I've often wondered how the borders for each state were determined.
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I suppose you could research the history of each state - some borders are obvious (rivers), while others are lines of latitude and longitude. Once you get past that, there probably aren't many other reasons.
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physical shows the land features - mtns, plains, rivers\n\npolitical shows the border lines for countries, it shows the dots for cities, etc
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South of the border...
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Go to a Mapping web site and find out.
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Long history lesson here... Some states were the original united states original 13 colonies.. Other states were governed by other countries... France had Lousiana.. Spain had parts of what is now the united states. If i'm not mistaken I think Texas was the only state that was its own republic after fighting from indepence from Mexico.
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The same that determined past conflicts.
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not sure about Indiana, but Wisconsin, Iowa, and Illinois do.
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go ahead and make the country and then separate the states then look for a picture of the state or find out what the state animal or the state flower or use the state flag and place it on the sight of the state or use whatever picture and cut it into the shape of the state             \nUse poster board
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This will vary from state to state.
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our country was as divided as it is today about major issues and at the time geography had alot to do with because of the economy (farming without slaves etc..)  Where as today even in the red/ blue states there we are still to evenly spread out to divide geographically
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It depends on the state it happened in.
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Laws on this will vary from state to state, so you need to disclose what state you live in if you want to get an accurate response.
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You said it. Some of the states united.
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closed the borders and weed them all out
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It depends on state laws. It varies.
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I think most (if not all) states have a JP.
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It's not fair to ask 7 questions at once and I guess that's why you don't get any answers. People don't like to do the hard work for you and be rewarded 2 points only. This should be asked in 7 big separate questions, not one.\n\nSo, here is the answer to the first question.\n-----------\nThe conterminous United States may be divided into seven broad physiographic divisions: from east to west, the Atlantic–Gulf Coastal Plain; the Appalachian Highlands; the Interior Plains; the Interior Highlands; the Rocky Mountain System; the Intermontane Region; and the Pacific Mountain System. An eighth division, the Laurentian Uplands, a part of the Canadian Shield, dips into the United States from Canada in the Great Lakes region. It is an area of little local relief, with an irregular drainage system and many lakes, as well as some of the oldest exposed rocks in the United States.