America is known as a cultural ‘melting pot’ because so many people of different colours and creeds have gravitated to this large continent over the last century.
Among the immigrants who call America home are Hispanics from Cuba and Latin American as well as a Muslim and Jewish population.
A collection of 50 states (not including the capital of Washington D.C where the President lives), North America is known as the United States of America, or just ‘The States’ for short.
The largest of those states is Alaska, most of which is an icy wilderness and a superb place to go fishing and enjoy nature.
Texas is also a massive state, almost a country in itself and home to huge cities such as Houston and Dallas.
California on the west coast of America has long been thought of as a promised land because of its bounteous terrain which includes mountains, rainforests and a spectacular coastline.
Even further west are the gorgeous Hawaiian Islands which are renowned for having beautiful beaches, azure waters and world class surfing. Hawaii is home to amazing animals such as albatross birds and whales.
The Pacific north west states of Washington and Oregon have fantastic forests and trendy cities such as Seattle and Portland.
The eastern seaboard states are known as New England, the area where the pilgrims first landed at America. They are Massachusetts, Connecticut, Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire and Rhode Island.
Below them, leaning towards the tropics, is the state of Florida which has many well known cities including Miami and Tampa and is home to Disney World and other big theme parks.
The Mid Atlantic states of America are New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania and New York with the latter having one of the world’s most culturally diverse and intensely populated cities.
Within the middle of America there are a number of states whose geography is defined by the massive Rocky Mountains range. They are Idaho, Wyoming, Colorado and Montana, and these states are all wonderful places to experience the great outdoors in various national parks.
Conversely there are five Great Plains states and Oklahoma, Nebraska, Kansas, North Dakota and South Dakota are mostly flat with extensive prairies and forest land.
Another major area of America is known as the Midwest and includes the states of Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin, Missouri, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa and Minnesota. Car hire Chicago is the best way to see the Midwest.
The largest grouping of states is probably the southern states of Arkansas, Virginia, West Virginia, Georgia, Tennessee, Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, Memphis, Louisiana, North Carolina and South Carolina. The southern states produced some of the world’s most recognised musicians such as Elvis Presley and B.B King and have also given rise to their own unique kitchen.
The states of the south west of America such as Arizona, New Mexico and Nevada have also influenced American culture because they are home to large population of Mexican Americans. The state of Utah is most famous for being the home of people of the Mormon religious faith.
Rhino car hire USA is the cheapest and most enjoyable way to do a road trip across this huge country.
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Rob has been writing about the USA for more than 10 years and he worked on this article about Car Hire USA and Car Rental in California. Find more info at http://www.rhinocarhire.com/Car-Hire/USA-Car-Hire.aspx
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