British Columbia

Québec

None

A map highlights the high-pressure regions in North America with a letter H enclosed in a circle. Near Columbia Kootenay Mountain and, near Ottawa.

A region where atmospheric pressure at the surface is greater than surrounding areas

High Pressure

North America

NOAA

Alabama

Michigan

Pennsylvania

New York

Minnesota

A world map shows major iron-producing areas (shaded red) in North America. In Canada: eastern Quebec near Labrador, Vancouver Island, and British Columbia. In the United States: Northern New York, eastern Pennsylvania, Alabama, and Minnesota.

Locations of major iron-producing areas in North America

Major Iron-Producing Areas

USGS

Major Iron-Producing Areas in North America

Arizona

Utah

Idaho

Wyoming

Montana

Texas

Missouri

Oregon

New Mexico

Nevada

California

A world map shows nitrate mining locations marked by orange circles with "N." Key areas include the U S, Mexico, Chile, and Spain. Major clusters are in the U S (western states), Mexico, and northern Chile's Atacama Desert.

Nitrate Mines

World

Saskatchewan

Kansas

In 2015, persons from several countries resided in China. South Korea and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Unit each had more than 153,000 migrant residents. Brazil and the Philippines had between 4,600 and 78,000 migrant residents. Countries with between 2,960 and 40,600 were Canada, the United States, Peru, Russia, Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Japan, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, India, Australia, and the Macau Special Administrative Region.

Number of people living in China who are citizen of another country as of 2020, by country of origin

Origin of International Migrants Residing in China, 2015

Origin of International Migrants Residing in China, 2020

Alaska

District of Columbia

Florida

New Hampshire

Washington

Maine

Nova Scotia

Virginia

Delaware

Mississippi

Nebraska

Hawaii

North Carolina

New Brunswick

Wisconsin

Newfoundland and Labrador

New Jersey

South Carolina

Connecticut

Colorado

Massachusetts

Georgia

Maryland

Tennessee

Arkansas

South Dakota

Ohio

Indiana

Iowa

A map shows the distribution of power plants globally. High concentrations are found in the United States, Europe, and parts of Asia, including China and India. Lower concentrations are seen in South America, Africa, and Southeast Asia.

Locations of electricity-generating plants with capacity greater than 100 megawatts

MapMaster 3

High Pressure