GEOGRAPHY THROUGH MAPS
United States
The United States includes the contiguous 48 states, Alaska and Hawaii, with additional territories. Hawaii lies far out in the central Pacific, within Polynesia.
Fast Facts
- Washington, D.C., means District of Columbia and lies on the Potomac River, inland from the Atlantic coast.
- San Francisco lies by the Golden Gate, the entrance to San Francisco Bay. Silicon Valley is in the southern Bay Area; it is not another name for all of San Francisco.
- Los Angeles is associated with Hollywood and film production; San Diego is a Pacific port near the Mexican border.
Connected lessons
- United StatesCountry profile