The geography of the United States impacts the possible regions people settle in.
Areas that tend to be flat (or small amounts of small hills) tend to be the most population areas because it is easier to build houses, apartments, etc etc. However there is very few places people have settled where National Parks and Mountains are located because it is unstable and extremely difficult to make a house in that region.
Ukraine, 1986, the worst nuclear accident in history happened in Chernobyl. A nuclear power plant exploded after the manager didn't do use proper safety precautions on a test. The fire from the explosion wouldn't stop, and the first responding firefighters died of acute radiation poisoning. The town was evacuated, as it is today. Today, some people consider the area around Chernobyl a natural reserve, as wildlife is growing it the radioactive area.
In my opinion, I find it better to consume local products rather than global products. I say this because I believe it’s good to support your local community instead of a global company that’s already big. Local products are probably less transported into places meaning there is a low risk of it being infectious.
<span>Mercury's distance at inferior conjunction is 0.61 AU
Looking at a table of orbits, Mercury has an orbital distance of 0.39 AU. So the inferior conjunction will be:
1 AU - 0.39 AU = 0.61 AU</span>