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The term "United States," when used in the geographic sense, refers to the contiguous United States (sometimes referred to as the Lower 48, including the District of Columbia not as a state), Alaska, Hawaii, the five insular territories of Puerto Rico, Northern Mariana Islands, U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and minor outlying possessions. [1]
The geography of the United States varies across their immense area. Within the continental U.S., eight distinct physiographic divisions exist, though each is composed of several smaller physiographic subdivisions. [2] These major divisions are:
United States geography-related lists (24 C, 29 P) + Geography of insular areas of the United States (13 C) A. American Geographical Society (2 C, 30 P) Aridoamerica ...
Shaded relief map of the United States, showing 10 geological provinces. The richly textured landscape of the United States is a product of the dueling forces of plate tectonics, weathering and erosion. Over the 4.5 billion-year history of the Earth, tectonic upheavals and colliding plates have raised great mountain ranges while the forces of ...
The United States of America is a federal republic [1] consisting of 50 states, a federal district (Washington, D.C., the capital city of the United States), five major territories, and various minor islands. [2] [3] Both the states and the United States as a whole are each sovereign jurisdictions. [4]
The United States is the world's second-largest automobile market by sales, having been overtaken by China in 2010, [391] and the U.S. has the highest vehicle ownership per capita in the world, [392] with 910 vehicles per 1000 people. [393] By value, the U.S. was the world's largest importer and third-largest exporter of cars in 2022. [394]
The geographic center of the United States is northeast of Belle Fourche in Butte County, South Dakota 1] while that of the contiguous 48 states is near Lebanon in Smith County, Kansas The geographic center of North America lies near Rugby, North Dakota ( 48°10′N 100°10′W / 48.167°N 100.167°W / 48.167; -100.167 ), though ...
Natural disasters in the United States by state (56 C) Outlines of territorial evolution of U.S. states (13 P) Geography of the United States by state and populated place (43 C)