United States
By: Hanna Jewell
Geography
- Continent- North America
- Nearest oceans- Pacific Ocean & Atlantic Ocean
- Nearest countries- Canada & Mexico
- Capital- Washington, DC
- Major cities- Houston, Texas/Chicago, Illinois/ Dallas, Texas
- Size of total area- 3.806 million people
- Natural resources- Coal, Copper, Lead, Gold, and Iron
Economy
- Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting is major in the United States. People often say that is hard labor, and get paid a good amount of money.
- They import Crude Oil, computers, and cellphones.
- They export Fuel Oil, machines, and civilian aircraft.
- Their currency is a United States Dollar
Goverment
- They are currently a Federal Republican.
- The president is currently Barack Obama.
- There is a total of 1,301,300 people in the US military.
- Their allies are Japan, Germany, France, and Mexico
- Their enemies are Russia, China, Iran, and North Korea
Event Information
Operation Desert Storm
The United States leads 34 coalition nations in the invasion of Ba'athist Iraq, deploying over 500,000 U.S. military personnel in response to Iraq's annexation of Kuwait.
When?
Thursday, Jan 17, 1991, 09:00 PM
Where?
Iraq
Event Information
9/11
Nineteen terrorists hijacked four planes and crashed them into the World Trade Center in New York City, the Pentagon in Arlington County, Virginia, and an open field near Shanksville, Pennsylvania, killing 2,996 people and injuring over 6,000.
When?
Tuesday, Sep 11, 2001, 09:00 PM
Where?
New York, NY, United States
Event Information
2001 Anthrax Attacks
Anthrax attacks killed five and infected seventeen more through the mail system.
When?
Tuesday, Sep 18, 2001, 09:00 PM
Where?
United States
Event Information
Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
The BP oil rig Deepwater Horizon exploded in the Gulf of Mexico, killing 11 workers and spilling 4.9 million barrels of oil into the Gulf over an 87-day period; being the largest marine oil spill in the history of the petroleum industry.
When?
Tuesday, Apr 20, 2010, 09:00 PM
Where?
Gulf of Mexico
Event Information
2015 San Bernardino Attack
A married radical Muslim couple kills 14 people at a center for the developmentally disabled.
When?
Wednesday, Dec 2, 2015, 09:00 PM
Where?
San Bernardino, CA, United States
Social Structure
- The Class System go in order like this
- Upper Class
- New Money
- Middle Class
- Working Class
- Working Poor
- Poverty Level
- 83% of the people in the United States classify them self as Christians.
- The ethnic groups are African Americans, Caucasian, and Mexicans
- The life expectancy is 78.47 years.
- The languages spoken here are Spanish and English.
- The education here is Public Schools, Private Schools, and City Schools