 Capital: Washington, D.C.  Pop: 304 Million  US and Canada: 80% of North America

 Average: 77 years old  Male: 74  Female: 80

 Average Age: 36  0-14 years old 21%  years old67%  65+ years old12%

 1/2 size Russia  1/2 size South America  Same size as China  2 ½ x larger than Europe  3/10 size Africa

52% Protestant 24% Catholic 2% Mormon 1% Jewish 1% Muslim 10% Other 10% None

 Literacy Rate: 97%  Per Capita Income: $37,800  Unemployment Rate: 7.2%

 0.6% of population  950,000 people

 Continental Divide › Divides NA’s major river systems into those flowing east and west › Drains plains  Mississippi, Ohio, Missouri Rivers  St. Lawrence system  Great Lakes

 ME, NH, VT, MA, RI, CT, NY, NJ, PA, WV, MD, DE, D.C.  1/5 of population  Megalopolis: group of cities that blend into one large urban area › Boston, NYC, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Wash. D.C.  Political and Financial center

 Major farming region  Industrial goods  OH, IN, IL, MI, WI, MN, IA, MO  Pop. slightly smaller than NE  Great Lakes and Rivers connect with world  Railroads  Corn Belt: Nebraska to Ohio  Dairy Belt: WI, MN, MI  Chicago: Transportation hub  Twin Cities: Distribution center

 Arc from VA to TX  VA, NC, SC, GA, FL, AL, MS, TN, KY, AK, LA, TX  30% of population  Historically rural/agricultural  Poorest region  Ethnically diverse  Lumber › Paper, furniture  Cotton, tobacco  Transportation/Commercial Centers

 Largest  Most sparsely populated  ¼ of population  Interior West: ND, SD, NE, KS, OK, NM, CO, WY, MT, ID, UT, NV, AZ › Livestock, wheat farming › Water scarce › Mining  Pacific States: CA, OR, WA, AK, HI › Tourism › Silicon Valley › Natural Resources