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USA Facts!
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GEOGRAPHY FACTSLocation:Borders the No. Atlantic & No. Pacific OceansCanada to the North and Mexico to the South
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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
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Elevation Extremes:
Lowest Point: Highest Point:Death Valley, California Mt. McKinley, Alaska
-282 feet +19,470 feet
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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!
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Natural Hazards:HurricanesTornadoesEarthquakesTsunamiFlooding & firesVolcanoes
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Current Environmental Issues:Air Pollution from factories and carsWater management resourcesWater Pollution
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PEOPLE OF AMERICAEthnic Groups:1. White – 72%2. Black - 12%3. Hispanic – 16%4. Other – 8%
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RELIGIONS:
Protestant – 52%Catholic – 24%Mormon - 2%Other Christian – 2%Jewish – 2%Buddhist - 1%Muslim – 1%Other and Atheist – 16%
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Languages:
English – 82%Spanish – 10%Other European -
4%Asian / Pacific
Islanders – 3%Other – 1%
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Population: 317.6m (2013)Birth Rate: 14 births/1,000 people
Death Rate: 8.4 deaths/1000
people
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Major Urban Areas1. New York 2. Los Angeles3. Chicago4. Miami5. Philadelphia
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Life Expectancy: Literacy Rate: Men: 76 99% male &
female Women: 81
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Government:Type of Government: Democratic Republic With bicameral (two
house legislature)
Administrative Divisions:
50 States 1 District
(Washington DC)
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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
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Current Leader: President: Barack Obama Vice President: Joseph Biden
FLAG: 13 Stripes & 50 Stars
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Economics:Agricultural Products:Wheat, corn, other
grains
fruits, vegetables, cotton
beef, pork, poultry, dairy products
fish, lumber
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IndustryTechnologyAutomobilesAerospacePetroleum productsChemicalsElectronicsFood processingSteelTelecommunicationsMininglumber
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America’s Trading Partners:Canada 14.2%Mexico 11.8%China 18.4%Japan 4.7%