The United States of America
The United States of America
The 50 States:
General information:
Capital City: Washington D.C.
National Independence: July 4, 1776.
Motto: The motto of the United States itself is In God We Trust, some others mottos are for example Arizona's motto ``God enriches´´, Oregon's motto is ``She flies with her own wings´´ another one ``The life of the land is perpetuated in righteousness´´, which is Hawaii's motto.
Largest Cities: (by population) New York City, NY :Population: 8,550,405
https://www.moving.com/tips/the-top-10-largest-us-cities-by-population/
Highest Point: Mt. McKinley (Denali), AK on Alaska with 20,237 feet elevation.
Lowest Point: California contains the Badwater Basin in Death Valley, at 279 feet (85 m) below sea level, the lowest point in the United States.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._states_and_territories_by_elevation
Largest State: Alaska with 665,384.0 Sq. Miles
Smallest State: Rhode Island with 1,544.9 Sq. Miles
http://beef2live.com/story-ranking-states-area-89-118259
National Bird: The bald eagle is both the national bird and national animal of the United States of America.
National Anthem: It is called The Star-Spangled Banner. The lyrics come from the Defence of Fort M'Henry, a poem written on September 14, 1814, by the then 35-year-old lawyer and amateur poet Francis Scott Key.
Associate Territories: Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Palau , Guam, American Samoa, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands.
LAND AREA.
9,147,593 km2
WATER AREA.
685,924 km2
POPULATION.
323,995,528.
DISTANCES.
Horizontal Width: From San Francisco, California, east to New York City, NY: 2,582 miles (4,156 km).
Vertical Length: From Barrow, Alaska, directly southeast to Panama City, Panama: 5,347 miles (8,605 km).
TIME ZONES.
PHYSICAL RELIEF
MOUNTAINS
1- Mount McKinley
Denali, once called Mount McKinley, is the tallest mountain in North America. Located in south-central Alaska, the mountain's peak is 20,310 feet (6,190 meters) above sea level.
2- Mount St. Elias
Mount St. Elias stands at the border between Canada and the United States on the southeastern Alaskan coast. At 18,008 feet it is the third highest peak in North America and the closest tall peak to the ocean.
3- Mount Foraker
Mount Foraker is a 17,400-foot peak in the Denali National Reserve, a close neighbor to Mount McKinley. It is named after Joseph B. Foraker, a former U.S. senator from Ohio.
4- Mount Bona
Mount Bona is located in the same range of mountains as Mount St. Elias in southeastern Alaska. At 16,500 feet, is the tallest volcano in the United States, although the volcano portion is currently dormant.
5-Mount Blackburn
Mount Blackburn, a dormant volcano, is located in the Wrangell mountain range in the Wrangell-St. Elias National Park in southeastern Alaska. It rises to 16,390 feet and is named after Joseph Clay Stiles Blackburn, a former U.S. senator from Kentucky.
Rivers
Top 10 US Rivers:
- Missouri: 2,540 miles
- Mississippi: 2,340 miles
- Yukon: 1,980 miles
- Río Grande: 1,900 miles
- St. Lawrence: 1,900 miles
- Arkansas: 1,460 miles
- Colorado: 1,450 miles
- Atchafalaya: 1,420 miles
- Ohio: 1,310 miles
- Red: 1,290 miles
Lakes
Top 10 Lakes by Area in the United States
- Lake Superior - 31,700 sq. miles
- Lake Huron - 23,000 sq. miles
- Lake Michigan - 22,300 sq. miles
- Lake Erie - 9,910 sq. miles
- Lake Ontario - 7,340 sq. miles
- Great Salt Lake - 2,117 sq. miles
- Lake of the Woods - 1,485 sq. miles
- Iliamna Lake - 1,014 sq. miles
- Lake Oahe - 685 sq. miles
- Lake Okeechobee - 662 sq. miles
Climate
Being a huge country, the United States is home to a wide variety of climates. However, in general it has a continental climate. There are, however, some exceptions: on the west coast overlooking the Pacific Ocean, the climate is cool and damp in the northern part and Mediterranean in the southern part; on the coast of the Gulf of Mexico the climate is mild in winter and hot and muggy in summer, while in Florida it is almost tropical; the mountainous areas are cold in winter and cool or cold even in summer; and finally the deserts are mild in winter and scorchingly hot in summer.
Since there are no obstacles to the descent of cold air from Canada, almost all of the country can experience sudden cold waves in winter, but they have different durations depending on area: they last a few days in the south, and lower the temperature a few degrees below freezing (0 °C or 32 °F) in winter, while they are intense in inland areas, in the highlands and in the north-east. The summer heat waves can be intense as well, especially in inland areas. In general, the western half of the country is more arid than the eastern one, with the exception of the north and central coast of the Pacific, which is wet.
OREGON.
Capital city: Salem.
Population: 3,930,065.
Flag: is the only state flag that has two different images in both sides.
Location:
Animal: Western Meadowlark.
Flower: Oregon grape.
HAWAII
Admission to statehood : August 21, 1959 (50th State)
Capital City: Honolulu
Population:1,427,538 (2017 est.)
Flag: It has eight stripes of white, red and blue that represent the eight main islands. The flag of Great Britain is emblazoned in the upper left corner to honor Hawaii's friendship with the British.
Animal: The Nene (pronounced "nay-nay") is a land bird and a variety of Hawaiian Goose.
Flower:
Pua Aloalo Hibiscus brackenridgei
ARIZONA
Origin of State Name:
Based on the Basque word aritz onak meaning "good oak" or the Spanish word Arizonac meaning "having a little spring"
Area:
Area: 114,006 sq.mi (295,274 sq.km.), 6th
Land: 113,642 sq.mi. (294,332 sq.km.), 6th
Water: 364 sq.mi. (943 sq.km.), 48th
Capital City: Phoenix
Nickname:
The Grand Canyon State
Population (2013): 6,626,624; Rank: 15 of 50
Flag:
The 13 rays of red and gold on the top half of the flag represent both the 13 original colonies of the Union, and the rays of the Western setting sun. Red and gold were also the colors carried by Coronado's Spanish expedition in search of the Seven Cities of Cibola in 1540. The bottom half of the flag has the same Liberty blue as the United States flag. Since Arizona was the largest producer of copper in the nation, a copper star was placed in the flag's center. Flag adopted 1917.
Flower:
Saguaro Cactus Blossom
https://www.50states.com/arizona.htm
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