Geography of United States of America

by Mary Sapataya11-B

Geography of

Population: 307,212,123 Capital: Washington D.C.Area: 3,794,100 square miles (9,826,675 sq km)Bordering Countries: Canada and MexicoCoastline: 12,380 miles (19,924 km)Highest Point: Denali (also called Mount McKinley) at 20,335 feet (6,198 m)Lowest Point: Death Valley at -282 feet (-86 m)

It is the third largest country in the world by area and has a

varied topography. The eastern regions consist of hills and low

mountains while the central interior is a vast plain and the

west has high rugged mountain ranges.

The original 13 colonies of the United States

were formed in 1732.

It is considered mostly temperate but is

tropical in Hawaii and Florida, arctic in Alaska,

semiarid in the plains west of the Mississippi River and arid in the

Great Basin of the southwest.

The subsoil is rich in various natural resources, including - coal, lignite, iron and manganese ore (каменный и бурый уголь, железная и марганцевая руды).

Tundra vegetation is on northern Alaska .

Mississippi is one of the longest river systems in the

world - stretches for 6420 km.