Atlas Of The United States

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Schоlastic, 2000, 2003, 2008. — 143 pages.Атлас содержит не только сведения по географии США и отдельных штатов, но и много страноведческой информации, об обычаях, об истории, занимательные факты и др.How to Use This Book. U.S.A.New England. Connecticut. Maine. Massachusetts. New Hampshire. Rhode Isiand. Vermont.Mid-Atlantic. Delaware. Maryland. New Jersey. New York. Pennsylvania. Washington, D.C.South. Alabama. Arkansas. Florida. Georgia. Kentucky. Louisiana. Mississippi. North Carolina. South Carolina. Tennessee. Virginia. West Virginia.Midwest. Illinois. Indiana. Iowa. Michigan. Minnesota. Missouri. Ohio. Wisconsin.Great Plains. Kansas. Nebraska. North Dakota. South Dakota.Mountain. Colorado. Idaho. Montana. Utah. Wyoming.Southwest. Arizona. Nevada. New Mexico. Oklahoma. Texas.Pacific. Alaska. California. Hawaii. Oregon.Appendices. Atlantic Possessions. Pacific Possessions. U.S. Population Density. Major U.S. River Systems. U.S. Geographic Regions. U.S. Territorial Expansion. Glossary. Index.There are certain questions that an atlas can answer easily. For example: What’s the capital of Kansas? Or: Which interstate highway runs between San Francisco and Los Angeles? The type of maps used in the Scholastic Atlas of the United States present this sort of information well. However, people often ask questions about the United States that maps can’t answer. For instance: How are North Carolinians different from South Carolinians? Or: What makes Minnesotans special? To answer these much more difficult questions, people usually turn to novelists, playwrights, and humorists, rather than mapmakers. Even so, there are facts about each state—who lives in it, what the people do, what the land is like— that can help students understand more about the quality of life there. You’ll find many of these facts in the pages that follow, some presented in words and others in pictures. Perhaps not all your questions will be answered, but the description of each state provided will give you a good start.Major cities and state capitals. Interstate highways. Lakes, rivers, and marshlands. Forests and mountain systems. National parks, reservations, and refuges.This book gives an introduction to the eight regions of the country and discusses in detail the unique qualities of each state and its people. The young reader will learn, for instance, that Mainers are known for their restrained manner, industriousness, and endurance, and that there is a road in Nevada nicknamed the Extraterrestrial Highway. Each entry contains the meaning and origin of the state name as well as the most current vital statistics, such as population, area, and major industries. The text also includes Did You Know? facts—unusual and entertaining tidbits about the United States: Did You Know? The state of Louisiana is divided into parishes, rather than counties. A canal was constructed to make the Chicago River flow backward. South Carolina’s swamps contain the most poisonous snakes in the U.S.

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