The earth has 5 major categories of biomes: aquatic, desert, forest, grassland, and tundra. Each country exists within one or more of these biomes, however, the United States exists within all five of these biomes.
The Arizona State University breaks the world’s biomes into a few more categories, which places the United States in 9 out of 10; this makes the United States alone approximately as diverse as the continent of Asia in terms of biomes, which is more diverse than the continents of Africa, Antarctica, Australia, Europe, and South America.
Some countries are landlocked and have little variety in landscape, yet the United States boasts the privilege of having access not only to some of the world’s greatest lakes, but also three oceans and even many islands that plunge deep into oceanic territory, besides the virtually unmatched biome diversity.
The current US flag has more stars than it did when it was first designed, though its meaning is unchanged; it is the symbol of the United States. This symbol of that independent nation that was born on the eastern shores of North America now vehemently streams over the new domains that America has grown to encompass. Every day, Old Glory waves high above forests, deserts, tundras, grasslands, savannas, and even rainforests on the Hawaiian Islands far beyond the western coasts of California, 5,000 miles from the place where the Pilgrims first landed 400 years ago.
Here is a list of the geographic features with the state that has the highest percentage of its land covered in that feature:
Aquatic
Since Michigan owns a large section of four Great Lakes besides having lakes and rivers within its peninsulas, 41.5% of Michigan’s total area is covered in water. This makes Michigan the state with the greatest ratio of aquatic area, only slightly more than the 41.2% of Hawaii.
Desert
I could not find a source that specified which state has the highest ratio of desert, but in my calculations, I found that it is almost certainly Nevada. About 96% of the state is covered in desert.
Forest
Despite the fact that Alaska has the most trees, 32 billion to be exact, 89.1% of Maine is covered in forest, which is more than any other state.
Grassland
There is not a clear answer for which state is covered in the most grassland, and many maps online are conflicting, however, in my 5estimations, it seems that the states of Nebraska and North Dakota are almost perfectly tied at more than 99% grassland; if anything, Nebraska’s ratio is maybe 0.1% greater than North Dakota’s.
Tundra
Because a tundra only exists within the Arctic region and Alaska is the only US State that is in the Arctic, Alaska is the sole, American State to have a tundra; about 21% of Alaska is covered in the tundra.
Which biome is your favorite?
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