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The geographical location of the United States

The United States is the second largest country in the Americas, and its territory includes the mainland of the United States, Alaska in the northwest of North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the central Pacific Ocean. It covers an area of 93726 10/0 square kilometers (including 9158,960 square kilometers of land and about 200,000 square kilometers of inland waters).

The United States of America (English), referred to as "America" for short, is a federal constitutional country composed of Washington, D.C., 50 states, Guam and many other overseas territories. Its main part is located in central North America.

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The geographical environment of the United States:

1, landform

The terrain of the United States is changeable, with high terrain in the west and low terrain in the east. There are coastal plains on the east coast, which are wide in the south and narrow in the north, extending to New Jersey and Long Island, and there are also some glacial sedimentary plains. Behind the coastal plain is a hilly area with undulating terrain, extending all the way to the Appalachian Mountains in North Carolina and New Hampshire, with an altitude of 1, 830 meters.

2. Climate characteristics

Most parts of the United States have a continental climate, while the south has a subtropical climate. The temperature difference between the central and northern plains is very large. The average temperature in Chicago is MINUS 3 degrees in June and 24 degrees in July. 65438+ 10, the average temperature along the coast of the Gulf of Mexico is 1 1℃, and it is 28℃ in July.

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