10th Pre-AP U.S. History
Geography/General Review
United States
• Continent: North America
• Land Area: 3,679,192 square miles
• 3rd Largest Country in the World
• Largest State: Alaska• Smallest State: Rhode
Island
U.S. Neighbors
• Border to the North: Canada
• Border to the South: Mexico
• Largest Urban Areas: New York, NY and Los Angeles, CA
• “Birthplace of Liberty”: Philadelphia• “Second City”: Chicago• U.S. Capital: Washington D.C.
Bodies of Water in U.S.
• Body of water on East Coast: Atlantic Ocean
• Body of water on West Coast: Pacific Ocean
• Longest River: Mississippi River
• Great Lakes: Lake Erie, Lake Huron, Lake Superior, Lake Michigan, Lake Ontario
Elevation
• Highest: Mount McKinley
• Lowest: Death Valley
Important People
• President: Barack Obama• Vice President: Joe Biden• Secretary of State: John
Kerry• Secretary of Defense:
Chuck Hagel• Secretary of Homeland
Security: Jeh Johnson
National Anthem
• “Star Spangled Banner”• Written By: Francis Scott
Key• After the Battle of Ft.
McHenry
Alabama
• 1819• Capital: Montgomery• North: Tennessee• East: Georgia• West: Mississippi• South: Florida• Body of Water to South: Gulf of Mexico
Alabama
• Flower: Camellia• Bird: Yellow Hammer• Governor: Dr. Robert
Bentley• State Song: Alabama• Written By: Julia
Tutwiler
General Info
• BC stands for: “Before Christ”• AD stands for: “Anno Domini”• Latin: In the year of our Lord• Ten Years: Decade• One Hundred Years: Century• One Thousand Years: Millennium
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