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	United States. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
		The Appalachians and the Adirondack Mountains of New York (which are geologically related to the Canadian Shield) include all the chief highlands of E United States; Mt. Mitchell (6,684 ft/2,037 m high), in the Black Mts.
		The United States has a broad range of climates, varying from the tropical rain-forest of Hawaii and the tropical savanna of S Florida (where the Everglades are found) to the subarctic and tundra climates of Alaska.
		The Congress of the United States, the legislative branch, is bicameral and consists of the Senate and the House of Representatives.
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		The second chest lead in an electrocardiogram, representing electrical activity along a frontal aspect of the left ventricle of the heart.
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	> United States at abcworld.net (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		The United States may be regarded as an example of a constitutional republic or as a liberal democracy, with a government composed of and operating through a set of limited powers imposed by its design and enumerated in that design or Constitution of the United States of America.
		The United States does not have an official language at federal level; nevertheless, English is the first and/or only language of the overwhelming majority of the population and serves as the de facto official language: English is the language used for legislation, regulations, executive orders, treaties, federal court rulings, and all other official pronouncements.
		Spanish follows English as the second-most spoken language in the United States, primarily due to the influence of recent Latin American immigrants and the fact that almost a fifth of its continental territory was originally part of Mexico, and it is a primary spoken language in some areas of the Southwest.
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	United States - Dic.blogopt.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		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 precision and formality, as the continental or contiguous United States, sometimes abbreviated CONUS, and as the Lower 48.
		The Congress of the United States is the legislative branch of the federal government of the United States.
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	United States
		The Northern states were opposed to the expansion of slavery whereas the Southern states saw the opposition as an attack on their way of life, since their economy was dependent on slave labor.
		Federal law overrides state law in the areas in which the federal government is empowered to act; but the powers of the federal government are subject to limits outlined in the Constitution.
		Hawaii, the fiftieth state, is an archipelago in the Pacific Ocean.
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	United States Geography - The North Pacific Coast
		The region's mountains are the main reason for both the high precipitation along the coast and the substantial climatic variations that exist in close proximity.
		As a Pacific air mass passes over land moving eastward and southeastward, it strikes the mountain ranges that line the North Pacific Coast and is forced to rise.
		British Columbia and the United States agreed to the construction in Canada of three additional dams that would store water during periods of heavy flow and then release the water when flow was low to guarantee consistent power generation.
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	Geography of the United States - Questionz.net , answers to all your questions (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		The east coast Appalachian system, originally forest covered, is relatively low and narrow and is bordered on the southeast and south by an important coastal plain.
		The Cordilleran System on the western side of the continent is lofty, broad and complicated having two branches, the Rocky Mountain System and the Pacific Mountain System.
		It is from the United States side, that the great Mississippi system discharges southward to the Gulf of Mexico.
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	United States Geography - The Physical Environment
		The physiography, again, is arranged in a series of three large north-south trending bands, with the Rocky Mountains on the east separated from the mountains and valleys of the Pacific coastlands by a series of high, heavily dissected plateaus.
		In the northern Rockies in Idaho, the north-south linearity of most of the region's mountains is replaced by massive igneous domes irregularly eroded into a rugged, extensive series of mountain ranges that contain the largest remaining area of wilderness in the United States outside Alaska.
		In the conterminous United States (excluding Alaska and Hawaii), the Pacific Coast seems to consist largely of two north-south trending mountain chains separated by a discontinuous lowland.
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		- The United States is often called a "nation of immigrants." It is varied and vast with a land mass ranked fourth of the world's nations and the third largest population.
		States maintain law and order, protect property rights, regulate businesses, administer public education, provide welfare programs, build and maintain highways, and operate state parks, forest, and other state-owned lands.
		States and Capitals of the United States by J. Moreland
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	AllRefer.com - Rocky Mountains, United States (U.S. Physical Geography) - Encyclopedia
		Rocky Mountains, major mountain system of W North America and easternmost belt of the North American cordillera, extending more than 3,000 mi (4,800 km) from central N.Mex. to NW Alaska; Mt. Elbert (14,431 ft/4,399 m) in Colorado is the highest peak.
		The mountains form the Continental Divide, separating rivers draining to the Atlantic and Arctic oceans from those draining to the Pacific.
		Flowing to the Pacific Ocean are the Colorado, Columbia, Snake, Fraser, and Yukon rivers.
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	United States of America - Atlapedia Online (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		LOCATION and GEOGRAPHY: The United States is located on the North American Continent and is the fourth largest country in the world.
