North American Free Trade Agreement NAFTA | an agreement for free trade between the United States and Canada and Mexico, became effective in for ten years |
crapaud South American bullfrog Leptodactylus pentadactylus | large toothed frog of South America and Central America resembling the bullfrog |
South American poison toad | a South American toad |
South American sea lion Otaria Byronia | of the southern coast of South America |
Alaskan pipeline trans-Alaska pipeline | an oil pipeline that runs miles from wells at Prudhoe Bay to the port of Valdez |
negative magnetic pole negative pole south-seeking pole | the pole of a magnet that points toward the south when the magnet is suspended freely |
positive pole positive magnetic pole north-seeking pole | the pole of a magnet that points toward the north when the magnet is suspended freely |
University of North Carolina | a university in Chapel Hill, North Carolina |
North Atlantic Treaty | the treaty signed in by countries that established NATO |
Afrikaans Taal South African Dutch | an official language of the Republic of South Africa, closely related to Dutch and Flemish |
Scandinavian Scandinavian language Nordic Norse North Germanic North Germanic language | the northern family of Germanic languages that are spoken in Scandinavia and Iceland |
Norman-French Norman French Old North French | the medieval Norman dialect of Old French |
South Dravidian | a Dravidian language spoken primarily in southern India |
South-Central Dravidian | a Dravidian language spoken primarily in south central India |
North Dravidian | a Dravidian language spoken primarily in eastern India |
North America | the nations of the North American continent collectively |
South America | the nations of the South American continent collectively, South America is an important market for goods from the United States |
North Atlantic Treaty Organization NATO | an international organization created in by the North Atlantic Treaty for purposes of collective security |
North Atlantic Council NAC | a council consisting of permanent representatives of all the member countries of NATO, has political authority and powers of decision |
Antarctic Antarctic Zone South Frigid Zone | the region around the south pole: Antarctica and surrounding waters |
Arctic Arctic Zone North Frigid Zone | the regions to the north of the Arctic Circle centered on the North Pole |
Caucasia Caucasus | a large region between the Black and Caspian seas that contains the Caucasus Mountains, oil is its major resource |
Transcaucasia | a geographical region to the south of the Caucasus Mountains and to the north of Turkey that comprises Georgia and Armenia and Azerbaijan |
north | a location in the northern part of a country, region, or city |
south | a location in the southern part of a country, region, or city |
North Cascades National Park | a national park in Washington that is an alpine wilderness area featuring gold rush and logging campsites |
north celestial pole | the celestial pole above the northern hemisphere, near Polaris |
North Pole | the northernmost point of the Earth's axis |
north side | the side that is on the north |
south side | the side that is on the south |
South Pole | the southernmost point of the Earth's axis |
south celestial pole | the celestial pole above the southern hemisphere |
North Temperate Zone | Temperate Zone between the Arctic Circle and the Tropic of Cancer |
South Temperate Zone | Temperate Zone between the Antarctic Circle and the Tropic of Capricorn |
north-south direction | in a direction parallel with lines of longitude |
Namibia Republic of Namibia South West Africa | a republic in southwestern Africa on the south Atlantic coast (formerly called South West Africa), achieved independence from South Africa in , the greater part of Namibia forms part of the high Namibian plateau of South Africa |
South American country South American nation | any one of the countries occupying the South American continent |
North American country North American nation | any country on the North American continent |
New South Wales | an Australian state in southeastern Australia |
South Australia | a state in south central Australia |
North Yorkshire | a county in northern England |
South Yorkshire | a metropolitan county in northern England |
North Korea Democratic People's Republic of Korea D.P.R.K. DPRK | a communist country in the northern half of the Korean Peninsula, established in |
Pyongyang capital of North Korea | capital of North Korea and an industrial center, Pyongyang is Korea's oldest city but little of its history has been preserved |
South Korea Republic of Korea | a republic in the southern half of the Korean Peninsula, established in |
Seoul capital of South Korea | the capital of South Korea and the largest city of Asia, located in northwestern South Korea |
Sabah North Borneo | a region of Malaysia in northeastern Borneo |
North Island | the smaller but more populous of two main islands of New Zealand, separated from South Island by Cook Strait |
South Island | the larger but less populous of two main islands of New Zealand, separated from North Island by Cook Strait |
South Africa Republic of South Africa | a republic at the southernmost part of Africa, achieved independence from the United Kingdom in , first European settlers were Dutch (known as Boers) |