Format:
Online-Ressource (241 p)
Edition:
Online-Ausg.
ISBN:
9780786461189
Content:
With the exception of oceans, boundaries are artificial, man-made divisions of geography that many times make little sense and sometimes no sense at all. For example, why does the northern boundary of Minnesota protrude into Canada? Why does West Virginia have two panhandles? Why do Pennsylvania and Delaware have a common boundary that is a circle segment? Why do the boundaries of Colorado, Wyoming and Utah consist entirely of lines of latitude and longitude? The answers to these questions and many more can be found in this book, which explains why and how state boundaries are placed where the
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Cover; Contents; Map List; Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. New England Region; Connecticut; Maine; Massachusetts; New Hampshire; Rhode Island; Vermont; 3. Mid-Atlantic Region; Delaware; Maryland; Washington, D.C.; New Jersey; New York; Pennsylvania; 4. Upper South Region; Kentucky; North Carolina; Tennessee; Virginia; West Virginia; 5. Lower South Region; Alabama; Florida; Georgia; Mississippi; South Carolina; 6. Great Lakes Region; Illinois; Indiana; Michigan; Ohio; Wisconsin; 7. North Central Region; Iowa; Minnesota; Nebraska; North Dakota; South Dakota; 8. South Central Region; Arkansas
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KansasLouisiana; Missouri; Oklahoma; Texas; 9. Rocky Mountain Region; Arizona; Colorado; Montana; New Mexico; Utah; Wyoming; 10. West Region; California; Idaho; Nevada; Oregon; Washington; 11. Noncontiguous Region; Alaska; Hawaii; Appendix A: Citizen and State Nicknames; Appendix B: Principal Boundary Dates; Bibliography; Map Sources; Index
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781476604343
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780786461189
Additional Edition:
Print version State and National Boundaries of the United States
Language:
English
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