The New York Public Library amazing U.S. geography : a book of answers for kids

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    • Sutcliffe, Andrea

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The New York Public Library amazing U.S. geography : a book of answers for kids

Andrea Sutcliffe

Wiley, c2001

  • : pbk

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Amazing U.S. geography

Amazing US geography

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"A Stonesong Press book"--P. [4] of cover

Includes bibliographical references (p. [155]-160) and index

Summary: Over two hundred questions and answers provide information about the climate, landforms, people, and places of the United States as a whole and of its different regions and states

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内容説明

The New York Public Library AMAZING U.S. Geography Follow a chinook over the Rocky Mountains. Trace the course of the Mississippi River from Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico. Discover where gold is mined and fish are farmed in the United States. Explore our fascinating nation from Alabama to Wyoming, and find answers to all your questions about U.S. geography...Where is the highest waterfall in the United States? See page 33. What is a sand sea? See page 40. Why does California have so many earthquakes? See page 41. Why are people from new England called Yankees? See page 69. How many U.S. presidents were born in Ohio? See page 89. Where did the Santa Fe Trail begin? See page 96. How large is mammoth Cave in Kentucky? See page 108. How hot are the Hot Springs in Arkansas? See page 116. Also in The New York Public Library Answer Books series: Incredible Earth Amazing Space Amazing African American History Amazing Hispanic American History Amazing Women in American History Amazing Mythology Amazing Explorers Amazing Scientists

目次

Introduction. PART I: THE UNITED STATES AS A NATION. 1. The United States in the World. 2. Weather and Climate in the United States. 3. Land and Water in the United States. 4. People and Places in the United States. PART II: THE STATES. 5. New England (Maine, New Hampshire,Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island andProvidence Plantations, Connecticut). 6. The Mid-Atlantic (New York, Pennsylvania,New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland). 7. The Midwest (Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan,Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, North Dakota,South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas). 8. The South (the District of Columbia, Virginia,West Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, North Carolina,South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi,Louisiana, Arkansas). 9. The Southwest (Oklahoma, Texas, Colorado,New Mexico, Arizona). 10. The West (Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Utah,Nevada, California, Hawaii). 11. The Pacific Northwest (Oregon, Washington, Alaska). Glossary. Selected Bibliography. The New York Public Library s Recommended Reading List. Internet Resources. Index.

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