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UNIT 2: THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA

REFERENCE ATLASMapsUnited States and Canada: Country ProfilesUnited States and Canada: PoliticalUnited States and Canada: Population DensityUnited States and Canada: Physical FeaturesUnited States and Canada: Natural ResourcesThe St. Lawrence SeawayPolitical Map Transparency 2ChartsPopulation: Canada and the United StatesUnited States and Canada: Physical Profile

Click the name of the country to see information about that country. UNITED STATES

CANADA

CanadaLanguages: English, French

Population: 31,000,0009 per square mi.4 per square km

Landmass: 3,849,674 square mi.9,970,610 square km

Money: Canadian Dollar

PrincipalExport

Motor Vehicles

PrincipalImport

Motor Vehicles

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United StatesLanguage: English

Population: 272,200,00076 per square mi.30 per square km

Landmass: 3,536,340 square mi.9,159,121 square km

Money: U.S. Dollar

PrincipalExport

Machinery

PrincipalImport

Machinery

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United States Facts

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Alabama (AL)Meaning: “thicket clearers”Origin: ChoctawAdmitted to the Union: 1819Admission order: 22Capital: MontgomeryPopulation: 4,451,000State Bird: YellowhammerState Flower: CamelliaNickname: Yellowhammer State

Alaska (AK)Meaning: “the great land”Origin: AleutAdmitted to the Union: 1959Admission order: 49Capital: JuneauPopulation: 653,000State Bird: Willow ptarmiganState Flower: Forget-me-notNickname: The Last Frontier

Arizona (AZ)Meaning: “little spring,” “dry land”Origin: Papago, Spanish Admitted to the Union: 1912Admission order: 48Capital: PhoenixPopulation: 4,798,000State Bird: Cactus wrenState Flower: Flower of the

saguaro cactusNickname: Grand Canyon State

Arkansas (AR)Meaning: “downstream people”Origin: Quapaw Admitted to the Union: 1836Admission order: 25Capital: Little RockPopulation: 2,631,000State Bird: MockingbirdState Flower: Apple blossomNickname: Land of Opportunity

Meaning: unknownOrigin: SpanishAdmitted to the Union: 1850Admission order: 31Capital: SacramentoPopulation: 32,521,000State Bird: California valley

quailState Flower: Golden poppyNickname: Golden State

California (CA)

Meaning: “red”Origin: SpanishAdmitted to the Union: 1876Admission order: 38Capital: DenverPopulation: 4,168,000State Bird: Lark buntingState Flower: Rocky Mountain

columbineNickname: Centennial State

Colorado (CO)

Meaning: “beside the long tidal river”

Origin: Native AmericanAdmitted to the Union: 1788Admission order: 5Capital: HartfordPopulation: 3,284,000State Bird: American RobinState Flower: Mountain laurelNickname: Nutmeg State

Connecticut (CT)

Origin: named for Virginia’s colonial governor, Baron De La Warr

Admitted to the Union: 1787Admission order: 1Capital: DoverPopulation: 768,000State Bird: Blue hen chickenState Flower: Peach blossomNickname: First State

Delaware (DE)

Meaning: “feast of flowers”Origin: SpanishAdmitted to the Union: 1845Admission order: 27Capital: TallahasseePopulation: 15,233,000State Bird: MockingbirdState Flower: Orange blossomNickname: Sunshine State

Florida (FL)

Origin: named for England’s King George III

Admitted to the Union: 1788Admission order: 4Capital: AtlantaPopulation: 7,875,000State Bird: Brown thrasherState Flower: Cherokee roseNickname: Peach State

Georgia (GA)

Meaning: unknownOrigin: native HawaiianAdmitted to the Union: 1959Admission order: 50Capital: HonoluluPopulation: 1,257,000State Bird: NeneState Flower: Hibiscus (yellow)Nickname: Aloha State

Hawaii (HI)

Meaning: unknownOrigin: Native AmericanAdmitted to the Union: 1890Admission order: 43Capital: BoisePopulation: 1,347,000State Bird: Mountain bluebirdState Flower: SyringaNickname: Gem State

