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NORTH & CENTRAL AMERICA
GEOGRAPHY
The US has a varied topography.
Forested mountains stretch from New
England in the far northeast, giving way
to lowlands and swamps in the extreme
south. The central plains are dominated
by the Mississippi–Missouri River system
and the Great Lakes on the Canadian
border. The Rocky Mountains in the west
contain active volcanoes and drop to the
coast across the earthquake-prone San
Andreas Fault. The southwest is arid
desert. Mountainous Alaska is mostly
Arctic tundra.
CLIMATE
There are four main climatic zones.
The north and east are continental and
temperate, with heavy rainfall, warm
summers, and cold winters. Florida and
the Deep South are tropical and prone
to hurricanes. The southwest is arid
desert, with searing summer heat and
low rainfall. Southern California is
Mediterranean, with hot summers and
mild winters.
Stretching across the most temperate part of North
America, and with many natural resources, the US is
the world’s leading economic power and third-largest country.
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