The united states Of America has many scenic attractions.

To the north lies Alaska, the last Frontier.

Alaska’s State flag features the Big Dipper.

The west Coast is more than just beaches and sunshine.

The imperial valley in Southern california produces excellent crops when irrigated.

The Golden Gate bridge at the entrance of san Francisco bay is one of the world’s longest suspension bridges.

Our nation’s highest temperature ever, 134°F, was recorded in death valley in southwest California.

Our lowest temperature ever recorded was -80°F in prospect creek, alaska.

Death valley is also our Country’s driest place, receiving less than two inches of precipitation annually.

Precipitation varies greatly, however, as Mount waialeale in Hawaii receives about 460 inches of rain each year.

Much of california’s cultural influence comes from mexico and Eastern Asia.

california’s neighbors, Arizona and Nevada, are extremely dry.

A ski resort, cloudcroft, is 4,000 feet above the Deserts of new Mexico.

Further north, Washington and oregon have vast forests.

The Cascade Mountains include the Volcanoes Lassen peak in California and mount Saint Helens in washington State.

The rocky mountains are the largest mountain system in north America, and they extend from northern Alaska all the way South to northern New Mexico.

The largest of the lower forty-eight states is texas.

Two of america’s largest cities, Houston and Dallas, are in texas, but they seem small on a map of such a large State!

The alamo, located in San Antonio, is the site of a famous battle.

Texas’s Southern border is a River called the Rio Grande.

Mesa verde National park is also found in the Southwest.

Another well-known river, The mississippi River, is 2,350 miles long.

It is an important part of the lore of louisiana.

The Gulf Of Mexico, from Florida to Southern Texas, is bordered by the Gulf Coastal plain.

The alabama, Mississippi, Rio Grande, and trinity Rivers flow into the gulf of mexico.