The place of the United States

A republic federal the United States of America or United States with fifty states and a federal
district .

Located in the middle of North’s most states have its own government in which each system
according to federalism.

There are three land borders in the United States where you can find it in Mexico while the other
one is Canada.

It is also surrounded by various forms of water such as the Pacific Ocean , Bering Sea , Arctic
Ocean , and the Atlantic Ocean.

Not including the 2 states (Alaska and Hawaii) and the other are the remaining forty-eight. They
also both not bordering each other. There is a collection of districts, territories, and other
external ownership in the United States in various parts of the world. Commonly called
"American" its citizens.

The Country of the United States

The United States of America (USA or U.S.A.), commonly referred to as the United
States (US or U.S.), America, and sometimes the States, is a federal republic consisting of
50 states and a district.

The 48 contiguous states and Washington are in central North

America between Canada and Mexico.

The state of Alaska is the northwestern part of North America and the state of Hawaii is
an archipelago in the mid-Pacific.

The country also has five populated and nine unpopulated territories in the Pacific and
the Caribbean. At 3.79 million square miles in total and with around 318 million people, the
United States is the third or fourth-largest country by total area and third largest by population.

It is one of the world's most ethnically diverse and multicultural nations, the product of large-
scale immigration from many countries.

The geography and climate of the United States is also extremely diverse, and it is home to a
wide variety of wildlife.

Location

Located in the Western Hemisphere on the continent of North America, the United States is the
fourth-largest country in the world. Its total area, including Alaska and Hawaii, is 9,629,091 sq
km. The conterminous United States extends 4,662 km. It is bordered on the N by Canada, on
the E by the Atlantic Ocean, on the S by the Gulf of Mexico and Mexico, and on the W by
the Pacific Ocean, with a total boundary length of 17,563 km Alaska, the 49th state, extends
3,639 km and 2,185 km. It is bounded on the N by the Arctic Ocean and Beaufort Sea, on
the E by Canada, on the S by the Gulf of Alaska, Pacific Ocean and Bering Sea, and on
the W by the Bering Sea, Bering Strait, Chukchi Sea, and Arctic Ocean, with a total land
boundary of 12,034 km and a coastline of 19,924 km. The 50th state, Hawaii, consists
of islands in the Pacific Ocean extending 2,536 km and 2,293 with a general coastline of 1,207
km.

The Regions of the United States

The ten standard federal regions were established by OMB (Office of Management and Budget)
Circular A-105, "Standard Federal Regions," in April, 1974, and required for all executive
agencies. In recent years, some agencies have tailored their field structures to meet program
needs and facilitate interaction with local, state and regional counterparts. However, the OMB
must still approve any departures.

Region I: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont

Region II: New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands

Region III: Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia

Region IV: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina,
Tennessee

Region V: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin

Region VI: Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas

Region VII: Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska

Region VIII: Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming

Region IX: Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada (American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana
Islands, Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands)

Region X: Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Washington

The Human Environment Interaction in North America
The student will describe the interaction of physical and human systems that have shaped
contemporary Canada and the United States

Analyze how transportation and communications improvements led to the growth of industry in
the United States and the consequences of such growth, especially environmentally, for both
Canada and the United States

What are the environmental consequences of human activities in the United States and
Canada?

Analyze how transportation and communications improvements led to the growth of industry in
the United

States and the consequences of such growth, especially environmentally, for both Canada and
the United States

Managing Resources

- Natural resources in North America have not been consistently managed responsibly

- Clear-cutting

 Destroyed many of the region’s old growth forests

 Endangered wildlife
 Left land subject to erosion and flooding

- Wetlands (swamps, marshes, ponds)

 Disappearing because they are converted into agricultural or urban land uses
 Pollution from agricultural runoff and other human activities
 Protect important water supplies and fisheries
 Buffer coastal areas from storms and floods

o EX: New Orleans

Levees (raised embankments) around the city destroyed wetlands which protected the area
from flooding

- Overfishing

 Amount of fish caught exceeds the amount that can be resupplied by natural
reproduction
 Depleted many regional fisheries

- Wildlife

 Hunting or driving away animals led to overpopulation of other animals

 EX: Wolves

1. Wolves in western Canada driving out or hunted

2. Elk populations has increased and is out of control

- Invasive species

 Accidental or deliberate introduction of plant and animal species to an area

 Increasing due to global travel and trade
 Environmental problems include

1. Blocked waterways
2. Crop destruction
3. Displacement or native species

- Efforts are many in North America to reverse environmental damage

- Goal is to achieve sustainable use of natural resources