		Of the continental 48 states, 25% of the land area is made up of plateaux while another 25% consists of mountains and the coastal plains account for about 10%.
		The Columbia River in Washington state flows to the Pacific Ocean and in the southwest the Colorado river flows to the Gulf of California.
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	Category:Geography of the United States - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The main article for this category is Geography of the United States.
		Ski areas and resorts in the United States
		Pages in category "Geography of the United States"
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	United States: Physical Geography
		chain are partially submerged portions of the Pacific Mountain System and are frequently subjected to volcanic activity and earthquakes.
		The globalization of Japanese R&D: the economic geography of Japanese R&D investment in the United States.
		The Roepke Lecture in economic geography: global-local tensions: firms and states in the global space-economy.
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	Drain Clearing Alaska (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Geography of the United States Pacific Mountain System -...
		The cascades in the river gorge are caused by a sub-recent landslide of great size from the mountain walls.
		In the new altitude of the mountain mass, its steep eastern face has been deeply carved with short canyons.
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	About the USA > Travel > The Regions of the United States
		These regions are cultural units rather than governmental units -- formed by history and geography and shaped by the economics, literature and folkways that all the parts of a region share.
		To northerners, it was immoral; to southerners, it was integral to their way of life and their plantation system of agriculture.
		Hawaii is the only state in the union in which Asian Americans are the largest ethnic group.
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		Bielefeldt, Hartmut - Trip reports and pictures from mountaineering trips in the Alps and expeditions in the Andes, Pamirs, Tien Shan, and Himalayas.
		Please refer to the Geography of the United States for the other areas.
		Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 The Pacific Ranges 1.1 Cascade Range 1.2 Sierra Nevada 1.3 Other The Pacific Ranges Strong mountain ranges follow the trend of the Pacific coast, 150 or 200 miles inland.
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		United States, officially United States of America, republic (2000 pop.
		Columbia, river, Canada and the United States
		• Benjamin Harrison, President of the United States
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	Mt Hood (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		The mountain has five ski areas, including the only ski area in the U.S. that's open 12 months of the year.
		system, US 26 was 1557 miles in length, and terminated in Astoria, Oregon.
		Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Termini 2 States Traversed 2.1 Nebraska 2.2 Wyoming 2.3 Idaho 2.4 Oregon 3 Related US Routes 4 See also 5 Sources Termini As of 2004, the highway's eastern terminus is in Ogallala, Nebraska at an intersection with Interstate 80.
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	GEOG 400: Geography of the United States and Canada
		GEOG 400: Geography of the United States and Canada
		The State Fair of Texas, the largest in the country
		Geography at About.com, an excellent collection of information about the discipline and links to more resources
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	Geography Software - United States Geography
		Cross mountains, deserts, plains, and forests as you visit all the states and major cities of each region
		Learn how the discovery of gold and the building of hydroelectric plants, dams, and reservoirs affected the growth of this mountainous region.
		Travel along the glorious Pacific coastline and to the panoramic deserts, lush forests, and thriving cities of the great American West.
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		touch-screen vehicle navigation unit Fast and easy to use with real-time on-screen guidance Detailed street maps of the entire US, including Alaska and Hawaii Voice guidance allows you to keep your eyes on the road Plan your entire day with optimized multi-stop routing...
		Eelpouts, a Galatheid crab and an alvinocarid shrimp feed on mussels damaged during a sampling exercise.
		In its central and still more in its northern part, it was overspread with lavas which flowed westward along the broad open valleys from many vents in the eastern part.
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		Notable Modern Bridges in the U.S. Tallest Buildings in the U.S. Travel and Climate
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		There are 1,903 housing units at an average density of 107.3/km² (277.7/mi²).
		It is the highest mountain in Oregon and the fourth-highest in the Cascade Range.
		He planned to climb the mountain's Cooper Spur route, a long...
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	US Geography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		State Fact Sheets - population, employment, income, farm characteristics and financial indicators
		State Symbols, Flags, Seals, Emblems and People of the United States - from NetState.com
		United States Tourist Attractions Directory - Search for tourist attractions in the US.
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		Buoyed by victories in World Wars I and II and the end of the Cold War in 1991, the US remains the world's most powerful nation state.
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	National Park System of the United States (Reference)
		National Park System of the United States (Reference)
		McKinley National Park was renamed and enlarged by Act of Dec. 2, 1980.
		Mountain goats, marine mammals, birdlife are features at this seacoast park near Seward
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