3. THE DEATH OF DEATH
The place is not for the faint-hearted, and it’s not just a rather ominous name. This is an incredibly hot place, where the highest temperature in the world was recorded at one time, so it’s better to plan a visit to the Valley from November to February, when it’s cooler here. It is here that the famous Moving Stones are located, in addition, thanks to a truly alien landscape, here were shot episodes of many films, including the fourth part of the «Star Wars».
4. THE MAMMONT CAVE
In fact, this is a whole cave system, which is considered to be the longest in the world, so if the speleologist is drowsy in you – here. To the mammoths, this cave, which appeared as much as 10 million years ago, has no relation – this name appeared due to the play of words in the English language, according to which one of the meanings of the word «mammoth» is huge. Earlier on the underground river Echo, which is located on one of the lower levels, excursions were conducted on boats, but now this practice is a thing of the past. Although this underground kingdom may seem somewhat eerie, it definitely has a unique beauty.
5. FLY GEYSER
Fly is a geyser that has become one of the most famous in the world, despite the rather small height, which jets of water rises (it is only 1.5 meters). The geyser is surrounded by very beautiful stone formations, the color of which, due to mineral layers and algae, is very unusual, and represents a single natural ensemble.
6. LAKE CASCO
Lake Caddo Texas
Considering the photos of this unusual lake, you might think that it is straight from a mystical film – it has such an unusual atmosphere. The labyrinth of the channel, surrounded by rare Arizona cypresses, attracts travelers: when going for a walk along this water system, it is worthwhile to be cautious, because sometimes people are lost here (however, they are found alive and unharmed). At first sight, because of the countless number of water lilies and covered with duckweed lawns, Caddo resembles a swamp, but the water here is clean and fresh, and the natural complex is very beautiful.
7. THE SCREEN LAKE
This lake is the deepest in the United States, and its distinctive feature is the perfect round shape. Its presence is explained by the fact that the lake is located in the crater of an inactive volcano, which, however, can not be called completely extinct.
8. THE WHITE DESERT
From other deserts, this is distinguished by an amazing white color – because almost entirely this area consists not of sand, but of… gypsum! There are very few gypsum deserts in the world, and White can be rightfully considered one of the most beautiful.
9. THE LENGTH OF MONUMENTS
In this valley, not one miracle of nature is collected, but many miraculous monuments, so similar to the bizarre castles and unearthly structures of stone. They appeared due to a change in the landscape – when there was a sea, at the bottom of which slate accumulated, but after a sharp change in the earth’s crust, land was formed instead of water, and with it intricate stone figures over which sand, wind and precipitation work.
10. THE ETERNAL RAINBOW
This rainbow does not appear after the rain – it is carved from stone, and has been on the American soil for many, many years. For the Navajo Indians, it was a sacred place, and they can be understood. The wide stone bridge really shimmers with all the colors of the rainbow, representing an unforgettable sight.
The population of the USA
The population of the United States as of April 2015 was 325.7 million people. For ten years (from 2000 to 2010), the US population increased by 9.7%.
The population density is 34 people / km² (2015). Urban population – 81.4% (2014)
The US population is very diverse on ethnic and national grounds, so the US is reasonably called the nation of immigrants – from 1790 to 1994. almost 64 million immigrants arrived from Europe, Latin America, Asia and Africa.
August 1, 1790 – the first federal census of the US population, which resulted in a population of 3.9 million people.
In 1915 there were 100 million people in the United States.
In 1967, the US overcame the threshold of 200 million people.
According to the US Census Bureau, on October 17, 2006, at 7.46 Eastern Time, a 300 million inhabitant was born in the country.
308 million 745 thousand 538 people lived in the United States according to the Universal Population Census in April 2010. This is 9.7% more than during the previous census, which took place in 2000. The population of the United States of America as of January 1, 2016 is 323 341 000 people.
The American nation is a relatively young, formed during a long cultural, economic, social and domestic interaction, as well as confusion and assimilation of descendants of people of different ethnic origins, representing all three major races of mankind – Mongoloid, Caucasian and Negroid.
The racial makeup according to the US Census for 2010.
Ethnicity Number Percentage
Americans 308 745 538 100.00%
White Americans 223 553 265 72.40%
African-Americans 38 929 319 12.60%
Americans of Asian descent 14 674 252 4.80%
Native Americans or Native Alaskans 2,932,248 0.90%
Indigenous Hawaiians or other inhabitants of Oceania 540 013 0.20%
Some other races 19 107 368 6.20%
Two or more races 9,009,073 2.90%
States of the US.
One of the largest countries of the modern world, occupying the third place in terms of the number of citizens (313.2 million people) and the fourth largest in area (9.5 million sq. Km.) Among other countries, from an administrative point of view, is primarily divided into states. The US consists of 50 states, which can be called absolutely equal components of the federation, separately stands the federal district of Columbia. Each state in the United States has its own judicial, executive and legislative powers, its own constitution. In all, there are 50 states in the US, but, as of today, discussions continue on the advisability of the formation of the states of Lincoln, New York City, Superior, East Oregon and South Utah. North Virginia, District of Columbia and Puerto Rico continue to compete for a place on the list of US states. Therefore, the question of how many states in the US is slippery enough for Americans themselves, as every resident of all these so-called «51st states» wants him to become more influential and get more freedoms, along with full-fledged states USA. And it is possible that in a few years, when asked about how many US states, schoolchildren in geography lessons around the world will call a completely different figure. To date, in order for the name of a territory to be proud of as the name of the state of the USA, it will have to go through a long and complicated procedure, as well as the adoption of its own regional constitution. It is impossible to exclude or independently withdraw from the list of US states. The most populous is still the District of Columbia, and from the number of legitimate states – New York. The largest in the territory was Alaska, at one time sold by the Russian Empire to the States.
Such a complicated administrative structure has all the grounds for existence, formed both during the long history of this state, and based on economic and social benefits. The formation of a state union in the United States occurred in 1776. Then the British colonies on the territory of America announced their desire to get out of the power of the crown and form their own free state, and unleashed the War of Independence, which ended in 1783, and in 1787 the Constitution was approved, which stipulated the existing at the time names of US states. In addition to the approved list of US states,