Maps of the US
The Louisiana Purchase was the purchase of the territory of Louisiana by the U.S. from France in 1803. In return for 15 million dollars (~$18 per square mile), the U.S.obtained 828 thousand square miles or 2.14 million square kilometers. But, in reality, before purchase France only controlled a small part of this territory, mostly inhabited by Native Americans.
Read MoreIn less than a century, the United States transformed from a small coastal republic into a continental nation. Through the Louisiana Purchase, annexations, treaties, and wars, it gained territories stretching from the Atlantic to the Pacific by 1853.
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In South Dakota, there are nearly four cattle for every person. Nebraska supports over six million head of cattle with just two million residents. Across the Great Plains and Prairie Provinces, a geographic belt exists where bovines genuinely outnumber humans.
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wo states grow nearly two-thirds of America’s Christmas trees, but the geography gets even more specific than that. When you zoom into county-level data, a handful of places emerge as the real centers of this seasonal industry.
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A sitcom or situational comedy is a genre centered on a bounded group of characters who mainly carry over from episode to episode. Sitcoms originated in radio but nowadays are found predominantly on television as one of its prevalent narrative forms.
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SaxManSteve The most popular advanced education degrees among the American Governors and Canadian First Ministers: • Law – 25 states/provinces
Read MoreRenewables now generate about a quarter of America’s electricity. But that power doesn’t come from everywhere equally. Some regions have incredibly rich sun and wind resources, while others get far less.
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When the Supreme Court heard Obergefell v. Hodges in 2015, America’s map of marriage equality looked nothing like the uniform landscape we see today. Some states had recognized same-sex marriages for over a decade. Others held firm to constitutional bans. Between these extremes lay a complex middle ground of legal limbo, stayed court decisions, and jurisdictional uncertainty. Understanding this geography helps us grasp just how fractured the legal landscape had been.
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During the last ice advance and retreat (in the latest Pleistocene), an extension of the Cordilleran ice sheet called the
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When we think of Thanksgiving sides, a mixture of dishes may come to mind, from tasty dishes like macaroni and cheese and mashed potatoes to more delicious choices like cranberry sauce and cornbread. But when it comes to the most beloved Thanksgiving side of each U.S. state, tastes vary.
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