Thursday, April 30, 2009

Economic features

Making a living in the united states, 1999


tertiary- 73%
secondary- 24%
primary- 3%

Wednesday, April 29, 2009

Climate



The Climate of the United States (US) is about the same as Canada, but it really all depends where you are in the US.

Political Features


The United States is devided in to 50 political devisions called states. This is why there is fifty stars on the flag!


The Capital on the US (United States) is Washington, in the District of Columbia (DC). The Government meets in Washington to make new laws, and watch what is going on with the countrys buissness.

Tuesday, April 28, 2009

Landforms


The United State's Landforms are:
The Pacific Mountains
Basins and Plateau
The Great Plains
The Rocky Mountains
Canadian Shield
The Appalachian Mountain System
The Arctic coastal plain
Central lowlands
Gulf- Atlantic Coastal Plains

Rivers and Lakes


Some rivers and lakes in America include:
Red River
Ohio
Mississippi
Rio
and Columbia

Natural Resources



Natural resources include:
Petroleum
Natural Gas
Coal
Hydro electricity
Fishing
Shellfish
Copper
Gold
Iron
Lead
and Zinc.

The American flag


The American flag has 50 stars. The flag has 50 stars because America has 50 states! In the United States almost everybody has a flag on their lawn (If they don't have a flag they have something else that stands for it!)