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3. UNIT 2: THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA
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United States and Canada: Country Profiles
United States and Canada: Political
United States and Canada: Population Density
United States and Canada: Physical Features
United States and Canada: Natural Resources
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4. United States and Canada: Political

5. United States and Canada: Population Density

6. United States and Canada: Population

7. United States and Canada: Physical Features

8. United States and Canada: Natural Resources

9. US and Canada: Physical Profile

10. St. Lawrence Seaway 1

11. St. Lawrence Seaway 2

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Canada
Languages: English, French
Population: 31,000,000
9 per square mi.
4 per square km
Landmass: 3,849,674 square mi.
9,970,610 square km
Money: Canadian Dollar
Principal
Export
Principal
Import
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Canada

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United States
Language: English
Population: 272,200,000
76 per square mi.
30 per square km
Landmass: 3,536,340 square mi.
9,159,121 square km
Money: U.S. Dollar
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United States

16. Click a state or its abbreviation to see facts about that state.AL AK AZ AR CA CO CT DE FL GA HI ID IL IN IA KS KY LA ME MD MA MI MN MS MO MT NE NV NH NJ NM NY NC ND OK OR PA OH RI SC SD TN TX UT VT VA WA WV WI WY
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17. Alabama (AL) Meaning: “thicket clearers” Origin: Choctaw
Admitted to the Union: 1819
Admission order: 22
Capital: Montgomery
Population: 4,451,000
State Bird: Yellowhammer
State Flower: Camellia
Nickname: Yellowhammer State
Alabama

18. Alaska (AK) Meaning: “the great land” Origin: Aleut
Admitted to the Union: 1959
Admission order: 49
Capital: Juneau
Population: 653,000
State Bird: Willow ptarmigan
State Flower: Forget-me-not
Nickname: The Last Frontier
Alaska

19. Arizona (AZ) Meaning: “little spring,” “dry land”
Origin: Papago, Spanish
Admitted to the Union: 1912
Admission order: 48
Capital: Phoenix
Population: 4,798,000
State Bird: Cactus wren
State Flower: Flower of the saguaro cactus
Nickname: Grand Canyon State
Arizona

20. Arkansas (AR) Meaning: “downstream people” Origin: Quapaw
Admitted to the Union: 1836
Admission order: 25
Capital: Little Rock
Population: 2,631,000
State Bird: Mockingbird
State Flower: Apple blossom
Nickname: Land of Opportunity
Arkansas

21. California (CA) Meaning: unknown Origin: Spanish
Admitted to the Union: 1850
Admission order: 31
Capital: Sacramento
Population: 32,521,000
State Bird: California valley quail
State Flower: Golden poppy
Nickname: Golden State
California

22. Colorado (CO) Meaning: “red” Origin: Spanish
Admitted to the Union: 1876
Admission order: 38
Capital: Denver
Population: 4,168,000
State Bird: Lark bunting
State Flower: Rocky Mountain columbine
Nickname: Centennial State
Colorado

23. Connecticut (CT) Meaning: “beside the long tidal river”
Origin: Native American
Admitted to the Union: 1788
Admission order: 5
Capital: Hartford
Population: 3,284,000
State Bird: American Robin
State Flower: Mountain laurel
Nickname: Nutmeg State
Connecticut

24. Delaware (DE)
Origin: named for Virginia’s colonial governor, Baron De La Warr
Admitted to the Union: 1787
Admission order: 1
Capital: Dover
Population: 768,000
State Bird: Blue hen chicken
State Flower: Peach blossom
Nickname: First State
Delaware

25. Florida (FL) Meaning: “feast of flowers” Origin: Spanish
Admitted to the Union: 1845
Admission order: 27
Capital: Tallahassee
Population: 15,233,000
State Bird: Mockingbird
State Flower: Orange blossom
Nickname: Sunshine State
Florida

26. Georgia (GA) Origin: named for England’s King George III
Admitted to the Union: 1788
Admission order: 4
Capital: Atlanta
Population: 7,875,000
State Bird: Brown thrasher
State Flower: Cherokee rose
Nickname: Peach State
Georgia

27. Hawaii (HI) Meaning: unknown Origin: native Hawaiian
Admitted to the Union: 1959
Admission order: 50
Capital: Honolulu
Population: 1,257,000
State Bird: Nene
State Flower: Hibiscus (yellow)
Nickname: Aloha State
Hawaii

