Landscapes of the United States, United States - photos of landscapes

Landscapes of the United States, United States - photos of landscapes: Alaska Antelope Canyon Arches National Park Bryce Canyon National Park Death Valley National Park Everglades National Park Fly Geyser (Fly Ranch Geyser) in Nevada Glacier National Park (U.S.) Grand Canyon National Park Horseshoe Bend (Arizona) Joshua Tree National Park Lake Powell Luray Caverns Monument Valley Nā Pali Coast State Park Rocky Mountain National Park Sequoia National Park Yellowstone National Park Yosemite National Park Zion National Park (Utah) ______ The United States is the world's third or fourth largest nation by total area (land and water), ranking behind Russia and Canada and just above or below China. The United States, with its large size and geographic variety, includes most climate types. ( humid continental in the north to humid subtropical in the south, tropical, semi-arid, alpine, arid, desert, oceanic, subarctic or polar) There are 58 national parks and hundreds of other federally managed parks, forests, and wilderness areas. Altogether, the government owns 28.8% of the country's land area Most of this is protected, though some is leased for oil and gas drilling, mining, logging, or cattle ranching.