USA Facts!

GEOGRAPHY FACTS Location: Borders the No. Atlantic & No. Pacific Oceans Canada to the North and Mexico to the South

Area in Size: 9.8 m square miles Area in comparison: ½ size of Russia ½ size of South America (about) slightly larger than Brazil slightly larger than China 2x the size of the European Union

Elevation Extremes: Lowest Point: Highest Point: Death Valley, California Mt. McKinley, Alaska -282 feet+19,470 feet

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!

Natural Hazards: Hurricanes Tornadoes Earthquakes Tsunami Flooding & fires Volcanoes

Current Environmental Issues: Air Pollution from factories and cars Water management resources Water Pollution

PEOPLE OF AMERICA Ethnic Groups: 1. White – 72% 2. Black - 12% 3. Hispanic – 16% 4. Other – 8%

RELIGIONS: Protestant – 52% Catholic – 24% Mormon - 2% Other Christian – 2% Jewish – 2% Buddhist - 1% Muslim – 1% Other and Atheist – 16%

Languages: English – 82% Spanish – 10% Other European - 4% Asian / Pacific Islanders – 3% Other – 1%

Population: 317.6m (2013) Birth Rate: 14 births/1,000 people Death Rate: 8.4 deaths/1000 people

Major Urban Areas 1. New York 2. Los Angeles 3. Chicago 4. Miami 5. Philadelphia

Life Expectancy: Literacy Rate: Men: 76 99% male & female Women: 81

Government: Type of Government: Democratic Republic With bicameral (two house legislature) Administrative Divisions: 50 States 1 District (Washington DC)

Territories of the USA 1. American Samoa 2. Baker Island 3. Guam 4. Howland Island 5. Jarvis Island 6. Johnston Atoll 7. Kingman Reef 8. Midway Islands 9. Navassa Island 10. Northern Mariana Islands 11. Palmyra Atoll 12. Puerto Rico 13. US Virgin Islands 14. Wake Island

Current Leader: President: Barack Obama Vice President: Joseph Biden FLAG: 13 Stripes & 50 Stars

Economics: Agricultural Products: Wheat, corn, other grains fruits, vegetables, cotton beef, pork, poultry, dairy products fish, lumber

Industry Technology Automobiles Aerospace Petroleum products Chemicals Electronics Food processing Steel Telecommunications Mining lumber

America’s Trading Partners: Canada 14.2% Mexico 11.8% China 18.4% Japan 4.7%