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THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Geographical position

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The United States is a country in the The United States is a country in the Western Hemisphere. It consists of 48 contiguous states in North America + Alaska + Hawaii. There are several United States territories in the Pacific and Caribbean.

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The term The term "United States", when used in the geographical sense, means the continental United States, Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Virgin Islands of the United States.

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The country shares land borders The country shares land borders with Canada and Mexico and maritime (water) borders with Russia, Cuba, and The Bahamas.

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Washed by the Pacific Ocean, the Atlantic Ocean, and the Gulf of Mexico. Alaska - the Bering Strait and the Arctic Ocean, while Hawaii - the Pacific Ocean.

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The United States of America The group of forty-eight states in the single region between Canada and Mexico is referred as the Lower 48. Alaska is separated from the Lower 48 by Canada. The State of Hawaii is an archipelago in the Pacific Ocean. The capital city, Washington, District of Columbia, is a federal district located on land donated by the state of Maryland.

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The land area of Lower 48 is approximately 7,700,000 km2. The land area of Lower 48 is approximately 7,700,000 km2. Alaska is the largest state at 1,480,000 km2. Hawaii has just over 16,000 km2. The United States is the world's third largest country, ranking behind Russia and Canada and just above or below China.

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two harbor indented coasts well watered coastal plains two mountain ranges an arable plain interconnected and navigable rivers the southerly deserts the basin ranges

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The eastern United States the Atlantic and Gulf shores + the Florida peninsula Piedmont The Appalachian Mountains the Great Lakes The five Great Lakes: Lakes Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie, Ontario.

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The southeast United States subtropical forests mangrove wetlands in Florida. the Mississippi River with two tributaries, the Ohio River and the Tennessee River. rolling hills and productive farmland

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The Great Plains The Great Plains agricultural part of the USA the Rocky Mountains from Canada to Mexico the highest region tallest peak – Mount Elbert at 4,400 m.

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Intermountain West Intermountain West the Cascade Range the Sierra Nevada the highest point - Mount Whitney (4,421 m). the Pacific Coast Ranges. the tallest trees in the world (the Redwoods). The Mojave Desert

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CLIMATE AND ECOLOGY Continental Subtropical Tropical Semi-arid Arid Mediterranean Oceanic Subarctic or polar

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Natural disasters drought - the Dust Bowl (1931–1942) – entire regions were virtually depopulated, and dust storms ravaged the land. thunderstorms and tornado outbreaks - 1,000 tornadoes occurring each year. The strip of land from Texas to Kansas and east into Tennessee is known as Tornado Alley Hurricanes - Hurricane season runs from June 1 to November 30 the Galveston Hurricane of 1900, Hurricane Andrew in 1992, and Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Flooding Earthquakes Tsunamis around Pacific basin, Mud slides in California, And forest fires

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The U.S. ecology is considered "megadiverse": 400 mammal 750 bird 500 reptile and amphibian species 91,000 insect species There are fifty-eight national parks and hundreds of other federally managed parks, forests, and wilderness areas.

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NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM It includes all National Historical Parks/Sites, National Battlefields/Military Parks, National Memorials, and some National Monuments. Delaware is the only state without a unit of the National Park System.

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POLITICAL DIVISIONS The United States is a federal union of 50 states. The original thirteen states were the successors of the thirteen colonies that rebelled against British rule. The United States also possesses five major overseas territories: Puerto Rico and the United States Virgin Islands in the Caribbean; and American Samoa, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands in the Pacific.