28. Idaho (ID) Meaning: unknown Origin: Native American
Admitted to the Union: 1890
Admission order: 43
Capital: Boise
Population: 1,347,000
State Bird: Mountain bluebird
State Flower: Syringa
Nickname: Gem State
Idaho

29. Illinois (IL) Meaning: “tribe of superior men” Origin: Native American
Admitted to the Union: 1818
Admission order: 21
Capital: Springfield
Population: 12,051,000
State Bird: Cardinal
State Flower: Violet
Nickname: Prairie State
Illinois

30. Indiana (IN) Meaning: “land of Indians” Origin: European American
Admitted to the Union: 1816
Admission order: 19
Capital: Indianapolis
Population: 6,045,000
State Bird: Cardinal
State Flower: Peony
Nickname: Hoosier State
Indiana

31. Iowa (IA) Meaning: unknown Origin: Native American
Admitted to the Union: 1846
Admission order: 29
Capital: Des Moines
Population: 2,900,000
State Bird: Eastern goldfinch
State Flower: Wild rose
Nickname: Hawkeye State
Iowa

32. Kansas (KS) Meaning: “people of the south wind” Origin: Sioux
Admitted to the Union: 1861
Admission order: 34
Capital: Topeka
Population: 2,668,000
State Bird: Western meadowlark
State Flower: Sunflower
Nickname: Sunflower State
Kansas

33. Kentucky (KY) Meaning: “land of tomorrow” Origin: Iroquoian
Admitted to the Union: 1792
Admission order: 15
Capital: Frankfort
Population: 3,995,000
State Bird: Kentucky cardinal
State Flower: Goldenrod
Nickname: Bluegrass State
Kentucky

34. Louisiana (LA) Origin: named for France’s King Louis XIV
Admitted to the Union: 1812
Admission order: 18
Capital: Baton Rouge
Population: 4,425,000
State Bird: Pelican
State Flower: Magnolia
Nickname: Pelican State
Louisiana

35. Maine (ME) Origin: named for an ancient French province
Admitted to the Union: 1820
Admission order: 23
Capital: Augusta
Population: 1,259,000
State Bird: Chickadee
State Flower: White pine cone and tassel
Nickname: Pine Tree State
Maine

36. Maryland (MD)
Origin: named in honor of the wife of England’s King Charles II
Admitted to the Union: 1788
Admission order: 7
Capital: Annapolis
Population: 5,275,000
State Bird: Baltimore oriole
State Flower: Black-eyed Susan
Nickname: Free State
Maryland

37. Massachusetts (MA) Meaning: “great mountain place”
Origin: Native American
Admitted to the Union: 1788
Admission order: 6
Capital: Boston
Population: 6,199,000
State Bird: Chickadee
State Flower: Mayflower
Nickname: Bay State
Massachusetts

38. Michigan (MI) Meaning: “great lake” Origin: Ojibway
Admitted to the Union: 1837
Admission order: 26
Capital: Lansing
Population: 9,679,000
State Bird: Robin
State Flower: Apple blossom
Nickname: Wolverine State
Michigan

39. Minnesota (MN) Meaning: “sky-tinted water” Origin: Sioux
Admitted to the Union: 1858
Admission order: 32
Capital: St. Paul
Population: 4,830,000
State Bird: Common loon
State Flower: Showy lady slipper
Nickname: North Star State
Minnesota

40. Mississippi (MS) Meaning: “father of the waters”
Origin: Native American
Admitted to the Union: 1817
Admission order: 20
Capital: Jackson
Population: 2,816,000
State Bird: Mockingbird
State Flower: Flower of evergreen magnolia
Nickname: Magnolia State
Mississippi

41. Missouri (MO) Meaning: “town of the large canoes”
Origin: Native American
Admitted to the Union: 1821
Admission order: 24
Capital: Jefferson City
Population: 5,540,000
State Bird: Bluebird
State Flower: Hawthorn
Nickname: Show Me State
Missouri

42. Montana (MT) Meaning: “mountainous” Origin: Spanish
Admitted to the Union: 1889
Admission order: 41
Capital: Helena
Population: 950,000
State Bird: Western meadowlark
State Flower: Bitterroot
Nickname: Treasure State
Montana

43. Nebraska (NE) Meaning: “flat water” Origin: Native American
Admitted to the Union: 1867
Admission order: 37
Capital: Lincoln
Population: 1,705,000
State Bird: Western meadowlark
State Flower: Goldenrod
Nickname: Cornhusker State
Nebraska