Idaho (ID)

Meaning: “tribe of superior men”Origin: Native AmericanAdmitted to the Union: 1818Admission order: 21Capital: SpringfieldPopulation: 12,051,000State Bird: CardinalState Flower: VioletNickname: Prairie State

Illinois (IL)

Meaning: “land of Indians”Origin: European AmericanAdmitted to the Union: 1816Admission order: 19Capital: IndianapolisPopulation: 6,045,000State Bird: CardinalState Flower: PeonyNickname: Hoosier State

Indiana (IN)

Meaning: unknownOrigin: Native AmericanAdmitted to the Union: 1846Admission order: 29Capital: Des MoinesPopulation: 2,900,000State Bird: Eastern goldfinchState Flower: Wild roseNickname: Hawkeye State

Iowa (IA)

Meaning: “people of the south wind”

Origin: SiouxAdmitted to the Union: 1861Admission order: 34Capital: TopekaPopulation: 2,668,000State Bird: Western meadowlarkState Flower: SunflowerNickname: Sunflower State

Kansas (KS)

Meaning: “land of tomorrow”Origin: IroquoianAdmitted to the Union: 1792Admission order: 15Capital: FrankfortPopulation: 3,995,000State Bird: Kentucky cardinalState Flower: GoldenrodNickname: Bluegrass State

Kentucky (KY)

Origin: named for France’s King Louis XIV

Admitted to the Union: 1812Admission order: 18Capital: Baton RougePopulation: 4,425,000State Bird: PelicanState Flower: MagnoliaNickname: Pelican State

Louisiana (LA)

Origin: named for an ancient French province

Admitted to the Union: 1820Admission order: 23Capital: AugustaPopulation: 1,259,000State Bird: ChickadeeState Flower: White pine cone

and tasselNickname: Pine Tree State

Maine (ME)

Origin: named in honor of the wife of England’s King Charles II

Admitted to the Union: 1788Admission order: 7Capital: AnnapolisPopulation: 5,275,000State Bird: Baltimore orioleState Flower: Black-eyed SusanNickname: Free State

Maryland (MD)

Meaning: “great mountain place”Origin: Native AmericanAdmitted to the Union: 1788Admission order: 6Capital: BostonPopulation: 6,199,000State Bird: ChickadeeState Flower: MayflowerNickname: Bay State

Massachusetts (MA)

Meaning: “great lake”Origin: OjibwayAdmitted to the Union: 1837Admission order: 26Capital: LansingPopulation: 9,679,000State Bird: RobinState Flower: Apple blossomNickname: Wolverine State

Michigan (MI)

Meaning: “sky-tinted water”Origin: SiouxAdmitted to the Union: 1858Admission order: 32Capital: St. PaulPopulation: 4,830,000State Bird: Common loonState Flower: Showy lady

slipperNickname: North Star State

Minnesota (MN)

Meaning: “father of the waters”Origin: Native AmericanAdmitted to the Union: 1817Admission order: 20Capital: JacksonPopulation: 2,816,000State Bird: MockingbirdState Flower: Flower of evergreen

magnoliaNickname: Magnolia State

Mississippi (MS)

Meaning: “town of the large canoes”

Origin: Native AmericanAdmitted to the Union: 1821Admission order: 24Capital: Jefferson CityPopulation: 5,540,000State Bird: BluebirdState Flower: HawthornNickname: Show Me State

Missouri (MO)

Meaning: “mountainous”Origin: SpanishAdmitted to the Union: 1889Admission order: 41Capital: HelenaPopulation: 950,000State Bird: Western meadowlarkState Flower: BitterrootNickname: Treasure State

Montana (MT)

Meaning: “flat water”Origin: Native AmericanAdmitted to the Union: 1867Admission order: 37Capital: LincolnPopulation: 1,705,000State Bird: Western meadowlarkState Flower: GoldenrodNickname: Cornhusker State

Nebraska (NE)

