Knowing US

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Alaska (US)

NORTH AMERICA

EUROPE ASIA

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA PACIFIC OCEAN

ATLANTIC OCEAN

Hawaii (US)

XAVIER QUILLE GONZALEZ

KNOWING U.S. Part 1

SOUTH AMERICA

AFRICA


Credits _ NASA Earth Observatory


From the start like 13 British colonies, its affirmation as a state after the war of independence, and confirming their status and ideals in the civil war, and finally showing light to the world after the Second World War, United States of America leaves us an important legacy in The earth is not only the space where the whole world converged through migration, is one of the main destinations for scientific study too, and it is that in this country giant steps have been taken in the fields of construction, medicine , science and technology, cinema, art, and a symbiotic culture that does not belong to all humanity. Author.

“We hold that these truths are self-evident: that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights; that among these are life, freedom and the pursuit of happiness �. Declaration of independence


United States. Area: 9147 593 Capital: Washington DC Population: 325 719 178 hab


Land Borders Border with Canada: 8,891 Km

(It is the largest border in the world.)

Border with Mexico: 3,185 Km

Maritime Borders Bahamas Cuba (Guantรกnamo and Navassa Island) Jamaica (Navassa Island) Kiribati (Baker Island, Howland Island,

Canada Haiti (Navassa Japan (Northern

Island) Mariana Islands)

Jarvis Island, Kingman Reef, and Palmyra Atoll)

Marshall Islands (Wake) Micronesia (Guam) Dominican Republic (US Russia

Virgin Islands)

Mexico Netherlands (Virgin Islands) United Kingdom (Virgin Islands) Venezuela (Virgin Islands)

Highest point. The Denali 6190 m s. north. subway. It is located in the Alaska Mountain Range, and is the highest mountain in North America



The Thirteen Colonies. The Thirteen Colonies were a group of British colonies on the east coast of North America, founded between the 17th and 18th centuries and which declared their independence in 1776 and formed what is now known as the United States of America. Colony of Virginia. 1607

Rhode Island Colony and the Providence Plantations. 1636

Province of New Hampshire. 1629

Province of Massachusetts Bay. 1620

Province of South Carolina. 1712 North Carolina Province. 1712.

(dissolution 1776)

(dissolution 1776)

Georgia province. 1732

Maryland Province. 1632

Colony of Delaware. 1638

Province of New Jersey. 1664

Pennsylvania Province. 1681

New York Province. 1664

Connecticut Province. 1636


Region 2: Midwest Region 4: West

Region 3: South


Regions and Divisions The most commonly used area classification system in the U.S. is the Census Bureau-designated regions and divisions.

Region 1: Northeast Division 1: New England (Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts,

New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont) Division 2: Mid-Atlantic (New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania)

Region 2: Midwest

(Prior to June 1984, the Midwest Region was designated as the North Central Region.)

Division 3: East North Central (Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin) Division 4: West North Central (Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota)

Region 3: South

Division 5: South Atlantic (Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Maryland,

North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, District of Columbia, and West Virginia) Division 6: East South Central (Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi,and Tennessee) Division 7: West South Central (Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas)

Region 4: West Division 8: Mountain (Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada,

New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming) Division 9: Pacific (Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon, and Washington)



Region 1: Northeast Division 1: New England (Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont) ivision 2: Mid-Atlantic (New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania)


MAINE (ME) State population:

1,335,907 Hab

Capital Augusta

19,136 Hab Augusta Portland

Largest City Portland

67,067hab


Maine State Capitol - Agusta

Photography by Sean Pavone


Wharf Street, Old Port Portland, Maine.

Photography by Paul Noble


Fort Williams Cape Elizabeth, Maine.

Photography by Paul Noble


New Hampshire State population:

(NH)

1,342,795 Hab

Capital Concord

42,904 Hab Concord

Manchester

Largest City Manchester

110,506 Hab


State house Concord, New-Hampshire

Credits _ www.yourAAAdaily.com


Panoramic View of Manchester New Hampshire

Photography by Sean Pavone


Great Gulf Wilderness White Mountains, New Hampshire.

Photography by Erin Paul Donovan


Vermont (VT) State population:

623,657 Hab Burlington Montpelier

Capital Montpelier

7,855 Hab

Largest City Burlington

43,552 Hb


The Vermont State House Montpelier, Vermont

Photography by Enfi


Church Street Marketplace Burlington, Vermont

Photography by Xavier Quille Gonzalez


University of Vermont Burlington, Vermont

Photography by Xavier Quille Gonzalez


Massachusetts (MA) State population:

Boston

Capital Boston

6,859,819 Hab

685,094 Hab


Faneuil Hall Market Place Boston, Massachusetts

Photography by Xavier Quille Gonzalez


MIT- Cambridge Massachusetts

Credits _ www.omegastereo.com


Gasson hall - Boston College Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts

Photography by BCLicious


Hardvard - Cambridge Massachusetts

Credits _ www.commonwealthfund.org


Rose Kennedy Greenway Boston, Massachusetts

Photography by Xavier Quille Gonzalez


Rhode Island (RI) State population:

1,059,639 Hab

Capital Providence 180,393 Hab

Providence


Capital State house Providence, Rhode Island

Photography by chensiyuan


WaterFire Providence, Rhode Island

Credits _ Marissa Scott


Beavertail Light, Narragansett Bay Conanicut Island, Rhode Island

Photography by Mark_Dalmeidaez


Conneticut (CT) State population:

3,588,184 Hab

Capital Hartford

Hartford

123,243 Hab

Brigeport

Largest City Bridgeport

151,267 Hab

Largest City New Heaven

124,705 Hab

New Heaven


The Connecticut state Capitol Hartford, Conneticut

Photography by V. Rakasi


Panoramic view of New-Haven-Connecticut

Credits www.thebigphotos.com


Silver Sands State Park Milford, Connecticut

Photography by Jay Yuan


New York State State population:

19,849,399 Hab

Albany

Capital Albany

98,111 Hab

Buffalo

NYC

Largest City New York City

8,622,698 Hab

Largest City Buffalo

258,612 Hab


New York State Capitol Albany, New York

Photography by Xavier Quille Gonzalez


Panoramic View of Buffalo City, New York

Photography by Derek Gee


Ithaca Commons Ithaca New York

Photography

by Christian-Phillips


New York City (NYC)

Photography by Xavier Quille Gonzalez


City Hall Park Manhattan, NYC

Photography by Xavier Quille Gonzalez


Vessel - Hudson Yards Manhattan, NYC

Photography by Xavier Quille Gonzalez


Bethesda Fountain - Central Park Manhattan, NYC

Credits _www.thewholeworldisaplayground.com


New Jersey State population:

9,032,872 Hab

Trenton

Capital Trenton

84,056 Hab

Largest City Newark

281,764 Hab

Newark


New Jersey State House Trenton, New Jersey

Credits www.visitnj.org


Panoramic view of Newark, New Jersey

Credits www.thebigphotos.com


Princeton University, New Jersey

Photography by Xavier Quille Gonzalez


Pennsylvania State population:

12,805,537 Hab

Capital Harrisburg

49,192 Hab

Philadelphia Pittsburg

Largest City Philadelphia

1,580,863 Hab

Largest City Pittsburg

301,048 Hab

Harrisburg


Pennylvania state capitol Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

Credits _ www.phillymag.com


Panoramic view of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania


Phoyography by Rafael Lozano.


Philadelphia Museum, Pennsylvania

Credits _ www.uncoveringpa.com


Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Photography

by Dave DiCello


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