at first it started with the 13 colonies , then the settlers moved westward to California and stayed there .That is how the US reached it's present size
The only climate not found in the continental US is the polar ice cap climate. This climate is characterized by extremely cold temperatures and year-round ice cover, which is not present in any part of the contiguous United States.
The Sahara Desert covers an area of approximately 9.2 million square kilometers (3.6 million square miles), making it the largest hot desert in the world. In comparison, the continental United States spans about 9.8 million square kilometers (3.8 million square miles). Thus, the Sahara is slightly smaller than the continental U.S., but they are comparable in size.
There are several time zones in the continental US. Eastern, Central, Mountain, Arizona, Pacific, and Alaska.
The Rocky Mountains includes the Continental Divide in the United States.
No, but it is the largest island in the continental USA No, but it is the largest island in the continental USA
Gadsden Purchase
the last purchase the US officially made was Hawaii which became our 50th state on Aug. 21 1959.
If by continental you mean US sizes, it would be a size 8 in young children's shoes.
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The Louisiana Purchase.
The continental US can fit into Africa approximately 2 and 1/2 times
The Persian Empie at its height was roughly the same size as the continental United States.
Europe is 10,180,000 km2 while the continental US (all states minus Hawaii) is 9,815,744 km2; Europe is about 360,000 km2 larger.
Latin America is about 2.5 times the size of the Continental US. The population of Latin America is almost twice the size of the Continental US. Latin America is also much more religious, and the overwhelming majority is Catholic. Latin America's major languages include Spanish, Portuguese, French, and English while the Continental US's major languages include English, Spanish, French, and German. However, the Continental US is much more developed than Latin America and has a larger urban population.
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More than US $ 1billion
The moon is about 3 1/2 times larger than the continental US. If you took North and South America and rolled them into ball, you would have something about the size of the moon.