Meaning: “snowcapped”Origin: SpanishAdmitted to the Union: 1864Admission order: 36Capital: Carson CityPopulation: 1,871,000State Bird: Mountain bluebirdState Flower: SagebrushNickname: Sagebrush State

Nevada (NV)

Origin: named for Hampshire, a county in England

Admitted to the Union: 1788Admission order: 9Capital: ConcordPopulation: 1,224,000State Bird: Purple finchState Flower: Purple lilacNickname: Granite State

New Hampshire (NH)

Origin: named for Isle of Jersey, a British territory

Admitted to the Union: 1787Admission order: 3Capital: TrentonPopulation: 8,178,000State Bird: Eastern goldfinchState Flower: Purple violetNickname: Garden State

New Jersey (NJ)

Origin: named for the state’s former colonial ruler, Mexico

Admitted to the Union: 1912Admission order: 47Capital: Santa FePopulation: 1,860,000State Bird: RoadrunnerState Flower: YuccaNickname: Land of

Enchantment

New Mexico (NM)

New York (NY)Origin: named in honor of the

English Duke of YorkAdmitted to the Union: 1788Admission order: 11Capital: AlbanyPopulation: 18,146,000State Bird: BluebirdState Flower: RoseNickname: Empire State

North Carolina (NC)

Origin: named in honor of England’s King Charles I

Admitted to the Union: 1789Admission order: 12Capital: RaleighPopulation: 7,777,000State Bird: CardinalState Flower: DogwoodNickname: Tar Heel State

North Dakota (ND)Origin: named for the Dakotas,

a Native American groupAdmitted to the Union: 1889Admission order: 39Capital: BismarckPopulation: 662,000State Bird: Western meadowlarkState Flower: Wild prairie roseNickname: Sioux State

Ohio (OH)Meaning: “great river”Origin: Native AmericanAdmitted to the Union: 1803Admission order: 17Capital: ColumbusPopulation: 11,319,000State Bird: CardinalState Flower: Scarlet carnationNickname: Buckeye State

Oklahoma (OK)Meaning: “red people”Origin: ChoctawAdmitted to the Union: 1907Admission order: 46Capital: Oklahoma CityPopulation: 3,373,000State Bird: Scissor-tailed

flycatcherState Flower: MistletoeNickname: Sooner State

Oregon (OR)Meaning: unknownOrigin: unknownAdmitted to the Union: 1859Admission order: 33Capital: SalemPopulation: 3,397,000State Bird: Western meadowlarkState Flower: Oregon grapeNickname: Beaver State

Pennsylvania (PA)Origin: named for the father of

Pennsylvania’s founder, William Penn

Admitted to the Union: 1787Admission order: 2Capital: HarrisburgPopulation: 12,202,000State Bird: Ruffed grouseState Flower: Mountain laurelNickname: Keystone State

Rhode Island (RI)Meaning: unknownOrigin: unknownAdmitted to the Union: 1790Admission order: 13Capital: ProvidencePopulation: 998,000State Bird: Rhode Island redState Flower: VioletNickname: Ocean State

South Carolina (SC)Origin: named for England’s

King Charles IAdmitted to the Union: 1788Admission order: 8Capital: ColumbiaPopulation: 3,858,000State Bird: Carolina wrenState Flower: Carolina yellow

jessamineNickname: Palmetto State

South Dakota (SD)Origin: named for the Dakotas,

a Native American groupAdmitted to the Union: 1889Admission order: 40Capital: PierrePopulation: 777,000State Bird: Ringnecked pheasantState Flower: American

pasqueflower

Nickname: Coyote State

Tennessee (TN)Meaning: named for Tanasi,

“Cherokee villages”Origin: CherokeeAdmitted to the Union: 1796Admission order: 16Capital: NashvillePopulation: 5,657,000State Bird: MockingbirdState Flower: IrisNickname: Volunteer State

Texas (TX)Meaning: friendsOrigin: TejasAdmitted to the Union: 1845Admission order: 28Capital: AustinPopulation: 20,119,000State Bird: MockingbirdState Flower: BluebonnetNickname: Lone Star State

Utah (UT)Meaning: “people of the mountains”

