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| ARTICLES RELATED TO Political divisions of the United States | | | |  Political divisions of the United States: Encyclopedia II - United States - TransportationBecause the automobile industry took off very early in United States (when compared to other Western nations) much of the development of U.S. urban areas has taken place around the concept of creating cities and residential areas to suit the needs of road vehicles. The automobile industry was quick to attain influence in government and media alike, and was also the force behind the dismantling of the electric rail transport systems or trolleys in over 40 U.S. cities through a subsidiary called National City Lines. To link its vast territory, ...
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| | | | | Political divisions of the United States: Encyclopedia II - United States - Largest cities The United States has dozens of major cities, including 11 of the 55 global cities of all types — with three "alpha" global cities: New York City, Los Angeles, and Chicago. The figures expressed below are for populations within city limits. A different ranking is evident when considering U.S. metro area populations, although the top three would be unchanged. Note that some cities not listed (such as Atlanta, Boston, Las Vegas, Miami, New Orleans, Seattle, San Francisco and Washington, D.C.) are still considered important on the basis of ot ...
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United States - Prehistory.
American history began with the migration of people from Asia across the Bering land bridge approximately 12,000 years ago following large animals that they hunted into the Americas. These Native Americans left evidence of their presence in petroglyphs, burial mounds, and other artifacts. It is estimated that 2–9 million people lived in the territory now occupied by the U.S. before that population was diminished by European contact and the foreign diseases it brought (although both t ...
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| | | | | Political divisions of the United States: Encyclopedia II - United States - Language The United States does not have an official language at the federal level. English is the language generally used for official pronouncements, though there is legislation that assists non-English speakers, such as the Voting Rights Language Assistance Act of 1992, which prohibits covered States and political subdivisions from providing English-only voting materials.
Twenty-seven individual states have adopted English as their official language, and three of those—Hawaii, Louisiana, and New Mexico—have also adopted a second officia ...
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| | | | | Political divisions of the United States: Encyclopedia II - United States - Education In the United States, education is a state, not federal, responsibility, and the laws and standards vary considerably. However, the federal government, through the Department of Education, is involved with funding of some programs and exerts some influence through its ability to control funding. In most states, all students must attend mandatory schooling starting with kindergarten, which children normally enter at age 5, and following through 12th grade, which is normally completed at age 18 (although in some states, students are permitted ...
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| | | | | Political divisions of the United States: Encyclopedia II - United States - Economy The United States has the largest single-country economy in the world, with a per-capita annual gross domestic product of $41,747 (as of Q2 2005 [2]). In this market-oriented economy, private individuals and business firms make most of the decisions, and the federal and state governments buy needed goods and services predominantly in the private marketplace. This is financed via taxes and borrowings in the money and capital markets. Federal borrowings are subject to borrowing caps to theoretically prevent fiscal ...
See also:United States, United States - History, United States - Prehistory, United States - European settlement, United States - Nationhood, United States - Civil War, United States - Expansion, United States - The 20th century, United States - Geography and climate, United States - Geography, United States - Climate, United States - Government, United States - Republic and suffrage, United States - Federal government, United States - State tribal and local governments, United States - Political divisions, United States - Foreign relations and military, United States - Human rights debates, United States - Economy, United States - Demographics, United States - Population, United States - People and culture, United States - Language, United States - Largest cities, United States - Education, United States - Transportation, United States - Sports, United States - International rankings, United States - Notes Read more here: » United States: Encyclopedia II - United States - Economy |
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| | | | | Political divisions of the United States: Encyclopedia II - United States - Education In the United States, education is a state, not federal, responsibility, and the laws and standards vary considerably. However, the federal government, through the Department of Education, is involved with funding of some programs and exerts some influence through its ability to control funding. In most states, all students must attend mandatory schooling starting with kindergarten, which children normally enter at age 5, and following through 12th grade, which is normally completed at age 18 (although in some states, students are permitted ...
See also:United States, United States - History, United States - Prehistory, United States - European settlement, United States - Nationhood, United States - Civil War, United States - Expansion, United States - The 20th century, United States - Geography and climate, United States - Geography, United States - Climate, United States - Government, United States - Republic and suffrage, United States - Federal government, United States - State tribal and local governments, United States - Political divisions, United States - Foreign relations and military, United States - Human rights debates, United States - Economy, United States - Demographics, United States - Population, United States - People and culture, United States - Language, United States - Largest cities, United States - Education, United States - Transportation, United States - Sports, United States - International rankings, United States - Notes Read more here: » United States: Encyclopedia II - United States - Education |
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| | | | | Political divisions of the United States: Encyclopedia II - United States - Transportation Because the automobile industry took off very early in United States (when compared to other Western nations) much of the development of U.S. urban areas has taken place around the concept of creating cities and residential areas to suit the needs of road vehicles. The automobile industry was quick to attain influence in government and media alike, and was also the force behind the dismantling of the electric rail transport systems or trolleys in over 40 U.S. cities through a subsidiary called National City Lines. To link its vast territory, ...
