China

East Asia

Russia

Eurasia

France

United Kingdom

Europe

United States

North America

A world map highlights permanent member countries of the U N Security Council in blue. The countries highlighted are the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Russia, and China.

Countries comprising the United Nations (UN) Security Council, which is charged with maintaining international peace and security as well as accepting new members into the UN.

Countries

World

United Nations Security Council: Permanent Members

District of Columbia

Florida

New Hampshire

Rhode Island

Vermont

Washington

Wyoming

Montana

Maine

North Dakota

Kentucky

Nova Scotia

Virginia

Delaware

Prince Edward Island

Saskatchewan

Mississippi

West Virginia

Nebraska

Texas

Missouri

Louisiana

North Carolina

Oregon

New Brunswick

Alabama

Kansas

Wisconsin

Newfoundland and Labrador

New Jersey

South Carolina

Michigan

Connecticut

Pennsylvania

Colorado

Nevada

Massachusetts

Georgia

New York

Maryland

Québec

Manitoba

Oklahoma

Tennessee

Ontario

California

Arkansas

South Dakota

Ohio

Indiana

Minnesota

Iowa

Illinois

None

A map displaying areas affected by acid rain. Green shows regions currently experiencing acid rain: Parts of Eastern USA, Europe, and east Asia. Red shows areas with polluted air leading to acid rain: Parts of the central U S A, South America, and Europe.

Areas of the world significantly impacted by acid precipitation

Areas Affected by Acid Rain

Geosystems: Intro to Physical Geography

Alaska

Arizona

Utah

Idaho

Hawaii

New Mexico

British Columbia

A map of the US highlights the major territorial acquisitions such as the Extent of the US, 1,800 in states like Virginia, Alabama, and Michigan shaded in cream. Mexican Cession, 1,850 in states like California and Nevada are shaded light purple.

Major territorial acquisitions by the United States

Major Territorial Acquisitions (U.S.)

nature

Anthropogenic Biomes

Areas at Risk of Soil Degradation

Average Annual Precipitation

Biomes

Climate Zones

Global Mean Temperature, January

Global Mean Temperature, July

Global Surface Warming: Worst-Case Projections (NASA)

Insolation

Land Cover

Major Soil Orders

Prevailing Agricultural Practices

World Elevations

United Nations Security Council: Permanent Members	Areas Affected by Acid Rain		Major Territorial Acquisitions (U.S.)
Value	Acid Rain	Polluted air emissions leading to acid rain	Extent of U.S., 1803	Louisiana Purchase, 1803	West Florida, 1810–1813	British Cession, 1818	East Florida, 1819	Northern Maine, 1842	Texas Annexation, 1845	Oregon Country, 1846	Mexican Cession, 1848	Gadsden Purchase, 1853	Alaska, 1867	Hawaii, 1898




	31.3%	37.1%	91.6%	79.0%	7.81%	30.8%	98.3%	16.6%	50.1%	57.7%	66.4%	12.6%	63.8%	91.5%