The United States of America

THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

The United of America is located in North America. Is it the fourth largest country in the world and is 9,629,091 km2 in size. The USA consists of 50 states. Forty eight states are between the Atlantic Ocean in the east and the Pacific Ocean in the west. The other two states are Hawaii and Alaska.
Because the United States is such a large country, it varies tremendously in climate conditions. Generally, the northern areasof the USA have got extremely cold winters with heavy snowfall. The western and southern areas generally have very hot summers and higher rainfall.
The United States has got a diverse topography. The Apalachian Mountains are in the east and the Rocky Mountains (the "Rickies") are in the west. Along the northern border there are the five "Great Lakes": Lake Superior, Lake Michigan, Lake Huron, Lake Erie and Lake Ontario. Some of the country's major river are the Hudson, the Colorado, the Missourivand the Mississippi. It was along some of these rivers that the early colonists settled. The United States has got a variety of mineral resources such as gold, silver, petroleum, iron, mercury and zinc. There are also huge oil eserves in Alaska.