Knowing US

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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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