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	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: America
		Central America forms an isthmus running from northwest to southeast and narrowing to a strip of thirty miles in width at Panama; this isthmus extends from 15° to 8° north latitude, where it connects with the western coast of South America.
		The so-called aborigines of North America are, with the exception of the so-called Eskimo, generally regarded as belonging to one and the same branch of the human family, physically as well as ethnically.
		America been placed on a map published by Hylacomylus in the same year, whether to designate only that part of the discovery which was credited or the whole continent as far as
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/01409c.htm (7987 words)

	Continent - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Continents are portions of the Earth's crust characterized by a stable platform of Precambrian metamorphic and igneous rock (typically 1.5 to 3.8 billion years old) largely of granitic composition, called the craton, and a central "shield" where the craton is exposed at the surface.
		The margins of the continents are characterized by currently-active or relatively recently active mobile belts and/or deep troughs of accumulated marine or deltaic sediments.
		North America and South America are separate continents, the connecting isthmus being largely the result of volcanism from relatively recent subduction tectonics.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Continent (1310 words)

	Americas - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In many parts of the world, America in the singular is commonly used as a colloquial name for the United States of America; however, (the) Americas (plural with s and generally with the definite article) is not and is invariably used to refer to the lands and regions of the Western hemisphere.
		Latin America is typically contrasted with Anglo-America where English, a Germanic language, prevails: namely, Canada and the United States (in Northern America) have predominantly British roots and are quite different in terms of linguistical, cultural, and economic situation from other countries in the America.
		The nations of Guyana, Suriname and Belize are generally considered not to fall into either Anglo-America or Latin America due to lingual differences with Latin America and geographic and cultural differences with Anglo-America; English is the primary language of Guyana and Belize, and Dutch is the primary language of Suriname.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Americas (2014 words)

	South America - MSN Encarta
		The continent comprises ten Latin nations (Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela), Guyana (formerly a British dependency), Suriname (formerly a Dutch dependency), and French Guiana (an overseas department of France).
		Rising abruptly from the north-western and western coasts of the continent are the Andes.
		The northernmost of the continent's major areas of lowland is the Orinoco Basin, which includes the Llanos—a region of alluvial plains and low mesas—and a vast system of valleys that converge towards the Amazon between the Caquetá and Madeira rivers.
	uk.encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761574914/South_America.html (960 words)

	North America - MSN Encarta
		North America is bordered on the north by the Arctic Ocean; on the east by the Atlantic Ocean; on the south by the Gulf of Mexico, Central America, and the Pacific Ocean; and on the west by the Pacific Ocean.
		It is thought that North America was once joined to modern-day Europe and Africa and that it began to break away about 170 million years ago, in the Jurassic Period, with the process of continental drift accelerating about 95 million years ago, in the Cretaceous Period.
		As North America drifted west at a rate of 1.25 cm (0.5 in) per year, the plate underlying the Pacific Ocean is believed to have thrust under the North American plate, thereby causing widespread early folding, evident today in a series of high mountains along the western coast.
	encarta.msn.com /encnet/refpages/RefArticle.aspx?refid=761562468 (1022 words)

	North America. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
		The continent is bounded on the north by the Arctic Ocean, on the west by the Pacific Ocean and the Bering Sea, and on the east by the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico.
		North America, extending to within 10° of latitude of both the equator and the North Pole, embraces every climatic zone, from tropical rain forest and savanna on the lowlands of Central America to areas of permanent ice cap in central Greenland.
		Of greater impact on the subsequent history of the continent were Christopher Columbus’s exploration of the Bahamas in 1492 and later landings in the West Indies and Central America, and John Cabot’s explorations of E Canada (1497), which established English claims to the continent.
	www.bartleby.com /65/na/NAmer.html (896 words)

