Geography of the United States

A map of the United States

Territorial expansion of the United States

The United States is the third or fourth biggest country in the world. Only Russia and Canada are bigger. Its geography varies a lot.

• There are meadows on the East Coast,
• The Appalachian Mountains in the east
• The Great Plains in the middle of the country,
• The Mississippi-Missouri river,in the middle
• The Rocky Mountains west of the plains
• Deserts and coastal areas west of the Rocky Mountains
• Forests in the Pacific Northwest
• Arctic regions of Alaska
• Volcanic islands in Hawaii
• Long coastline, many beaches

The climate varies along with the geography, from tropical (hot and wet in summer, warm and dry in winter) in Florida to tundra (cold all year) in Alaska. Large parts of the country have warm summers and cold winters. Some parts of the United States, like parts of California, have a Mediterranean climate.

Gallery

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  The Grand Canyon

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  Mount McKinley in Alaska

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  Death Valley

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  The Mississippi River

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  the Everglades and Florida Keys

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  the Shenandoah Valley in Virginia