MAP OF USA AND THE DEFINITION OF GEOGRAPHY
Map of USA
Geography is the study of the earth and its features, such as terrain, area measurements, and climate. The word comes from two Greek words that mean "to describe the earth." A very closely related topic is cartography, the study and creation of maps. Geography is divided into two main branches; human geography and physical geography. But there's a smaller branch of study known as regional geography, which aims to understand or define the physical characteristics of a particular area, like the United States of America. The USA has a wide range of geographical features. These include arid deserts in the southwest, tropical rainforests in Hawaii, the geographically unique Florida Everglades, and the frozen tundras of Alaska. INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT UNITED STATES GEOGRAPHY: On a typical weekday, 6.7 million people commute to Manhattan. The U.S. state of Texas is one third the size of Greenland. Disney World in Orlando Florida is twice the size of Manhattan. Hawaii is the only US state that grows coffee. Lake Pontchartrain Causeway (in New Orleans, Louisiana) is the world's longest bridge. It spans nearly 24 miles. The Atlantic Ocean is saltier than the Pacific Ocean. The Canada-United States border is the world's longest International border. It spans almost four thousand miles. The Great Lakes contain six quadrillion gallons of fresh water, accounting for twenty percent of the world's entire supply of fresh surface water.
U.S. PHOTO QUIZ
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