United States Geography

What is geography?

Geography is the science that studies the Earth with all its inhabitants.

What 2 branches is geography divided in?

Physical and human

What does physical and human geography study?

Physical is responsible for nature, and humans study how human beings are related to the environment.

What are the parallels (latitudes)?

They are horizontal lines, that range from 0 in the Equator to 90 at the North and South Poles.

What are meridians (longitudes)?

Are the vertical lines, these lines range from 0° Greenwich to 180° east

and west.

What are Washington, D.C. coordinates?

39 North of the Equator (Latitudes) and 77 West of Greenwich (Longitudes).

What are the 5 largest countries in the world?

Russia, Canada, China, United States and Brazil.

Which were the 3 capital cities

First New York, then Philadelphia, and finally Washington, District of Columbia.

What is the capital?

D.C. is not a state, but a federal district located between the states of Maryland and Virginia.

How many contiguous territories are?

48 are contiguous

What are 5 unincorporated territories?

Virgin Islands, Guam, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, and Northern Mariana Islands.

The contiguous territories are bounded by what?

On the north by Canada, on the south by Mexico and the Gulf of Mexico, on the east by the Atlantic Ocean, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean.

What are the 5 largest states?

Alaska, Texas, California, Montana, and New Mexico.

What are the 5 smallest states?

Rhode Island, Delaware, Connecticut, New Jersey, and New Hampshire.

Approximately how much population has the US?

340 million inhabitants

What races/ethnicities make up the US population?

White, Black, Latino, Asian, Native American, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian.

Population of Latinos?

65 million

5 largest groups of Latinos?

Mexicans, Puerto Ricans, Cubans, Salvadorians, and Dominicans

5 States with the largest presence of Puerto Ricans?

Florida, New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Massachusetts.

What is the indigenous population throught history?

9.6 million

What are the 5 most populous states?

California, Texas, Florida, New York, and Pennsylvania.

What are the 5 least populated states?

•Wyoming

•Vermont

•Alaska

•North Dakota

•South Dakota

5 most populous cities

•New York City, NY

•Los Angeles, CA

•Chicago, IL

•Houston, TX

•Phoenix, AZ

What are the 8 regions of the US?

Pacific Mountains, Intermontane Plateaus, Rocky Mountains, Interior (great) Plains, Interior Highlands, Laurentian Uplands, Atlantic Plains, and Appalachian Mountains

What are the Rocky Mountains?

It’s a range of mountains in the western part of the country and the largest mountain system in North America. There is the Yellowstone Caldera (Wyoming), the largest supervolcano on the continent.

What are the Great plains?

It’s extensive flat land in the center of the country that is good for agriculture.

What are the Appalachian Mountains?

It’s a range of mountains in the eastern part of the country.

What is Mount Whitney?

The highest mountain in the contiguous territory is Mount Whitney in California, part of the Sierra Nevada mountain range.

What is Mount McKinley?

The highest mountain in the country is in Alaska, Mount McKinley (Mount Denali).

What are the 5 longest rivers?

• Missouri

• Mississippi

• Yucon

• Rio Grande

• Colorado

What are the Great Lakes and what are they called?

It’s the largest group of freshwater lakes in the world. The names are Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie, and Ontario.

Where is the Niagara Falls?

On the Niagara River, between Lakes Erie and Lake Ontario.

What are the climate regions in the US.

• TROPICAL

• DESERT

• HUMID

• TUNDRA

• SUBARCTIC

• ICE CAP

What are 3 deserts?

• Mojave

• Sonora

• Chihuahua

What is the hottest place on Earth?

Death Valley (California)

What are 3 hottest cities?

Tucson (Arizona), Las Vegas (Nevada), and Del Río (Texas)

What are 3 coldest cities?

Fairbanks (Alaska), Grand Forks (North Dakota), and Duluth (Minnesota)

What are the 5 most famous natural places?

Grand Canyon (Arizona), Yosemite National Park (California), Redwood National and State Parks (California), Denali National Park (Alaska), and Kilauea Volcano (Hawaii).

Where do tornadoes happen most?

The US is the country in the world where tornadoes occur most, especially in the Tornado Alley area.

What are the states most prone to Hurricanes?

The states with coasts in the Gulf of Mexico

What are 9 native trees of the US?

• Red maple

• loblolly pine,

• American sweetgum,

• douglas-fir,

• quaking aspen,

• sugar maple,

• balsam fir,

• flowering dogwood,

• white oak.

What are 10 native animals of the US.

• Bald Eagle (National symbol)

• American Alligator

• Grizzly Bear

• Atlantic Horseshoe crab

• American Bison

• Beaver

• Arizona Bark Scorpion

• American Mink

• Bighorn Sheep

• Black Bear