What are the advantages of America's geographical location?

The United States faces the Pacific Ocean in the east, the Atlantic Ocean in the west and the Great Plains in the middle. The Mississippi River is conducive to the development of agriculture and animal husbandry. There are five great lakes in the north, which is beneficial to the development of dairy industry. East of the Gulf of Mexico, warm and humid air flows in.

The United States is rich in agricultural, mineral and forest resources, and occupies a pivotal position in the world.

Agricultural land (cultivated land and grazing land) is about 430 million hectares, accounting for about 65,438+00% of all agricultural land on the earth. With abundant rainfall and fertile soil, grain output accounts for15 of the world's total output, and the output of major agricultural and livestock products such as wheat, corn, soybeans, cotton and meat ranks first in the world.

The United States is located in the western hemisphere and consists of the United States, Alaska and Hawaii: the United States includes 48 neighboring countries of North America; Alaska is the northernmost peninsula in North America. Hawaii is an archipelago in the Pacific Ocean. In addition, there are territories such as Puerto Rico in the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean.

Geographically, the word "United States" generally refers to the continental United States, Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, Guam and the United States Virgin Islands. The United States is adjacent to Canada and Mexico respectively, and faces Russia, Cuba and Bahamas across the sea.

The territory also includes Alaska at the edge of the Arctic and Hawaii in the equatorial Pacific Ocean. The native land is 4,500 kilometers long from east to west, 2,700 kilometers wide from north to south and 22,680 kilometers long in coastline. Most areas have a continental climate, while the south has a subtropical climate. The temperature difference between the central and northern plains is very large. The average temperature in Chicago is 1-3℃, and it is 24℃ in July. The average temperature in the Gulf Coast1October is 65438+ 1 1℃, and it is 28℃ in July.

The vast land of the United States contains all kinds of natural landscapes. From the warm beaches of Florida to the cold north of Alaska; From the flat and vast grasslands in the central and western regions to the rocky mountains covered with snow all year round; World-famous are the spectacular Grand Canyon, the extremely long Mississippi River and Niagara Falls that sound like thunder.

Baidu Encyclopedia-American Geography