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Much of the culture found in this region can be traced back to the Inca Empire. Quechua is still spoken as a second language in many of these regions. Gaucho regions – Argentina, Uruguay and southern Brazil. The culture of these regions were heavily influenced by the South American cowboy, known as the gaucho.
A peninsular region in south-central Asia, delineated by the Himalayas in the north. ... Geographical region in South America. ... Tripolitania: 353,000: Historic ...
Middle America—Mexico and the nations of Central America; often also includes the West Indies. Occasionally, Colombia and Venezuela are also included in Middle America. [3] [4] Central America—the southern region of the North American continent, comprising Belize, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama. [16]
This is an alphabetical list of sovereign states and dependent territories in the Americas.It comprises three regions, Northern America (Canada and the United States), the Caribbean (cultural region of the English, French, Dutch, and Creole speaking countries located on the Caribbean Sea) and Latin America (nations that speak Spanish and Portuguese).
The southern cone region, Argentina, Uruguay, and Chile are dominated by whites and mestizos. The rest of Latin America, including México, northern Central America (Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras), and central South America (Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia, Paraguay), are dominated by mestizos but also have large white and indigenous minorities.
The following is an alphabetical list of countries in the Americas grouped by UNSD geoscheme subregion and (if applicable) intermediate region. [1] The continent of North America comprises the intermediate regions of the Caribbean, Central America, and Northern America.
Central America is a part of North America consisting of a tapering isthmus running from the southern extent of Mexico to the northwestern portion of South America. Central America has the Gulf of Mexico, a body of water within the Atlantic Ocean, to the north; the Caribbean Sea, also part of the Atlantic Ocean, to the northeast; and the ...
South America satellite orthographic Map of South America. (1750) Geograph: Robert de Vaugondy. The terminator is visible in this panoramic view across central South America. The geography of South America contains many diverse regions and climates.