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USA Facts!

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

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USA Facts!

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  1. USA Facts!

  2. GEOGRAPHY FACTS • Location: Borders the No. Atlantic & No. Pacific Oceans Canada to the North and Mexico to the South

  3. 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 slightly larger than China 2x the size of the European Union

  4. Elevation Extremes: Lowest Point: Highest Point: Death Valley, California Mt. McKinley, Alaska -282 feet +19,470 feet

  5. 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!

  6. Natural Hazards: • Hurricanes • Tornadoes • Earthquakes • Tsunami • Flooding & fires • Volcanoes

  7. Current Environmental Issues: • Air Pollution from factories and cars • Water management resources • Water Pollution

  8. PEOPLE OF AMERICA • Ethnic Groups: • White – 72% • Black - 12% • Hispanic – 16% • Other – 8%

  9. RELIGIONS: • Protestant – 52% • Catholic – 24% • Mormon - 2% • Other Christian – 2% • Jewish – 2% • Buddhist - 1% • Muslim – 1% • Other and Atheist – 16%

  10. Languages: • English – 82% • Spanish – 10% • Other European - 4% • Asian / Pacific Islanders – 3% • Other – 1%

  11. Population: 317.6m (2013) • Birth Rate: 14 births/1,000 people • Death Rate: 8.4 deaths/1000 people

  12. Major Urban Areas • New York • Los Angeles • Chicago • Miami • Philadelphia

  13. Life Expectancy:Literacy Rate: Men: 76 99% male & female Women: 81

  14. Government: • Type of Government: Democratic Republic With bicameral (two house legislature) • Administrative Divisions: 50 States 1 District (Washington DC)

  15. Territories of the USA • American Samoa • Baker Island • Guam • Howland Island • Jarvis Island • Johnston Atoll • Kingman Reef • Midway Islands • Navassa Island • Northern Mariana Islands • Palmyra Atoll • Puerto Rico • US Virgin Islands • Wake Island

  16. Current Leader: President: Barack Obama Vice President: Joseph Biden FLAG: 13 Stripes & 50 Stars

  17. Economics: • Agricultural Products: Wheat, corn, other grains fruits, vegetables, cotton beef, pork, poultry, dairy products fish, lumber

  18. Industry • Technology • Automobiles • Aerospace • Petroleum products • Chemicals • Electronics • Food processing • Steel • Telecommunications • Mining • lumber

  19. America’s Trading Partners: • Canada 14.2% • Mexico 11.8% • China 18.4% • Japan 4.7%

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