Read: 'America is in North America.' The word 'America' here refers to:

AMERICA is on the USCIS PLACES VOCABULARY list. It refers to the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. The U.S. is located on the continent of NORTH AMERICA. Reading test sentences: 'America is in North America.' 'America is a country.' 'America has fifty states.' 'America has a flag.' 'I am happy to live in America.' Technically, 'America' can refer to the entire American continent (North America + South America), but in everyday American English usage, 'America' typically means the United States. The USCIS test uses 'America' in this everyday sense. Other names for the country: UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; USA; U.S.; U.S.A.; the States. The United States is bordered by: Canada to the north; Mexico to the south; the Atlantic Ocean to the east; the Pacific Ocean to the west. The U.S. consists of 50 states (48 contiguous states, plus Alaska and Hawaii), and several territories (Puerto Rico, Guam, U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Northern Mariana Islands). The capital city is Washington, D.C.