Part one of term paper
of America is located in the middle of the North American continent. The 48 states of the conterminous United States stretch from the Atlantic Ocean in the east, where the country has a 6,000-km-long (3,700-mi) coastline--including the Gulf of Mexico--to the Pacific Ocean, where the coast stretches for 2,100 km (1,300 mi). shares borders wi ...

Part two of term paper
... mi) southwest of San Francisco; Alaska occupies the northwestern extremity of North America, with a 10,780-km (6,700-mi) coastline on the Pacific and Arctic oceans. is geographically one of the world's largest countries, and it is the third most populous (after China and India). The 50 states are blessed with a variety of resources that provide the basis for a highly productive economy--in fact, is the world's wealthiest nation. For most of the 20th century the country has enjoyed economic preemin ...