英语国家概教材况——美国篇精资料.pptVIP

Location mainland: in the central part of North America Alaska: border northwestern Canada 1959, 49th state Hawaii: in the central Pacific Ocean 1959, 50th state Surroundings (mainland) on the north – Canada  on the south - the Gulf of Mexico  on the east - the Atlantic Ocean  on the west - the Pacific Ocean Administrative Region 50 states mainland - 48 states detached territory - Alaska offshore islands - Hawaii  Washington D.C. a federal district of Columbia Three distinct areas