The document is from a World Geography textbook chapter about the United States. It discusses the country's natural resources, economic success due to transportation and communication technologies, and respect for individual freedoms. The US has an abundance of land and natural resources like forests, oil, gas and coal. Transportation technologies like steamboats, canals, railroads, automobiles and highways helped economic growth by making transport cheaper and faster. Communication technologies like the telegraph and internet also boosted business. The US political and economic systems value individual equality, opportunity and free enterprise, further supporting economic success.
