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10 th Pre-AP U.S. History

10 th Pre-AP U.S. History. Geography/General Review. United States. Continent: North America Land Area: 3,679,192 square miles 3 rd 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.

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10 th Pre-AP U.S. History

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  1. 10th Pre-AP U.S. History Geography/General Review

  2. 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

  3. U.S. Neighbors • Border to the North: Canada • Border to the South: Mexico

  4. Largest Urban Areas: New York, NY and Los Angeles, CA • “Birthplace of Liberty”: Philadelphia • “Second City”: Chicago • U.S. Capital: Washington D.C.

  5. 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

  6. Elevation • Highest: Mount McKinley • Lowest: Death Valley

  7. 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

  8. National Anthem • “Star Spangled Banner” • Written By: Francis Scott Key • After the Battle of Ft. McHenry

  9. Alabama • 1819 • Capital: Montgomery • North: Tennessee • East: Georgia • West: Mississippi • South: Florida • Body of Water to South: Gulf of Mexico

  10. Alabama • Flower: Camellia • Bird: Yellow Hammer • Governor: Dr. Robert Bentley • State Song: Alabama • Written By: Julia Tutwiler

  11. 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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