Wilds of the United States: The Animals' Survival Field Guide

Wilds of the United States: The Animals' Survival Field Guide — page 7
REGIONS OF THE UNITED STATES Covering over 3.5 million square miles and stretching from the Arctic to the tropics the United States has one of the most varied landscapes of any country in the world Each of these environments has something distinct to offer the animals that make their home there but they each come with their own unique challenges as well START YOUR ADVENTURE HERE NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS GUAM AMERICAN SAMOA HAWAII EQUATOR 10 PACIFIC ISLANDS PAGES 117-125 Isolated laboratories for evolution the Pacific Islands are home to strange and incredible animals that are unlike any others in the United States 9 FAR NORTH PAGES 105-116 Stretching across Alaska the Far North is an expansive and rugged wilderness of mountains tundra and icy Arctic seas 8 PACIFIC COAST PAGES 87-104 There’s little boundary between land and sea on the Pacific Coast where marine fog nurtures lush forests and predators from dry land rely on the ocean’s bounty for their survival 7 DESERT WEST PAGES 71-86 Only the toughest animals survive in America’s vast Desert West where temperatures soar and months can pass without rain 8 INTRODUCTION