44. Nevada (NV) Meaning: “snowcapped” Origin: Spanish
Admitted to the Union: 1864
Admission order: 36
Capital: Carson City
Population: 1,871,000
State Bird: Mountain bluebird
State Flower: Sagebrush
Nickname: Sagebrush State
Nevada

45. New Hampshire (NH) Origin: named for Hampshire, a county in England
Admitted to the Union: 1788
Admission order: 9
Capital: Concord
Population: 1,224,000
State Bird: Purple finch
State Flower: Purple lilac
Nickname: Granite State
New Hampshire

46. New Jersey (NJ) Origin: named for Isle of Jersey, a British territory
Admitted to the Union: 1787
Admission order: 3
Capital: Trenton
Population: 8,178,000
State Bird: Eastern goldfinch
State Flower: Purple violet
Nickname: Garden State
New Jersey

47. New Mexico (NM)
Origin: named for the state’s former colonial ruler, Mexico
Admitted to the Union: 1912
Admission order: 47
Capital: Santa Fe
Population: 1,860,000
State Bird: Roadrunner
State Flower: Yucca
Nickname: Land of Enchantment
New Mexico

48. New York (NY) Origin: named in honor of the English Duke of York
Admitted to the Union: 1788
Admission order: 11
Capital: Albany
Population: 18,146,000
State Bird: Bluebird
State Flower: Rose
Nickname: Empire State
New York

49. North Carolina (NC) Origin: named in honor of England’s King Charles I
Admitted to the Union: 1789
Admission order: 12
Capital: Raleigh
Population: 7,777,000
State Bird: Cardinal
State Flower: Dogwood
Nickname: Tar Heel State
North Carolina

50. North Dakota (ND)
Origin: named for the Dakotas, a Native American group
Admitted to the Union: 1889
Admission order: 39
Capital: Bismarck
Population: 662,000
State Bird: Western meadowlark
State Flower: Wild prairie rose
Nickname: Sioux State
North Dakota

51. Ohio (OH) Meaning: “great river” Origin: Native American
Admitted to the Union: 1803
Admission order: 17
Capital: Columbus
Population: 11,319,000
State Bird: Cardinal
State Flower: Scarlet carnation
Nickname: Buckeye State
Ohio

52. Oklahoma (OK) Meaning: “red people” Origin: Choctaw
Admitted to the Union: 1907
Admission order: 46
Capital: Oklahoma City
Population: 3,373,000
State Bird: Scissor-tailed flycatcher
State Flower: Mistletoe
Nickname: Sooner State
Oklahoma

53. Oregon (OR) Meaning: unknown Origin: unknown
Admitted to the Union: 1859
Admission order: 33
Capital: Salem
Population: 3,397,000
State Bird: Western meadowlark
State Flower: Oregon grape
Nickname: Beaver State
Oregon

54. Pennsylvania (PA)
Origin: named for the father of Pennsylvania’s founder, William Penn
Admitted to the Union: 1787
Admission order: 2
Capital: Harrisburg
Population: 12,202,000
State Bird: Ruffed grouse
State Flower: Mountain laurel
Nickname: Keystone State
Pennsylvania

55. Rhode Island (RI) Meaning: unknown Origin: unknown
Admitted to the Union: 1790
Admission order: 13
Capital: Providence
Population: 998,000
State Bird: Rhode Island red
State Flower: Violet
Nickname: Ocean State
Rhode Island

56. South Carolina (SC) Origin: named for England’s King Charles I
Admitted to the Union: 1788
Admission order: 8
Capital: Columbia
Population: 3,858,000
State Bird: Carolina wren
State Flower: Carolina yellow jessamine
Nickname: Palmetto State
South Carolina

57. South Dakota (SD)
Origin: named for the Dakotas, a Native American group
Admitted to the Union: 1889
Admission order: 40
Capital: Pierre
Population: 777,000
State Bird: Ringnecked pheasant
State Flower: American pasqueflower
Nickname: Coyote State
South Dakota

58. Tennessee (TN) Meaning: named for Tanasi, “Cherokee villages”
Origin: Cherokee
Admitted to the Union: 1796
Admission order: 16
Capital: Nashville
Population: 5,657,000
State Bird: Mockingbird
State Flower: Iris
Nickname: Volunteer State
Tennessee

59. Texas (TX) Meaning: friends Origin: Tejas Admitted to the Union: 1845
Admission order: 28
Capital: Austin
Population: 20,119,000
State Bird: Mockingbird
State Flower: Bluebonnet
Nickname: Lone Star State
Texas

