United States

United States of America

Is a country in North America consists of 50 states and one federal district. It also has a number of dependent territories located in the Caribbean and Oceania. Its form of government is a presidential republic and federal levels.

Forty-eight states are in the region between Canada and Mexico. These statements are called, more or less formally, the continental United States or contiguous and, at times, the 48 lower.


Disciplines: Art, Architecture, Film, Dance, Sculpture, Photography, Cartoon, Music, Painting, Science, Biology, Physics, Mathematics, Chemistry, Sports, Education, Food, Technology.


Flora and Fauna of the United States The forests of the United States occupies a third of the territory and are rich in species of great economic significance.

The most common trees are spruce, beech, birch, cypress, cedar, larch, stick red, white and yellow pine, oak, chestnut, ash, maple, elm, poplar, linden, and so on. In the Pacific area are characteristic of giant trees, which secoya is the greatest exponent.

They are widespread species that are developed now in hatcheries, such as mink, martens and foxes; also abound in this area the elk, reindeer, uapití, bear, antelope, lynx, wolf, and so on.; Are common dog prairie, porcupine, red squirrel, ocelot, armadillo, coyote, raccoon, fallow deer, coati, mofeta, babysitter, ground squirrel, mountain goat, marmot and beaver. Birds: alca, osprey, frailecillo, Caspian tern, eider American magpie black peak, langara West carpenter Lewis, cock of Frankiin, grajo of Seller, scarlet ibis, quail desert, oropendola, the wood thrush, thrush Hermit, reyezuelo, cuckoo night hawk and others.


The Harvard University is one of the most prestigious educational institutions in the United States and the world. It is considered the oldest in the United States. Founded on September 8, 1636 as New College in Cambridge (Massachusetts), was renamed the March 13, 1639 in honor of John L. Harvard, one of its major benefactors. Harvard is generally regarded as one of the most prestigious universities in the United States and the World. It has the largest fund within the university level, about 25.9 billion dollars (2005). There are 2,330 teachers, 6,650 students and 13,000 graduate. Harvard has nine faculties. The rivalry between Harvard and Yale is the oldest and intense effort by the "Ivy League". The rivalry aspect involves the academic and sports from rowing team until American football, a sport invented by Yale coach, and their women's teams. • The Faculty of Arts and Sciences and its subfacultad Division of Engineering and Applied Sciences, which together are: Or Harvard College, part of pregraduados of the University (1636) Or The Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (founded 1734) Or The Harvard Division of Continuing Education, including Harvard Extension School and Harvard Summer School

• Harvard Divinity School (1816)
• Harvard Law School (1817)
• Harvard Business School (1908), Harvard Business School.
• The Graduate School of Design (1914)
• The Graduate School of Education (1920)
• The School of Public Health (1922)
• The John F. Kennedy School of government (1936), the School of government, John F. kennedy Sports


The sports teams from Harvard University are named Crimson, and participate in 41 sports modalities, more than any other university in the country. His most significant success was the NCAA championship achieved by the team of ice hockey in 1989.


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