	Latin America - the Balkanised Continent
		Latin America, which is potentially a very rich region, extends from the Río Grande almost to Antarctica, comprising 21 separate countries with diverse Indian cultures and historical legacies, most notably Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, British and French.
		From its enslavement by the Spanish conquistadors from around 1500, the continent was to be at the mercy of European, and especially Spanish exploiters, fuelled by the legend of El Dorado.
		In Latin America, where 85% of the population live in urban areas, the tasks of the national-democratic revolution can only be carried out in the course of the socialist revolution.
	www.marxist.com /latin-america-balkanised-continent.htm (1907 words)

	Dallas Morning News \| News for Dallas, Texas \| Opinion: Points
		In Latin America, the power gap is being filled by a group of disparate leaders often lumped together under the banner of populism.
		Economic growth in Latin America has been slower than it was in the 1960s and '70s, worse relative to all other emerging markets in the world, and unremittingly less than what the region itself needs to lift the poor standard of living of most of the population.
		Latin America's poor educational systems and low level of technological development make it unable to compete effectively in most international markets where success is driven by know-how and innovation.
	www.dallasnews.com /sharedcontent/dws/dn/opinion/points/stories/DN-latinamerica_26edi.ART.State.Edition1.3e5e619.html (1479 words)

	South America Travel,Tour To South America Continent,Travel To South America Continent,Travel To South America,Travel ...
		South America is the southern continent of the western hemisphere.
		The sub-continent of South America is crossed by the equator and is situated between the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean.
		South America is often considered as a subcontinent of the continent of America, similar to the other parts, North and Central America are considered.
	www.travour.com /south-america (585 words)

	SYNOD OF BISHOPS, SPECIAL ASSEMBLY FOR AMERICA, 1996
		The consecrated life in the American continent, although not without its difficulties, is also a witness of communion as manifested through a life in common and also through an attitude of communion towards other members of the particular and universal Church.
		America is adorned with a splendid mantle of the diverse cultures of her peoples: indigenous peoples, African-Americans, mestizos, Creoles, those of European and Asian origin and other ethnic minorities.
		She is surely guiding the People of God in America to meet the Lord.(74) She makes her maternal presence felt among her people as she did at the beginning of the Church's life, and today, as in the past, she continues to invite all her children to conversion, communion and solidarity.
	www.vatican.va /roman_curia/synod/documents/rc_synod_doc_01081996_usa-lineam_en.html (16404 words)

	Map of South America - Continent and Countries Brazil, Argentina (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		In South America there are twelve developing countries and about 348 million people.
		It has the greatest linguistic integration of all the continents: the great majority of the people speaks Portuguese or Spanish.
		The Amazon River, in South America, is the world's greatest river in volume of water and size of drainage basin.
	www.geographicguide.com /south-america-map.htm (1846 words)

	Ecclesia in America
		In the prayer composed for the Special Assembly for America of the Synod of Bishops, Holy Mary of Guadalupe is invoked as “Patroness of all America and Star of the first and new evangelization”.
		Therefore, the Church in America “must give a clear priority to prayerful reflection on Sacred Scripture by all the faithful”.(90) This reading of the Bible, accompanied by prayer, is known in the tradition of the Church as lectio divina, and it is a practice to be encouraged among all Christians.
		The Special Assembly for America of the Synod of Bishops was the first ever to have gathered Bishops from the entire continent, and it was seen by all as a special grace of the Lord to the pilgrim Church in America.
	www.usccb.org /pope/exhortations/12299.htm (15884 words)

	A Wide variety of touring options in America
		Extending from Boothia peninsula in Canada (North) to Chile (South) and Seward peninsula on the west coast to North - Eastern Brazil in the east, the landmass is simply a crucible of revolution - artistic, historic and scientific.
		North and South America are connected by land bridge that is narrowest at the Isthmus of Panama.
		The continent is spread in between Boothia peninsula to Panama and cape Charles to Cape Prince of Wales, with the largest coastline of over 75,000 Km.
	www.travelmasti.com /international/america (287 words)

