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Indian reservation 5 (2)

An Indian reservation is an area of land tenure governed by a federally recognized Native American tribal nation under the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs, rather than by the government of the state in which it is located. The 326 Indian reservations in the United States are associated with specific Native American nations, often on […]

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Galearis spectabilis 5 (1)

Galearis spectabilis, commonly known asĀ showy orchisĀ orĀ showy orchid,Ā is anĀ orchid speciesĀ of the genusĀ Galearis. It is native to easternĀ CanadaĀ (Quebec,Ā OntarioĀ andĀ New Brunswick) and much of the eastern half of theĀ United StatesĀ (from southeasternĀ OklahomaĀ east to easternĀ South DakotaĀ and north toĀ MaineĀ andĀ Minnesota).

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Census Bureau-designated regions and divisions 5 (2)

Since 1950, the United States Census Bureau defines four statistical regions, with nine divisions. The Census Bureau region definition is “widely used … for data collection and analysis”, and is the most commonly used classification system. 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

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