The United States of America
Chapter 1 Geography and People
Geographical Features
•Full name: the United States of America •AKA: the United States, America, the States, the U.S.
•Nickname: Uncle Sam
John Bull
Position, Areas and Regions
•9.5 million square kilometers. The 4th largest country in the world. (Russia, Canada and China)
•Is bordered by Canada on the north (open and undefended), boundary line 6000 kilometers
•Mexico and the Gulf of Mexico on the south,
•the Atlantic Ocean on the east and the Pacific Ocean on the west.
•48 states and Washington D.C. located in the central part of North America, except Alaska(1867, 7.2 million) and Hawaii. Guam, Puerto Rico and Virgin Island
•Alaska is the largest in area and Rhode Island the smallest