See also:United States, United States - History, United States - Prehistory, United States - European settlement, United States - Nationhood, United States - Civil War, United States - Expansion, United States - The 20th century, United States - Geography and climate, United States - Geography, United States - Climate, United States - Government, United States - Republic and suffrage, United States - Federal government, United States - State tribal and local governments, United States - Political divisions, United States - Foreign relations and military, United States - Human rights debates, United States - Economy, United States - Demographics, United States - Population, United States - People and culture, United States - Language, United States - Largest cities, United States - Education, United States - Transportation, United States - Sports, United States - International rankings, United States - Notes Read more here: » United States: Encyclopedia II - United States - Transportation |
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| | | | | Political divisions of the United States: Encyclopedia II - United States - Sports The major team sports in America are home-grown. American football, baseball (often called "The National Pastime"), auto racing (especially NASCAR), and basketball, are the top four main sports in America. Ice hockey is also popular in the U.S., especially in the Upper Midwest and Northeast. Although it is currently one of the most played sports amongst American youth, soccer does not have a particularly large following in the U.S. in contrast to its extreme popularity in most other countries. Nevertheless, the U.S. did host the World Cup in ...
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| | | | | Political divisions of the United States: Encyclopedia II - United States - Largest cities The United States has dozens of major cities, including 11 of the 55 global cities of all types — with three "alpha" global cities: New York City, Los Angeles, and Chicago. The figures expressed below are for populations within city limits. A different ranking is evident when considering U.S. metro area populations, although the top three would be unchanged. Note that some cities not listed (such as Atlanta, Boston, Las Vegas, Miami, New Orleans, Seattle, San Francisco and Washington, D.C.) are still considered important on the basis of ot ...
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| | | | | Political divisions of the United States: Encyclopedia II - United States - Language The United States does not have an official language at the federal level. English is the language generally used for official pronouncements, though there is legislation that assists non-English speakers, such as the Voting Rights Language Assistance Act of 1992, which prohibits covered States and political subdivisions from providing English-only voting materials.
Twenty-seven individual states have adopted English as their official language, and three of those—Hawaii, Louisiana, and New Mexico—have also adopted a second officia ...
See also:United States, United States - History, United States - Prehistory, United States - European settlement, United States - Nationhood, United States - Civil War, United States - Expansion, United States - The 20th century, United States - Geography and climate, United States - Geography, United States - Climate, United States - Government, United States - Republic and suffrage, United States - Federal government, United States - State tribal and local governments, United States - Political divisions, United States - Foreign relations and military, United States - Human rights debates, United States - Economy, United States - Demographics, United States - Population, United States - People and culture, United States - Language, United States - Largest cities, United States - Education, United States - Transportation, United States - Sports, United States - International rankings, United States - Notes Read more here: » United States: Encyclopedia II - United States - Language |
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United States - Population.
Main article: Demographics of the United States
The mean center of the U.S. population continues to drift farther west and south. The fastest growing region is the West, followed by the South. Growth in some parts of the nation have been particularly extreme such as the fastest growing metropolitan area, Las Vegas, Nevada, which went from 273,288 people in 1970 to about 1,650,671 in 2004. Between 1990 and 2000, 19 of the 20 fastes ...
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| | | | | Political divisions of the United States: Encyclopedia II - United States - People and culture U.S. popular culture has a significant influence on the rest of the world, especially the Western world. U.S. music is heard all over the world, and it is the sire of such forms as blues and jazz and had a primary hand in the shaping of modern rock and roll and popular music culture. Many famous Western classical musicians and ensembles find their home in the U.S. New York City is a hub for international operatic and instrumental music as well as the world-famed Broadway plays and musicals. Nashville is the center of the country music indust ...
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United States - Population.
Main article: Demographics of the United States
The mean center of the U.S. population continues to drift farther west and south. The fastest growing region is the West, followed by the South. Growth in some parts of the nation have been particularly extreme such as the fastest growing metropolitan area, Las Vegas, Nevada, which went from 273,288 people in 1970 to about 1,650,671 in 2004. Between 1990 and 2000, 19 of the 20 fastes ...
See also:United States, United States - History, United States - Prehistory, United States - European settlement, United States - Nationhood, United States - Civil War, United States - Expansion, United States - The 20th century, United States - Geography and climate, United States - Geography, United States - Climate, United States - Government, United States - Republic and suffrage, United States - Federal government, United States - State tribal and local governments, United States - Political divisions, United States - Foreign relations and military, United States - Economy, United States - Demographics, United States - Population, United States - People and culture, United States - Language, United States - Largest cities, United States - Education, United States - Transportation, United States - Sports, United States - International rankings, United States - Notes Read more here: » United States: Encyclopedia II - United States - Demographics |
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| | | | | Political divisions of the United States: Encyclopedia II - United States - People and culture U.S. popular culture has a significant influence on the rest of the world, especially the Western world. U.S. music is heard all over the world, and it is the sire of such forms as blues and jazz and had a primary hand in the shaping of modern rock and roll and popular music culture. Many famous Western classical musicians and ensembles find their home in the U.S. New York City is a hub for international operatic and instrumental music as well as the world-famed Broadway plays and musicals. Nashville is the center of the country music indust ...
