Florida in the far Southeast is called the Sunshine Sta because it is so warm and sunny. oranges grow there, and visitors come to enjoy beach holidays. They can also visit Walt Disney World and the Kennedy Space Center Florida has the Everglades, an area which is not like any other place in the USA. The land is very wet and has many trees, plants, animals and birds that are not found in other parts of America. But Florida is very popular with older people who want to live somewhere warm. This means new houses and roads, and building them has destroyed a lot of the land. There are also more and more factories, and some people are angry that this beautiful state is losing many of its wild birds and animals because of its dirty air and water. Cold, lonely Alaska is the largest state in the USA, and Canada stands between it and the other states. Fishing and hunting used to bring money to Alaska, and gold was found there too. But today it is important for its oil. North America's highest mountain, Mount McKinley (6,194 metres), is in Alaska. A great way to travel there is by boat from Seattle. Most visitors go in summer, in winter it is very cold, and it is dark for most of the day because it is so far north. However, if you are lucky you will see the Northern Lights (aurora borealis), which fill the sky with fantastic colours. Texas is the second biggest state after Alaska. There are