The United States is a large country. It is the third largest in the whole world! It is located in a continent called North America. Parts of the United States touch three different oceans. The United States has tall mountains, wide plains, deserts, hills, rivers, lakes, volcanoes, and even rainforests! People from all over the world have come to live in the United States.
There are 50 states in the United States. The newest states, Alaska and Hawaii, are not connected to the other states. Alaska is the largest state and Hawaii is a chain of islands in the Pacific Ocean.
Answer the following questions
1 Parts of the United States touch different oceans.
a 3 b 2
c 1 d 4
2 The United States does not have…
a 50 states b volcanoes
c continents d mountains
3 The United States is the __ country in the world.
a third largest b smallest
c largest d second largest
4 Alaska is and Hawaii is
a the largest state; a chain of islands
b not connected to the other states; the largest state.
c connected to the other states; a chain of islands
d a chain of islands; the largest state