See also:United States, United States - History, United States - Prehistory, United States - European settlement, United States - Nationhood, United States - Civil War, United States - Expansion, United States - The 20th century, United States - Geography and climate, United States - Geography, United States - Climate, United States - Government, United States - Republic and suffrage, United States - Federal government, United States - State tribal and local governments, United States - Political divisions, United States - Foreign relations and military, United States - Economy, United States - Demographics, United States - Population, United States - People and culture, United States - Language, United States - Largest cities, United States - Education, United States - Transportation, United States - Sports, United States - International rankings, United States - Notes Read more here: » United States: Encyclopedia II - United States - People and culture |
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| | | | | Political divisions of the United States: Encyclopedia II - United States - Economy The United States has the largest single-country economy in the world, with a per-capita annual gross domestic product of $41,747 (as of Q2 2005 [2]). In this market-oriented economy, private individuals and business firms make most of the decisions, and the federal and state governments buy needed goods and services predominantly in the private marketplace. This is financed via taxes and borrowings in the money and capital markets. Federal borrowings are subject to borrowing caps to theoretically prevent fiscal ...
See also:United States, United States - History, United States - Prehistory, United States - European settlement, United States - Nationhood, United States - Civil War, United States - Expansion, United States - The 20th century, United States - Geography and climate, United States - Geography, United States - Climate, United States - Government, United States - Republic and suffrage, United States - Federal government, United States - State tribal and local governments, United States - Political divisions, United States - Foreign relations and military, United States - Economy, United States - Demographics, United States - Population, United States - People and culture, United States - Language, United States - Largest cities, United States - Education, United States - Transportation, United States - Sports, United States - International rankings, United States - Notes Read more here: » United States: Encyclopedia II - United States - Economy |
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| | | | | Political divisions of the United States: Encyclopedia II - United States - Geography and climate The United States shares land borders with Canada (to the north) and Mexico (to the south), and territorial water boundaries with Canada, Russia, the Bahamas, and numerous smaller nations. It is otherwise bounded by the Pacific Ocean and the Bering Sea, in the west; the Arctic Ocean, in the northernmost areas; and the Atlantic Ocean, the Gulf of Mexico, and the Caribbean Sea, in the eastern and southeastern areas.
Forty-eight of the states are in the single region between Canada and Mexico; this group is referred to, with varying prec ...
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| | | | | Political divisions of the United States: Encyclopedia II - United States - Largest cities The United States has dozens of major cities, including 11 of the 55 global cities of all types — with three "alpha" global cities: New York City, Los Angeles, and Chicago. The figures expressed below are for populations within city limits. A different ranking is evident when considering U.S. metro area populations, although the top three would be unchanged. Note that some cities not listed (such as Atlanta, Boston, Las Vegas, Miami, New Orleans, Seattle, San Francisco and Washington, D.C.) are still considered important on the basis of ot ...
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United States - Geography.
Main article: Geography of the United States
The United States shares land borders with Canada (to the north) and Mexico (to the south), and territorial water boundaries with Canada, Russia, the Bahamas, and numerous smaller nations. It is otherwise bounded by the Pacific Ocean and the Bering Sea, in the west; the Arctic Ocean, in the northernmost areas; and the Atlantic Ocean, the Gulf of Mexico, and th ...
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United States - Prehistory.
American history began with the migration of people from Asia across the Bering land bridge some time prior to 12,000 years ago, possibly following large animals that they hunted into the Americas. These Native Americans left evidence of their presence in petroglyphs, burial mounds, and other artifacts. It is estimated that 2–9 million people lived in the territory now occupied by the U.S. before that population was diminished by European contact and the foreign diseases it brought ( ...
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| | | | | Political divisions of the United States: Encyclopedia II - United States territory - Territory of the United States The United States territory includes any points of extended spatial location under the control of the United States federal government. Various regions, districts, and divisions are under the supervision of the United States federal government. The United States territory includes clearly defined geographical area and refers to an area of land under jurisdiction of United States federal governmental authority (but is not limited only to these areas). The extent of territory is all the area belonging to, and under the dominion of, the United States of America federal government (which includes tracts ly ...
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United States territory - District States Counties Cities and Townships.
Territories are subdivided into legally administered tracts (e.g., non-sovereign geographic areas that have voluntarily come under the authority of a government). For example, American Samoa is a territory of the government of the United States. A U.S. state is not a "state" as viewed by international law, since the U.S. Constitution restricts individual states from conduct ...
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