EASY (IER) KANJI - JLPT 4 KYUU

It looks like 2 people sitting with their backs against the north pole

1) hoku, 2) kita - north

北海道 hokkai dou - Hokkaido (most northern part of Japan)
北アメリカ kita amerika - North America
北京 pekin - Bei jin (In China)
南北戦争 nan boku sen sou - the (US) Civil War