There were 48 states that were affected by the drought. A drought is not having water.
48, if you don't count Alaska
there were 48 states. we bought Alaska in 1948.
There were 48 other states.
its bigger than the 48 states
The Continental or Contiguous US means the states that touch each other. The contiguous United States are the "Lower 48" States on the continent of North America that are south of Canada, plus the Capital (Washington, D.C.) The term excludes the states of Alaska and Hawaii, and all off-shore territories and possessions, such as Puerto Rico.There are 50 US states, but only 48 are 48 contiguous states. Alaska and Hawaii are the only 2 that are not part of the mainland and do not have a border with the other 48 states.
In the year 2010, there were 50 states. There have been 50 states since 1959 when Alaska (49th) and Hawaii (50th) were admitted. Between 1912 and 1959 there were 48 states, Arizona having been the 48th.
no there is 50 states
There were 48 states.
The contiguous United States.
It matters what time it was, so it could be 48, 49, or 50.
A network of U.S. highways connecting the 48 contiguous states and most of the cities with populations above 50,000, begun in the 1950s and estimated to carry about a fifth of the nation's traffic. This was passed by President Eisenhower.