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Semi-protected edit request on 24 March 2025

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Grammar

Please change "The interior plains" to "The Interior Plains"

This error can be found here: Geography

 Canada
   Canada can be divided into roughly seven physiographic divisions:
     2. The interior plains

Thank you. 198.86.120.10 (talk) 15:32, 24 March 2025 (UTC)Reply

Done Valorrr (talk) 18:23, 24 March 2025 (UTC)Reply

I think we should add a small section about plants and animals. Nico askew (talk) 00:59, 9 September 2025 (UTC)Reply

Please add these

Latest comment: 9 months ago2 comments2 people in discussion

2405:6E00:623:F942:6008:2983:CC46:595E (talk) 03:42, 27 October 2025 (UTC)Reply

Not done The pages are not linked. The right links are Indigenous peoples of North America and Politics of North America, which don't even have articles. (CC) Tbhotch^™ 04:30, 27 October 2025 (UTC)Reply

Semi-protected edit request on 24 April 2026

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I'd like Wikipedia authors to consider updating the North America entry to include Houston, Texas, as an example among the highest population centers in North America. It is 6th largest in North America; 4th in the United States; and 1st in Texas.

Several examples of largest cities in North America included here (e.g., D-FW, Havana, Montreal) are considerably less populated.

Houston City population: 2,304,580 (2020 census)

Houston Metro population: 7,824,643 (Texas Urban Planning Agency)

Sources:

2020 Census, cited on Houston Wikipedia page (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houston):

https://www.census.gov/search-results.html?searchType=web&cssp=SERP&q=Houston%20city,%20Texas

Texas Urban Planning Agency, cited on Greater Houston Wikipedia page (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greater_Houston#cite_note-6):

"Growth Challenges and Opportunities in the Texas Triangle". (http://texasup.org/uncategorized/growth-challenges-and-opportunities-in-the-texas-triangle/) Texas Urban Planning Agency. Retrieved May 7, 2025.

I have no agenda except to mind my copy editor instincts to attempt to right wrongs where I see them. I do live in Houston also, so there's that.

Thanks. BayouCityGirl (talk) 18:56, 24 April 2026 (UTC)Reply

Not done Could you please say it exactly what changes you want to make in Change X to Y form along with the citations to the respected lines. VerdictByLogic - Let's Discuss 12:19, 25 April 2026 (UTC)Reply

Turtle Island

Latest comment: 2 months ago1 comment1 person in discussion

We should definitely add a paragraph on the name Turtle Island in #Names#. Should we add "sometimes called Turtle Island" to the intro? NayR5 (talk) 18:07, 27 May 2026 (UTC)Reply