The United States of America         The United States of America is one of the richest and most powerful countries in the world. An abundant amount of natural resources and the energetic, inventive people have created a society that has become a model for much of the rest of the world. The United States is a country of contrasts. It has some of the coldest, hottest, driest, wettest, and windiest places on the Earth. The History …showed first 75 words of 1416 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1416 total…of population and land area. This "melting pot" has upheld it's title of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Bibliography Berg, Elizabeth: Countries of the World: USA; Gareth Stevens Publishing: Milwaukee; 1999 Stein, R. Conrad: The United States of America; Childrens Press: Chicago; 1994 Lands and Peoples: North America Vol. 5; Grolier Inc.; 1993 Marshall Cavendish New Illustrated Encyclopedia of the World and Its People Vol. 17;                  Marshall Cavendish: New York: 1988 World Almanac and Book of Facts 2000; World Almanac; 1999