NORTH AMERICA

Important Facts of North America :- 

1. United States is the largest consumer and importer of mineral oil in the World. It has only 3 percent of the World oil reserve.
2. "Prince Edward Island" is Canada's smallest and most densely populated province.
3. "Newfoundland", the oldest British colony was the last province to join Canada in 1949.
4. The northernmost mine of the world is highly mechanized. "Polaris" a zinc and lead mine is just 130 km south of the North Magnetic pole.
5. The states of USA in descending order of area - Alaska > Texas > California > Montana.
6. "Rhode Island" is the smallest state of USA.
7. "George Washington" was the first president of USA.
8. "Hollywood" is in the state of California. It was established by Harvey Wilcox in 1887.
9. The river "Rio Grande" forms the boundary between U.S.A and Mexico.
10. "Dist. of Columbia" is the smallest administrative unit of the U.S.A
11. "California" is the most populated states of U.S.A
12. "Mt McKinley" is the highest peak in North America.
13. "Mt Whitney" is the highest peak in conterminous USA.
14. The Great Lakes arranged from West to East - Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie and Ontario.
15. "Michigan" Lake is entirely lying in U.S.A
16. The 49°N latitude separates USA and Canada.
17. "Seattle" is the head office of software giant, Microsoft.
18. The Canadian Pacific Railways runs between St. John's in New Brunswick and Vancouver.
19. The Canadian National Railways connects Halifax to Prince Rupert in British Columbia.
20. The "Davis Strait" separates N.America from Greenland.
21. The "Sudbury Mines of Canada" is famous for Lead, Zinc and Silver.
22. "Hamilton" is called the Birmingham of Canada.
23. "Windsor" is called the Detroit of Canada.
24. The highest tidal range is experienced in the "Bay of Fundy".
25. Canada is the largest producer of paper and pulp.
26. "Prince Edward Island" is the smallest province of Canada.
27. "Toronto" is the largest city of Canada.
28. "Ontario" is the most populated province of Canada.
29. Maritime province of Canada includes "New Foundland", "New Brunswick", "Nova Scotia" and "Prince Edward Island".
30. The largest province of Canada is "Quebec"
31. "Toronto" is the capital of the province of Ontario, Alberta, and Nova Scotia.
32. "Nunavut" is the most recent federal territory of Canada.
33. There are 10 provinces and 3 federal territories in Canada.
34. The Mediterranean type of Climate is found in California.
35. "St Louis" is the confluence of Mississippi and Missouri.
36. "St. Lawrence" is the busiest inland waterways of N.America.
37. The Damodar valley Corporation of India is on the line of "Tennessee Valley Corporation".
38. "Alaska and Hawaii" are the 49th and 50th state of U.S.A, respectively.
39. "The Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming" is the old faithful Geyser.
40. Canada generates largest amount of hydroelectricity as percentage of total power produced.
41. 'Chicago" is located on the shore of Lake Michigan
42. "Niagra Falls" lies between Lake Erie and Ontario.
43. "Soo Canal" joins Lake Superior and Huron.
44. "Welland Canal" joins Lake Eric and Ontario.
45. "Big Apple" is the nickname of the city of New York.
46. "New York" is the largest urban agglomeration of the U.S.A.
47. "Cape Kennedy, Florida" is known as the rocket launching centre of the USA.
48. "J.F. Kennedy Airport, New York" is the busiest airport of the U.S.A.
49. USA has owned the "Davis Cup" maximum number of times.
50. "Baseball" is the national sport of the U.S.A.
51. "The Star Spangled Banner" is the national anthem of U.S.A.
52. "Death Valley" is the driest and hottest place in U.S.A.