The USA

GEOGRAPHICAL SURVEY

Part 1. Geographical Position.

The United States territory consists of three separate parts, different in size, natural features, level of development and population:

1) the main part, the United States proper, with an area 7,800,000 square kilometres. It borders on Canada in the north and on Mexico in the south. It is washed by the Pacific Ocean in the west, the Atlantic Ocean in the east, and the Gulf of Mexico in the south-east;

2) Alaska, which occupies the north-western part of the continent of North America, including a lot of islands;

3) Hawaii in the Pacific Ocean.

QUESTIONS

1) How many separate parts does the United States of America consist of? What are these parts?

2) What countries does the United States border on?

3) What waters is the United States washed by?

4) Where is Alaska situated?

5) 5. Where is Hawaii?

Part 2. Nature.

The United States is mostly situated in the temperate and subtropical zones. Alaska lies in the subarctic and arctic zones. The southern part of Florida and Hawaii are situated in the tropical zone.

QUESTIONS

1) What natural zones is the United States situated in?

2) What part of the United States is situated in the arctic zone? What parts are situated in the tropical zone?