Origin: UteAdmitted to the Union: 1896Admission order: 45Capital: Salt Lake CityPopulation: 2,207,000State Bird: SeagullState Flower: Sego lilyNickname: Beehive State

Vermont (VT)Meaning: “great mountain”Origin: FrenchAdmitted to the Union: 1791Admission order: 14Capital: MontpelierPopulation: 617,000State Bird: Hermit thrushState Flower: Red cloverNickname: Green Mountain

State

Virginia (VA)Origin: named for the unmarried

Queen Elizabeth I of England, known as “the Virgin Queen”

Admitted to the Union: 1788Admission order: 10Capital: RichmondPopulation: 6,997,000State Bird: CardinalState Flower: American dogwoodNickname: Old Dominion

Washington (WA)Origin: named in honor of

George WashingtonAdmitted to the Union: 1889Admission order: 42Capital: OlympiaPopulation: 5,858,000State Bird: Willow goldfinchState Flower: Coast

rhododendronNickname: Evergreen State

West Virginia (WV)Origin: began as the western

part of Virginia before becoming a state in 1863

Admitted to the Union: 1863Admission order: 35Capital: CharlestonPopulation: 1,841,000State Bird: CardinalState Flower: RhododendronNickname: Mountain State

Wisconsin (WI)Meaning: “grassy place”Origin: ChippewaAdmitted to the Union: 1848Admission order: 30Capital: MadisonPopulation: 5,326,000State Bird: RobinState Flower: Wood violetNickname: Badger State

Wyoming (WY)Meaning: “upon the great plain”Origin: DelawareAdmitted to the Union: 1890Admission order: 44Capital: CheyennePopulation: 525,000State Bird: MeadowlarkState Flower: Indian paintbrushNickname: Equality State

Canadian Province Facts

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AlbertaBritish ColumbiaManitobaNew BrunswickNewfoundlandNorthwest TerritoriesNova ScotiaOntarioPrince Edward IslandQuebecSaskatchewanYukon Territory

AlbertaOrigin: named for the daughter

of England’s Queen Victoria

Capital: EdmontonPopulation: 2,914,539Area: 661,190 sq. km

255,287 sq. mi.

British ColumbiaOrigin: named for Christopher

Columbus and the province’s British heritage

Capital: VictoriaPopulation: 4,008,951Area: 947,800 sq. km

365,946 sq. mi.

ManitobaMeaning: “strait of the great spirit”Origin: AlgonquianCapital: WinnipegPopulation: 1,138,667Area: 649,950 sq. km

250,946 sq. mi.

New BrunswickOrigin: named for English royal family

of Brunswick-LuneburgCapital: FrederictonPopulation: 752,955Area: 73,440 sq. km

28,355 sq. mi.

NewfoundlandMeaning: “new found land”Origin: named by European explorer

John Cabot in 1497Capital: St. John’sPopulation: 543,829Area: 405,720 sq. km

156,648 sq. mi.

Northwest TerritoriesPopulation: 67,338Area: 3,426,320 sq. km

1,322,902 sq. mi.

Nova ScotiaMeaning: Latin term for “New Scotland”Origin: based on province’s Scottish heritageCapital: HalifaxPopulation: 934,237Area: 55,490 sq. km

21,425 sq. mi.

OntarioMeaning: unknownOrigin: IroquoianCapital: TorontoPopulation: 11,413,653Area: 1,068,580 sq. km

412,579 sq. mi.

Prince Edward IslandOrigin: named for the son of

England’s King George IIICapital: CharlottetownPopulation: 136,529Area: 5,660 sq. km

2,185 sq. mi.

QuebecMeaning: “place where the river narrows”Origin: AlgonquianCapital: QuebecPopulation: 7,334,502Area: 1,540,680 sq. km

594,857 sq. mi.

SaskatchewanMeaning: “fast flowing river”Origin: CreeCapital: ReginaPopulation: 1,024,277Area: 652,330 sq. km

251,865 sq. mi.

Yukon TerritoryPopulation: 31,708Area: 483,450 sq. km

177,958 sq. mi.