	South America and the Organ
		South America was conquered and colonized by Spaniards and Portuguese.
		In the 19th Century South America possessed an almost medieval artisan and agrarian feudal structure under the rule of nearly omnipotent dictators and regional leaders who were ousted more or less regularly with bloody coups d'état.
		The organ panorama in South America must be seen in the light of the historical and cultural backgrounds and the Spanish Roman Catholic Church music tradition.
	www.albany.edu /piporg-l/FS/ag.html (3660 words)

	1492 -- Inventing America (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The name America was given to the Western Hemisphere by European writers and mapmakers after Columbus's death.
		In early allegorical images, "America" was sometimes portrayed as a noble, native woman submissively awaiting European arrival.
		The map provides a grand view of an America filled with images and names that had been popularized in Europe over seventy years: parrots, monkeys, mermaids, huge sea creatures, Brazilian cannibals, Patagonian giants, and an erupting volcano in central Mexico complement the settlements, rivers, mountains, and capes.
	www.ibiblio.org /expo/1492.exhibit/d-Inventing.Amer/inventing.amer.html (471 words)

	Latin America in revolt : Continent defies USA
		Behind this revolt is a continent that no longer buys the myth of a neoliberal-led drive out of poverty and inequality.
		William I. Robinson, in an article entitled “Storm clouds over Latin America” published in the December 2002 Focus on Trade, wrote that, after a decade of neoliberalism in Argentina, which culminated in an economic collapse in December 2001, the number of people living in poverty increased from one to 14 million.
		Cuba is a beacon of hope for the masses of Latin America.
	www.informationclearinghouse.info /article8681.htm (1651 words)

	Lost continent of Atlantis is South America (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		That someone was the German cartographer Waldseemuller who in the early 16th century shortly after the continent was rediscovered awarded it the name of "America" in honour of Amerigo Vespucci who sailed along its coastline as far south as the River Plate estuary.
		Another feature which blinds us is that on modern maps, North America is greatly enlarged and seen as one continuos land mass with South America, whereas if we look on a globe, South America is seen almost as a complete island, and entirely to the east of its northern counterpart.
		The plain is midway along the longest side of the continent.
	www.geocities.com /webatlantis/LostContinentofAtlantisisSouthAmerica.htm (304 words)

	South America cruise adventures on - Holland America Line Inc. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		From the sound of a flute floating over the Andes to the rhythm of tango in Rio and the hush of Chilean fjords, South America reveals herself in many ways during a South America cruise.
		Choose from ten magnificent South America cruise itineraries ranging from 16 to 34 days and discover a continent of constant wonders.
		This sailing of more than 17,400 nautical miles will take you to every key region of this great continent with the added excitement of four days of dramatic scenic cruising in the great white continent of Antarctica-- all without a single International flight.
	www.hollandamerica.com /dest/dest.do?dest=S (838 words)

	The Continents
		A continent is defined as a large unbroken land mass completely surrounded by water, although in some cases continents are (or were in part) connected by land bridges.
		Geographically, Europe, including the British Isles, is a large western peninsula of the continent of Asia; and many geographers, when referring to Europe and Asia, speak of the Eurasian continent.
		The Caribbean islands, Central America, and Greenland are considered part of North America.
	www.factmonster.com /ipka/A0001745.html (283 words)

	HighBeam Encyclopedia - North America (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		NORTH AMERICA [North America] third largest continent (1990 est.
		Aluminum energy cost in North America: high and volatile energy prices--including natural gas and electricity--has made life very challenging for North American aluminium producers, with those who melt aluminium probably feeling it the most and primary producers who make their own hydroelectric power the least.(POWER & CONTROL)
		Purchasing execs on the move...(MGM Mirage appoints Teresa Reynolds as chief procurement officer)(Toyota Motor Manufacturing North America gives awards)(Chris Mapes is the new vice president, purchasing for CVG Americas)
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/N/NAmer.asp (1033 words)

