10th Pre-AP U.S. History

Geography/General Review

United States

• Continent: North America

• Land Area: 3,679,192 square miles

• 3rd Largest Country in the World

• Largest State: Alaska• Smallest State: Rhode

Island

U.S. Neighbors

• Border to the North: Canada

• Border to the South: Mexico

• Largest Urban Areas: New York, NY and Los Angeles, CA

• “Birthplace of Liberty”: Philadelphia• “Second City”: Chicago• U.S. Capital: Washington D.C.

Bodies of Water in U.S.

• Body of water on East Coast: Atlantic Ocean

• Body of water on West Coast: Pacific Ocean

• Longest River: Mississippi River

• Great Lakes: Lake Erie, Lake Huron, Lake Superior, Lake Michigan, Lake Ontario

Elevation

• Highest: Mount McKinley

• Lowest: Death Valley

Important People

• President: Barack Obama• Vice President: Joe Biden• Secretary of State: John

Kerry• Secretary of Defense:

Chuck Hagel• Secretary of Homeland

Security: Jeh Johnson

National Anthem

• “Star Spangled Banner”• Written By: Francis Scott

Key• After the Battle of Ft.

McHenry

Alabama

• 1819• Capital: Montgomery• North: Tennessee• East: Georgia• West: Mississippi• South: Florida• Body of Water to South: Gulf of Mexico

Alabama

• Flower: Camellia• Bird: Yellow Hammer• Governor: Dr. Robert

Bentley• State Song: Alabama• Written By: Julia

Tutwiler

General Info

• BC stands for: “Before Christ”• AD stands for: “Anno Domini”• Latin: In the year of our Lord• Ten Years: Decade• One Hundred Years: Century• One Thousand Years: Millennium