Unit 1 - The Fifty States.
How many states can you name?
Can you find them on the map?

The fifty states of the United States, or the USA, join to make one nation.
The United States did not always have fifty states. At first, there were thirteen.
As the United States grew, more states joined the union.

The last two states to join were Alaska and Hawaii. They both joined in 1959.
The area of the United States covers every type of land. There are forests,
deserts, mountains, and flat land. The area of the United States also covers every type
of climate. The size of each state is different too.
Alaska is the biggest state. Rhode island ·is the smallest state. Alaska is 500 times bigger than Rhode island