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USA Facts!. GEOGRAPHY FACTS. Location : Borders the No. Atlantic & No. Pacific Oceans Canada to the North and Mexico to the South. Area in Size : 9.8 m square miles Area in comparison : ½ size of Russia ½ size of South America (about) slightly larger than Brazil - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
USA Facts!
GEOGRAPHY FACTSLocation:Borders the No. Atlantic & No. Pacific OceansCanada to the North and Mexico to the South
Area in Size:9.8 m square miles
Area in comparison:½ size of Russia½ size of South America (about)slightly larger than Brazilslightly larger than China2x the size of the European Union
Elevation Extremes:
Lowest Point: Highest Point:Death Valley, California Mt. McKinley, Alaska
-282 feet +19,470 feet
Natural Resources:coal, copper, lead, phosphates,
uranium, bauxite, gold, iron, mercury, potash, silver, petroleum, natural gas, timber
**world’s largest coal reserves w/491 billion short tons or 27% of world’s total!
Natural Hazards:HurricanesTornadoesEarthquakesTsunamiFlooding & firesVolcanoes
Current Environmental Issues:Air Pollution from factories and carsWater management resourcesWater Pollution
PEOPLE OF AMERICAEthnic Groups:1. White – 72%2. Black - 12%3. Hispanic – 16%4. Other – 8%
RELIGIONS:
Protestant – 52%Catholic – 24%Mormon - 2%Other Christian – 2%Jewish – 2%Buddhist - 1%Muslim – 1%Other and Atheist – 16%
Languages:
English – 82%Spanish – 10%Other European -
4%Asian / Pacific
Islanders – 3%Other – 1%
Population: 317.6m (2013)Birth Rate: 14 births/1,000 people
Death Rate: 8.4 deaths/1000
people
Major Urban Areas1. New York 2. Los Angeles3. Chicago4. Miami5. Philadelphia
Life Expectancy: Literacy Rate: Men: 76 99% male &
female Women: 81
Government:Type of Government: Democratic Republic With bicameral (two
house legislature)
Administrative Divisions:
50 States 1 District
(Washington DC)
Territories of the USA1. American Samoa2. Baker Island3. Guam4. Howland Island5. Jarvis Island6. Johnston Atoll7. Kingman Reef8. Midway Islands9. Navassa Island
10.Northern Mariana Islands
11.Palmyra Atoll12.Puerto Rico13.US Virgin Islands14.Wake Island
Current Leader: President: Barack Obama Vice President: Joseph Biden
FLAG: 13 Stripes & 50 Stars
Economics:Agricultural Products:Wheat, corn, other
grains
fruits, vegetables, cotton
beef, pork, poultry, dairy products
fish, lumber
IndustryTechnologyAutomobilesAerospacePetroleum productsChemicalsElectronicsFood processingSteelTelecommunicationsMininglumber
America’s Trading Partners:Canada 14.2%Mexico 11.8%China 18.4%Japan 4.7%