60. Utah (UT) Meaning: “people of the mountains” Origin: Ute
Admitted to the Union: 1896
Admission order: 45
Capital: Salt Lake City
Population: 2,207,000
State Bird: Seagull
State Flower: Sego lily
Nickname: Beehive State
Utah

61. Vermont (VT) Meaning: “great mountain” Origin: French
Admitted to the Union: 1791
Admission order: 14
Capital: Montpelier
Population: 617,000
State Bird: Hermit thrush
State Flower: Red clover
Nickname: Green Mountain State
Vermont

62. Virginia (VA)
Origin: named for the unmarried Queen Elizabeth I of England, known as “the Virgin Queen”
Admitted to the Union: 1788
Admission order: 10
Capital: Richmond
Population: 6,997,000
State Bird: Cardinal
State Flower: American dogwood
Nickname: Old Dominion
Virginia

63. Washington (WA) Origin: named in honor of George Washington
Admitted to the Union: 1889
Admission order: 42
Capital: Olympia
Population: 5,858,000
State Bird: Willow goldfinch
State Flower: Coast rhododendron
Nickname: Evergreen State
Washington

64. West Virginia (WV)
Origin: began as the western part of Virginia before becoming a state in 1863
Admitted to the Union: 1863
Admission order: 35
Capital: Charleston
Population: 1,841,000
State Bird: Cardinal
State Flower: Rhododendron
Nickname: Mountain State
West Virginia

65. Wisconsin (WI) Meaning: “grassy place” Origin: Chippewa
Admitted to the Union: 1848
Admission order: 30
Capital: Madison
Population: 5,326,000
State Bird: Robin
State Flower: Wood violet
Nickname: Badger State
Wisconsin

66. Wyoming (WY) Meaning: “upon the great plain” Origin: Delaware
Admitted to the Union: 1890
Admission order: 44
Capital: Cheyenne
Population: 525,000
State Bird: Meadowlark
State Flower: Indian paintbrush
Nickname: Equality State
Wyoming

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68. Alberta Origin: named for the daughter of England’s Queen Victoria
Capital: Edmonton
Population: 2,914,539
Area: 661,190 sq. km
255,287 sq. mi.
Alberta

69. British Columbia
Origin: named for Christopher Columbus and the province’s British heritage
Capital: Victoria
Population: 4,008,951
Area: 947,800 sq. km
365,946 sq. mi.
British Columbia

70. Manitoba Meaning: “strait of the great spirit” Origin: Algonquian
Capital: Winnipeg
Population: 1,138,667
Area: 649,950 sq. km
250,946 sq. mi.
Manitoba

71. New Brunswick
Origin: named for English royal family of Brunswick-Luneburg
Capital: Fredericton
Population: 752,955
Area: 73,440 sq. km
28,355 sq. mi.
New Brunswick

72. Newfoundland Meaning: “new found land”
Origin: named by European explorer John Cabot in 1497
Capital: St. John’s
Population: 543,829
Area: 405,720 sq. km
156,648 sq. mi.
Newfoundland

73. Northwest Territories
Population: 67,338
Area: 3,426,320 sq. km
1,322,902 sq. mi.
Northwest Territories

74. Nova Scotia Meaning: Latin term for “New Scotland”
Origin: based on province’s Scottish heritage
Capital: Halifax
Population: 934,237
Area: 55,490 sq. km
21,425 sq. mi.
Nova Scotia

75. Ontario Meaning: unknown Origin: Iroquoian Capital: Toronto
Population: 11,413,653
Area: 1,068,580 sq. km
412,579 sq. mi.
Ontario

76. Prince Edward Island
Origin: named for the son of England’s King George III
Capital: Charlottetown
Population: 136,529
Area: 5,660 sq. km
2,185 sq. mi.
Prince Edward Island

77. Quebec Meaning: “place where the river narrows” Origin: Algonquian
Capital: Quebec
Population: 7,334,502
Area: 1,540,680 sq. km
594,857 sq. mi.
Quebec

78. Saskatchewan Meaning: “fast flowing river” Origin: Cree
Capital: Regina
Population: 1,024,277
Area: 652,330 sq. km
251,865 sq. mi.
Saskatchewan

79. Yukon Territory Population: 31,708 Area: 483,450 sq. km
177,958 sq. mi.
Yukon Territory