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Let’s Learn More What Are Some Major Income Sources of North America?

North America has a variety of income sources, as it has one of the most technologically developed

economies in the world.
What Are Some of the Climate Zones of North America?
• North America's variety of climates, from freezing to tropical, supports di erent types of agriculture on

Because of the vastness of North America, the the continent as well as raising livestock.

climate is very di erent from area to area. In the • The forests in North America are one of the major timber sources in the world. Forests are managed to

far north, the climate is very cold with snow and provide lumber for houses and other buildings or consumer needs.

ice. Some of the ground is tundra, or frozen soil, • Mining is a major industry in North America; the continent is one of the largest producers of coal,

throughout the year. In the southeast, the climate bauxite, iron, and copper.

is very warm, wet, and humid, while in the • The continent also has large deposits of oil and natural gas.
southwest, there are desert climates with high

temperatures and very little rain. In the middle of

the continent, people enjoy the four seasons:

winter, spring, summer, and fall.
Field of lettuce growing at Kent, Washington State, USA

Peyto Lake in the Canadian Rockies

Dry tree in a semiarid climate zone in Colorado, USA

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