Soldiers from colonies around the world fought in the war. Colonies became a source of manpower and raw materials. European colonies were not passive, while there was war in Europe, they were actively involved in the fight.
I do not know which states but the main countries are China, India, Egypt, Greece, Rome and Britain.
Frank Lloyd Wright in 1935 in rural southwestern Pennsylvania
I would say 3, but in fact, it has at least a dozen climatic zones.
The three principal climatic zones are:
1) The tropical lowlands of the Caribbean region, wich are hot and humid
2) The interior uplands of the ishtmus, where the temperature climate is cool and damp in the valleys and plateaux, to cold in the mountains.
3) The lower Pacific slope and coastal plains, wich have hot and dry conditions