United States Of America

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National Flag
• The national flag of the United States. Its fifty stars represent
the fifty states; its thirteen stripes represent the thirteen
colonies that became the original states.
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• United States, officially United States of America, republic (2000 pop.
281,421,906), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The
United States is the world's third largest country in population and the
fourth largest country in area. It consists of 50 states and a federal
district.
• The conterminous United States may be divided into several regions: the
New England states (Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts,
Rhode Island, and Connecticut), the Middle Atlantic states (New York,
New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, and West
Virginia), the Southeastern states (North Carolina, South Carolina,
Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas,
Tennessee, and Kentucky), the states of the Midwest (Ohio, Indiana,
Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, and Missouri), the
Great Plains states (North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, and
Kansas), the Mountain states (Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Colorado, and
Utah), the Southwestern states (Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, and
Arizona), and the states of the Far West (Washington, Oregon,
California, and Nevada).
 States & Regions
AL Alabama NC North Carolina
AK Alaska ND North Dakota
KS Kansas
AZ Arizona 
KY Kentucky OH Ohio
AR Arkansas
LA Louisiana OK Oklahoma
CA California
ME Maine OR Oregon
CO Colorado
MD Maryland PA Pennsylvania
CT Connecticut
MA Massachusetts RI Rhode Island
DE Delaware
MI Michigan SC South Carolina
FL Florida
MN Minnesota SD South Dakota
GA Georgia
MS Mississippi TN Tennessee
HI Hawaii
MO Missouri TX Texas
ID Idaho
MT Montana UT Utah
IL Illinois
NE Nebraska VT Vermont
IN Indiana
NV Nevada VA Virginia
IA Iowa
NH New Hampshire WA Washington
KS Kansas
NJ New Jersey WV West Virginia
KY Kentucky
NM New Mexico WI Wisconsin
LA Louisiana
NY New York WY Wyoming
IA Iowa
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Day Light Saving

Daylight Saving Time begins for most of the

United States at 2 a.m. on the first Sunday
of April. Time reverts to standard time at
2 a.m. on the last Sunday of October.

Daylight Saving Time, for the U.S. and its territories, is NOT observed
in Hawaii, American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands,
the Eastern Time Zone portion of the State of Indiana, and the state
of Arizona (not the Navajo Indian Reservation, which does observe).
Navajo Nation participates in the Daylight Saving Time policy, due to
its large size and location in three states.
 Daylight – “Saving Time Saves Energy”

One of the biggest reasons we change our clocks to Daylight Saving Time (DST) is that it saves
energy. Energy use and the demand for electricity for lighting our homes is directly connected to
when we go to bed and when we get up. Bedtime for most of us is late evening through the year.
When we go to bed, we turn off the lights and TV.

In the average home, 25 percent of all the electricity we use is for lighting and small appliances, such
as TVs, VCRs and stereos. A good percentage of energy consumed by lighting and appliances
occurs in the evening when families are home. By moving the clock ahead one hour, we can cut the
amount of electricity we consume each day.
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We also use less electricity because we are home fewer hours during the "longer" days of spring and
summer. Most people plan outdoor activities in the extra daylight hours. When we are not at home,
we don't turn on the appliances and lights. A poll done by the U.S. Department of Transportation
indicated that Americans liked Daylight Saving Time because "there is more light in the evenings /
can do more in the evenings.“

While the amounts of energy saved per household are small...added up they can be very large.
In the winter, the afternoon Daylight Saving Time advantage is offset by the morning's need for more
lighting. In spring and fall, the advantage is less than one hour. So, Daylight Saving Time saves
energy for lighting in all seasons of the year except for the four darkest months of the year
(November, December, January and February) when the afternoon advantage is offset by the need for
lighting because of late sunrise.
 Economy
• The mineral and agricultural resources of the United States are tremendous.
• the world's largest producer of both electrical and nuclear energy.
• leads in the production of liquid natural gas, aluminum, sulfur, phosphates, and salt.
• leading producer of copper, gold, coal, crude oil, nitrogen, iron ore, silver, uranium, lead,
zinc, mica, molybdenum, and magnesium.
• world leaders in the production of pig iron and ferroalloys, steel, motor vehicles, and
synthetic rubber.
• largest producers of cattle, hogs, cow's milk, butter, cotton, oats, wheat, barley, and
sugar;
• world's leading exporter of wheat and corn and ranks third in rice exports. In 1995, U.S.
fisheries ranked fifth in the world in total production.
• Leading imports include ores and metal scraps, petroleum and petroleum products,
machinery, transportation equipment (especially automobiles), and paper and paper
products.
• The gross domestic product has continued to rise, and in 1998 it was easily the largest in
the world at about $8.5 trillion.
• the United States holds in world tourism revenues and to the ongoing shift to a service-
based economy.
 Climate
• The United States has a broad range of climates, varying from the tropical rain-
forest of Hawaii and the tropical savanna of S Florida (where the Everglades are
found) to the subarctic and tundra climates of Alaska. East of the 100th meridian
(the general dividing line between the dry and humid climates) are the humid
subtropical climate of SE United States and the humid continental climate of NE
United States. Extensive forests are found in both these regions. West of the
100th meridian are the steppe climate and the grasslands of the Great Plains;
trees are found along the water courses.
• In the SW United States are the deserts of the basin and range province, with the
hottest and driest spots in the United States. Along the Pacific coast are the
Mediterranean-type climate of S California and, extending north into SE Alaska,
the marine West Coast climate. The Pacific Northwest is one of the wettest parts
of the United States and is densely forested. The Rocky Mts., Cascades, and
Sierra Nevada have typical highland climates and are also heavily forested. In
addition to the Grand Canyon in Arizona and Great Salt Lake in Utah, widely
publicized geographic marvels of the United States include Niagara Falls, on the
New York–Canada border; the pink cliffs of Bryce Canyon National Park, in
Utah; and the geysers of Yellowstone National Park, primarily in Wyoming (for
others, see National Parks and Monuments, table).
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