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Major Cities: Birmingham, Huntsville, Mobile, Montgomery, Tuscaloosa.
Geography: Northern Alabama is heavily forsted, and contains the Appalachian Foothills and Mount Cheaha. The state has many rivers, and has many underground caves such as DeSoto, and Russell Cave. Alabama is home to many swamps and wetlands, and AL touches the Gulf Of Mexico, which provides many beaches. Alabama's rivers include the Tombigbee, Tenessee, Alabama, and the Chattahooche. Lakes include the Guntersville, West Point, Lewis Smith, Martin, and Wilson.Bordering states are Georgia, Mississippi, Florida, and Tennessee. |
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Major cities: Juneau, Anchorage, and Fairbanks.
Geography: Alaska is known for its dramatic landscapes, such as Mt. Mikinley (Denali) which is the highest point in USA. Rivers in Alaska include the Yukon, Kuskokwim, Copper, and Collville. Lakes include the Illiamna, Aleknagik, Becharof, Minchumina, and Clark. Alaska borders Canada, the Gulf of Alaska, the Beiring sea, the Beaufort sea, and the Arctic and Pacific Ocean.
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Major Cities: Phoenix, Tuscon, Mesa, Scottsdale, and Tempe.
Geography: Arizona is home to many deserts and the Grand Canyon, a large canyon in which flows the Colorado River. Other natural landmarkss include the Petrefied Forest Park, the Painted Dessert, Monument Valley, Meteor Crater, and Canyon Diablo. Rivers include the Colorado, the Little Colorado, the Gila, and the Bill Williams river. Lakes include the Mead, Mohave, Havasu, Theodore Roosevelt, San Carlo, and the Powell. Arizona borders Mexico, Colorado, California, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah. |
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Major Cities: Little Rock, Pine Little Rock, Point Bluff, Fort Smith, and Hot Springs.
Geography: Arkansas is still in its natural state, with many acres of land covered in forests, lakes, streams, and rivers. The Ozark mountains are located in the northwest, and in westcentral AR lies the Ouchita Mountains. Southern AR contains rolling hills and timberlands. Eastern AR consists of the Miss. River and Delta. Rivers in Arkansas are the Arkansas, and the Mississippi. Lakes in AR are the Bull Shoals, and the Ouchita. Miss., Missouri, Tennesse, Louisiana, Texas, and Oklahoma border AR.
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Major Cities: Sacramento, Los Angeles, San Fransisco, San Jose, and Oakland.
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Major Cities: Denver, Colorado Springs, Aurora, Lakewood, amd Pueblo.
Geography: Colorado is a naturally diverse area, containing many mountains, plateus, canyons, and plains. Western Colorado is very mountanious with many mountains and valleys. The Continental Divide cuts through west central Colorado from north to south. The Continental Divide splits the mountains into western and eastern slopes. Rivers and water west of the divide flow west toward the Pacific Ocean. Rivers and water to the east of the divide flow east towards the Atlantic Ocean. Eastern Colorado is more flat with plains and rolling hills connecting to the Rocky Mountains. Rivers include the Colorado, Rio Grande, Arkansas, South Platte. Lakes include the Grand Lake, Blue Mesa Reservoir, John Martin Reservoir. Colorado borders Arizona, Nebraska, Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Utah, and Wyoming.
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Major Cities: Dover, Wilmington, and Newark.
Geography: Delaware is on the eastern coast. Delaware is quite flat, from sea level at the ocean beaches to an elevation of 442 feet above sea level in New Castle County. Delaware was the 1st state to enter the USA. Major rivers in DE include Delaware River, Mispillion River, Nanticoke River. Delaware borders Maryland, Pennsalvania, and New Jersey. |
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| The Whitehouse is the home of the United States president. It has been the home for every U.S. president, except George Washington.
Construction was started on October 13, 1792, on a site selected by George Washington. The house was not completed until 1800, when President John Adams moved in.
The original home was burned by the British in 1814, during the War of 1812. The house was rebuilt and painted white to cover its fire-blackened walls. This is how it got the name the Whitehouse.
