POLITICS

Geography

The United States of America is located on the continent of North America. There are 50 states in the U.S. 48 of the states from the contiguous United States. The U.S borders on Canada to the north, and Mexico and the Gulf of Mexico to the south. On the east coast, the U.S. is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean, and on the west coast it is bordered by Pacific Ocean. The Atlantic Ocean separates the USA from Europe. The Pacific Ocean separates the USA from Asia. To the northwest of Canada is the state Alaska. The state of Hawawii is located is the Pacific Ocean, southwest of California. In addition to the 50 states, the U.S. has several territories and possessions, located in the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean.

Terrain: Vast central plain, mountain in west, hills and low mountains in east; rugged mountains and broad river valleys in Alaska; rugged, volcanic topography in Hawaii

The greates river in North America is the Mississippi

The lowest point: Death Valley -86m

The highest point: Mount McKinley +6,194 m (the peak of Mauna Kea (4,207 m above sea level) on the island of Hawaii rises about 10,200 m above the Pacific Ocean floor; by this measurement it is the world’s talles mountain-higher than Mount Everest, which is recognized as the tallest mountain above sea level).

POLITICS

The United States is a federal union of fifty states. The original thirteen states were the successors of the thirteen colonies that rebelled against British rule.

The United States is the world’s oldest surviving federation. It is a federal constitutional republic and representative democracy, in which majority rule is tempered by minority rights protected by law

FAMOUS AMERICANS

Martin Luther King, Civil Rights leader, fought against racial discrimination in the 1960’s.