	North America Continents Facts \| 4 Corners Club
		North America is a continent in the northern hemisphere bordered on the north by the Arctic Ocean, on the east by the North Atlantic Ocean, on the south by the Caribbean Sea, and on the west by the North Pacific Ocean.
		It is the third largest continent in area, after Asia and Africa, and is fourth in population after Asia, Africa, and Europe.
		North America occupies the northern portion of the landmass generally referred to as the New World, the Western Hemisphere, the Americas, or simply America.
	www.4cornersclub.com /adventure_trips/north_america/continent_facts (9335 words)

	Who "discovered" America (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		They had settlements in parts of present-day Canada for a short while, but their presence in America went by quite unnoticed.
		It became clear to him that the place where Columbus had landed was not a part of the Asian continent.
		That is why the continent was named "America," after Amerigo Vespucci’s first name.
	ntap.k12.ca.us /whs/projects/history/columbus.html (554 words)

	North America Puzzle by A Broader View from Maps.com -- Worldâs Largest Map Store.
		Since the Global Puzzle is great as a family event, hundreds of parents, grandparents & educators of all levels have requested The Continent Puzzles, so that one can focus on locating the countries of the world without allocating additional time to the oceans and frame.
		Now, with the introduction of The Continent Puzzles, that same hands-on learning experience can be used to teach all of us the layout of the world, continent by continent.
		The North America Continent Map Puzzle is just one of the thousands of maps available at Maps.com.
	www.maps.com /map.aspx?pid=12935 (299 words)

	USGS CMG InfoBank Geology School: continent
		crust, "continental crust", "oceanic crust", granite, basalt, ocean, continent
		continent, crust, mantle, subduction, andesite, diorite, "convergent plate", melting, upwelling, basalt, "lava flow", crust, felsic, viscosity, volcano, pluton, "David Sigurdson"
		continent, "ice sheet", glacier, "glacial ice", "glacial melt", "glacial flow", moraine, till, drumlin, lake, basin, kettle, esker, civilization, silt, loess, "fertile soil", deposition
	walrus.wr.usgs.gov /infobank/programs/html/school/keypage/continent.html (1144 words)

	Amazon.co.uk: The Lost Continent: Travels in Small Town America: Books (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		He found a continent that was doubly lost;lost to itself because blighted by greed, pollution, mobile homes and television; lost to him because he had become a foreigner in his own country.
		A window-shoppers' guide to the United States, The Lost Continent is an array of towns, scenery and people given but passing glances.
		The contrast between "small town" and urban America remains as stark as it was in Mencken's day.
	www.amazon.co.uk /exec/obidos/ASIN/0552998087 (1592 words)

	North America - EnchantedLearning.com
		Draw and color North America according to simple directions, such as, "Color the USA green." Or go to the answers.
		An outline map of the major rivers of North America to print.
		The United States of America is a country in North America.
	www.enchantedlearning.com /geography/namer (792 words)

	map of continents size of continents population of continents
		The Caribbean Islands, Central America countries and Greenland are all considered part of North America.
		Politically it is part of North America, but geographically it is not part of any continent.
		Turkey is officially, politically and geographically part of both the European and Asian continents.
	www.worldatlas.com /aatlas/infopage/contnent.htm (336 words)

	Barnes & Noble.com - Lost Continent: Travels in Small-Town America - Bill Bryson - Paperback - REPRINT
		An inspiring and hilarious account of one man's rediscovery of America and his search for the perfect small town.
		Small town America ain't what it used to be (and I'm old enough to remember), so Bryson is telling it like it is. I've already bought 5 copies to give to friends and believe that they will read it in the spirit in which it was written.
		Place after place is boring, tourists are fat and ugly, sequoias look silly, tourists are still fat and ugly, etc. I don't know why a book about not enjoying traveling or discovering anything along the way even qualifies as a travel book.
	search.barnesandnoble.com /booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?z=y&isbn=0060920084&itm=11 (562 words)

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