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Washington, D.C., is also home for much of the United States federal government.
The Capitol Building is the home of the United States Congress. The Congress consists of the Senate and the House of Representatives.
The Senate and the House of Representatives meet in the Capitol Building to make laws that govern the country.
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Major Cities: Talhasse, Tampa, Miami, Fort Lauderale, and Jacksonville.
Geography: Florida is a popular tourist attraction. Landmarks include Florida Keys, Everglades National Park, and Disney World. Florida is a penninsula on the Gulf Of Mexico, and south of the penninsula are the Florida Straits. The highest Point is Britton Hill,the lowest is the Atlantic Ocean. Major Rivers include St. Johns River, St. Marys River, Suwannee River.l Major Lakes include Lake Okeechobee, Lake George. Florida borders Georgia, and Alabama.
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Major Cities: Atlanta, Athens, Columbus, Savannah, and Augusta.
Geography: Georgia is the largest state east of the Mississippi River. Northern Gergia contains the Appalaichian Plateu, and the Blue Ridge Province. Major Rivers include the Chattahoochee River, Savannah River, Suwannee River. Major Lakes include
Lake Sidney Lanier, Clark Hill Lake, West Point Lake, Lake Hartwell. Georgia borders Florida, Alabama, Tenesse, and North and South Carolina.
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Major Cities: Hilo, Honolulu, Kailua, Pearl City.
Geography: Hawaii has lush tropical vegetation, beautiful beaches and volcanic mountains. The Kilauea Volcano is one of the most famous volcanoes in the world.The islands of Hawaii are located about 2,000 miles (3,200 km) southwest of the continental U.S. It is the southernmost state of the U.S. Hawaii is an archipelago made up of eight main islands, seven of which are inhabited. The largest island by area is the island of Hawaii, also known as the Big Island, while the largest by population is Oahu. The other main islands of Hawaii are Maui, Lanai, Molokai, Kauai and Niihau. Kahoolawe is the eighth island and it is uninhabited. Major Rivers include Wailuku River (on the island of Hawaii), Anahulu River (on the island of Oahu). Major lakes include Salt Lake. The highest point is Mauna Kea.
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Major Cities: Boise, Idaho Falls, and Pocatello.
Geography: Geographic landmarks include Hells Canyon, which is the deepest gorge in the U.S., the Shoshone Falls, Mount Borah, the Salmon River Mountains and the Moon National Monument.Much of Idaho has an unspoiled beauty, with rugged slopes and towering peaks, a vast expanse of timberland, scenic lakes, wild rivers, cascades, and spectacular gorges. From the northern Panhandle, where Idaho is about 45 mi (72 km) wide, the state broadens south of the Bitterroot Range to 310 mi (499 km) in width. The Snake River flows in a great arc across S Idaho; with its tributaries the river has been harnessed to produce hydroelectric power and to reclaim vast areas of dry but fertile land. To the north of the Snake River valley, in central and north central Idaho, are the massive Sawtooth Mts. and the Salmon River Mts., which shelter magnificent wilderness areas, including the Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness, the Selway Bitterroot Wilderness Area, and the Idaho Primitive Area. Major rivers include Snake River, Coeur d'Alene River, St. Joe River, St. Maries River, Kootenai River. Major Lakes include the Lake Pend Oreille, American Falls Reservoir, Bear Lake, Coeur d'Alene Lake.
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Major Cities: Springfield, Aurora, Chicogo, Decataur, Skokie, Rockford, Evanston, Joliet.
Geography: Bordered by the Mississippi River on the west and the Wabash and Ohio Rivers on the southeast and south, the landscape of Illinois can be grouped into three main regions; the Central Plains, the Shawnee Hills and the Gulf Coastal Plain. Major Rivers include the Mississippi River, Ohio River, Illinois River, Wabash River. Major Lakes include Lake Michigan, Rend Lake. The highest point is Charles Mound. Illionois borders Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri, Iowa, Wisconsin.
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