The New York Public Library Amazing U.S. Geography : A Book of Answers for Kids

The New York Public LibraryAMAZING U.S. GeographyFollow a chinook over the Rocky Mountains. Trace the course of the Mississippi River from Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico. Discover where gold is mined and fish are farmed in the United States. Explore our fascinating nation from Alabama to Wyoming, and find answers to all your questions about U.S. geography...Where is the highest waterfall in the United States? See page 33. What is a sand sea? See page 40.Why does California have so many earthquakes? See page 41.Why are people from new England called Yankees? See page 69.How many U.S. presidents were born in Ohio? See page 89. Where did the Santa Fe Trail begin? See page 96.How large is mammoth Cave in Kentucky? See page 108.How hot are the Hot Springs in Arkansas? See page 116.Also in The New York Public Library Answer Books series:Incredible Earth Amazing SpaceAmazing African American HistoryAmazing Hispanic American HistoryAmazing Women in American HistoryAmazing MythologyAmazing ExplorersAmazing Scientists The New York Public Library AMAZING U.S. Geography Follow a chinook over the Rocky Mountains. Trace the course of theMississippi River from Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico. Discoverwhere gold is mined and fish are farmed in the United States.Explore our fascinating nation from Alabama to Wyoming, and findanswers to all your questions about U.S. geography... Where is the highest waterfall in the United States? See page 33. What is a sand sea? See page 40. Why does California have so many earthquakes? See page 41. Why are people from new England called Yankees? See page 69. How many U.S. presidents were born in Ohio? See page 89. Where did the Santa Fe Trail begin? See page 96. How large is mammoth Cave in Kentucky? See page 108. How hot are the Hot Springs in Arkansas? See page 116. Also in The New York Public Library Answer Books series: Incredible Earth Amazing Space Amazing African American History Amazing Hispanic American History Amazing Women in American History Amazing Mythology Amazing Explorers Amazing Scientists "Entice intermediate kids to learn about the 50 states! Learn interesting statistics, hone math skills of graphing and coordinates and read a historical novel about a dog who helped explore the early west"--Contents list Over two hundred questions and answers provide information about the climate, landforms, people, and places of the United States as a whole and of its different regions and states. The United States is a country on the North American continent in the Western Hemisphere.