Test your geographic knowledge of North America with this click-on-map quiz. North America includes 23 sovereign nations spread across the mainland continent, Central America, and the Caribbean island nations. The continent ranges from the Arctic territories of Canada and Alaska in the north to the tropical isthmus of Panama in the south, where it meets South America. Can you correctly identify Mexico from its Central American neighbors? Can you pinpoint Belize, the only English-speaking country in Central America? This quiz will test your ability to navigate the full political map of North America, covering major players like the United States and Canada as well as the smaller Central American republics and the islands of the Caribbean.
North America is the third-largest continent by area, covering approximately 24.7 million square kilometers. It is conventionally divided into three subregions: Northern America (the United States, Canada, and Mexico), Central America (the seven republics south of Mexico), and the Caribbean (island nations and territories). The continent spans six time zones and contains an extraordinary range of climates and ecosystems.
The United States and Canada together occupy most of the continent's land area and share the world's longest international border at nearly 9,000 kilometers. Mexico is the continent's most populous Spanish-speaking country. Central American nations including Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama form a narrow land bridge connecting North and South America. The Caribbean island nations include Cuba, Jamaica, Haiti, the Dominican Republic, and many smaller island states. Explore more with our Central American map quiz, Caribbean islands map quiz, and Mexican states map quiz.
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