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 UNITED STATES
The United States:

         is the world’s 4th largest country in area
                     (3,794,083 square miles)

     is the world’s 3rd largest country in population
                      (313,104,975 people)

           and has the highest GDP in the world
(followed by China, Japan, German, France, the UK, and Brazil). The US
      GDP is nearly 3 times higher than that of China and Japan
Four Factors that give the
United States an advantage:
     #1 Abundant Natural Resources

 #2 Leading innovations in Transportation

 #3 Leading innovations in Communication

    #4 Respect for individual Freedoms
#1 Abundant Natural Resources At the time of the first
                                   US census in 1790,
             Rich, fertile soil...
                                          more than three fourths
                                           of US citizens lived on
                                                   farms.
  Homestead Act
A government program
established in 1862 that
granted 160 of land to
any settler who agreed
         to farm.
                            Today, fewer than one fourth of all
                           American live on farms, yet farms still
                             bring in over $50 billion annually.
                            Nearly half of the land in the US is
                             used for raising crops or animals.
                            90% of Nebraska is farmland -- the
                                    highest of any state.
#1 Abundant Natural Resources
                 Forests...
 From the time of the first settlers, forests
 were cleared, beginning in the Northeast,
  and then the South. Today, most of the
   nation’s timber comes from the West.

                                       From ships’ masts, to
                                       housing and furniture
                                           construction, to
                                        medicinal chemicals,
                                          forests in the US
                                         provide a valuable
                                        service...if managed
                                             sustainably.
#1 Abundant Natural Resources
      Mineral Resources...                    Gold




                                     Copper
 Coal - used as a source of energy
  for industry, transportation and
  homes. The US has 25% of the
       world’s supply of coal.




                                                 Lead
                                                  and
                                                Uranium
      The US also extracts oil
        and natural gas.
#2 Leading innovations in Transportation
Moving Resources, Goods and People...
     Waterways...
                                                               Railroads
                                                           The trans-continental
                                                           RR was completed in
                                                            1869. By 1900, RRs
                                                            reached all parts of
                                                               the country.


 and Canals               Automobiles, invented in the 1890s gave individual
                          freedom to travel. Next, powerful diesel engines were
                                  invented to drive heavy-duty modes of
                                transport...ships, trains, trucks and tractors.
#3 Leading Innovations in Communication
          Telegraph
                                                                                    Telephone
                                                                                invented in 1876 by
                                                                                 Alexander Graham
                                                                              Bell. By 1915, telephone
                                                                               wires connected coast
                                                                                       to coast.




   invented in 1837 by Samuel
 Morse, also aided the fledgling RR   Modern day communication includes
              industry               computer technology, the internet, telephone,
                                     and satellites.
#4 Respect for individual Freedoms




  In 1789, the founding fathers established the notion that
individual equality, opportunity and freedom led to the belief
that people acting in their own best interests could serve the
 needs of others -- which in turn led to an economic system
         based on FREE ENTERPRISE or Capitalism.

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US - A Resource Rich Nation

  • 1. A PROFILE OF THE UNITED STATES
  • 2. The United States: is the world’s 4th largest country in area (3,794,083 square miles) is the world’s 3rd largest country in population (313,104,975 people) and has the highest GDP in the world (followed by China, Japan, German, France, the UK, and Brazil). The US GDP is nearly 3 times higher than that of China and Japan
  • 3. Four Factors that give the United States an advantage: #1 Abundant Natural Resources #2 Leading innovations in Transportation #3 Leading innovations in Communication #4 Respect for individual Freedoms
  • 4. #1 Abundant Natural Resources At the time of the first US census in 1790, Rich, fertile soil... more than three fourths of US citizens lived on farms. Homestead Act A government program established in 1862 that granted 160 of land to any settler who agreed to farm. Today, fewer than one fourth of all American live on farms, yet farms still bring in over $50 billion annually. Nearly half of the land in the US is used for raising crops or animals. 90% of Nebraska is farmland -- the highest of any state.
  • 5. #1 Abundant Natural Resources Forests... From the time of the first settlers, forests were cleared, beginning in the Northeast, and then the South. Today, most of the nation’s timber comes from the West. From ships’ masts, to housing and furniture construction, to medicinal chemicals, forests in the US provide a valuable service...if managed sustainably.
  • 6. #1 Abundant Natural Resources Mineral Resources... Gold Copper Coal - used as a source of energy for industry, transportation and homes. The US has 25% of the world’s supply of coal. Lead and Uranium The US also extracts oil and natural gas.
  • 7. #2 Leading innovations in Transportation Moving Resources, Goods and People... Waterways... Railroads The trans-continental RR was completed in 1869. By 1900, RRs reached all parts of the country. and Canals Automobiles, invented in the 1890s gave individual freedom to travel. Next, powerful diesel engines were invented to drive heavy-duty modes of transport...ships, trains, trucks and tractors.
  • 8. #3 Leading Innovations in Communication Telegraph Telephone invented in 1876 by Alexander Graham Bell. By 1915, telephone wires connected coast to coast. invented in 1837 by Samuel Morse, also aided the fledgling RR Modern day communication includes industry computer technology, the internet, telephone, and satellites.
  • 9. #4 Respect for individual Freedoms In 1789, the founding fathers established the notion that individual equality, opportunity and freedom led to the belief that people acting in their own best interests could serve the needs of others -- which in turn led to an economic system based on FREE ENTERPRISE or Capitalism.

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