
are not uncluding in "United States" above.
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