Central North America

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Central North America is a broad mid-continental region of the North American landmass, generally encompassing the central United States and parts of central Canada.

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Label Occurrences
Central North America canonical 1

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical region
region of North America
borderedBy Eastern North America
Northern Canada
Southern United States
Western North America
climateType humid continental climate (in many areas)
semi-arid climate (in western plains areas)
subtropical climate (in southern portions)
contains Canadian Prairies
linked to: Plains of Canada

Great Plains
Hudson Bay drainage basin (southern parts)
Interior Plains
linked to: Great Plains

Mississippi River Basin
Missouri River Basin
Ohio River Basin
linked to: Ohio River basin

Tornado Alley
U.S. Great Plains region
U.S. Midwest
parts of the Interior Lowlands
continent North America
hasCharacteristic landlocked to a large extent
mid-continental
hasEconomicActivity agriculture
energy production
livestock ranching
manufacturing
hasMajorCountry Canada
United States of America
hasMajorLanguage English
French
Spanish (in southern parts of central United States)
hasSubregion Canadian Prairie Provinces
Great Plains of the United States
linked to: Great Plains

Midwestern United States
includes central United States
parts of central Canada
knownFor corn belt agriculture
large-scale grain production
tornado activity
locatedIn Northern Hemisphere
Western Hemisphere
partOf North American landmass
linked to: North America
traversedBy Arkansas River
Mississippi River
Missouri River
Ohio River
Platte River
Red River of the North

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Central Division (AHL) geographicScope Central North America