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A world map shows cattle and calves in North America. Highest numbers (dark blue) are in Alberta, Saskatchewan, Texas, California, and Nebraska. Lowest numbers (light blue) are in Newfoundland and Labrador, New Brunswick, and New Hampshire.

Number of cattle and calves reported by survey of farming operations in North America, by state or province

US / CA States

North America

USDA

Cattle and Calves

A map shows the electoral votes for the U. S. presidential election by state in 2012. The states won by Obama are highlighted in blue (Washington, New York), while than won by Romney are in red (Alaska, Central and eastern America).

Electoral vote totals for the 2012 presidential election by state

U.S. National Archives

U.S. Presidential Election by State: Electoral Votes, 2012

The map shows striking regional differences in the percentage of change in the population of counties in the United States between 2000 and 2010. In the Northeast and Midwest, most counties either had small gains of between 0 and 4.9 percent or lost between 0 and –5 percent. In a few counties in upstate New York, western Pennsylvania, eastern Ohio, and parts of northern Michigan, Wisconsin, and Minnesota, losses exceeded 5 percent. Western Ohio, northern Indiana, much of Illinois, and eastern Iowa experienced modest declines of between 0 and –5 percent. At the same time, population increased by 5 to 14.9 percent in southern Minnesota, Wisconsin, Missouri, and parts of Indiana and Ohio. In the South, many areas showed strong growth—from 5 to 14.9 percent and higher—including Maryland, Virginia, Delaware, North Carolina, Georgia, Florida, and Tennessee. Counties lost population (between 0 and –5 percent, with significant numbers of counties less than –5 percent) in West Virginia, eastern Kentucky, Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas, and northern Louisiana. From the Northern Plains to Texas, a vast area of rural counties lost significant numbers of residents—declines of more than –5 percent in many counties. This population loss is most evident in eastern Montana, North and South Dakota, Nebraska, western Iowa, Kansas, southeastern Wyoming, Colorado, and West Texas. In contrast, counties in the Rocky Mountains, Great Basin, and Southwest often experienced strong growth—from 5 to 14.9 percent and higher—as exemplified by western Montana, southern Idaho, most of Wyoming and Colorado, parts of New Mexico, much of Nevada, and virtually all of Utah and Arizona. The Pacific coast states of Washington, Oregon, and California also grew, except for eastern Oregon, which saw declines from 0 to –5 percent and less. Hawaii’s population grew by more than 14.9 percent. In Alaska, the counties around Anchorage and Fairbanks also made strong gains, whereas other counties declined or grew slightly.

Percentage change in U.S. population by county, 2000–2010

US Counties

U.S. Census Bureau

Population Change 2000–2010 (U.S.)

A map depicts various climate zones across the globe, each marked with distinctive colors to represent different climatic conditions.

The Köppen climate classification is a widely used climate classification system. It divides climates into five main groups, each with multiple subtypes.

Climate Zones

Tropical rain forests (A f), highlighted in dark green, are located in regions such as the Amazon Basin in South America, the Congo Basin in Central Africa, and Southeast Asia. Tropical monsoon climates (A m), shown in a yellow-green color, are found on the west coast of India, parts of Southeast Asia, and areas in Central and South America. Tropical savannas (A w), depicted in light green, span areas like central Brazil, central Africa, Myanmar, Vietnam, North East India, and northern Australia. Dry climates are represented by shades of brown and yellow. Tropical and subtropical hot deserts (B W h), in dark red, cover northern Africa Pakistan, Afghanistan, Mexico, and much of Australia. Midlatitude cold deserts (B W k), shown in light brown, are found in the Gobi Desert of Mongolia and China and parts of North America and South America, Tropical and subtropical hot steppes (B S h), colored in light yellow, are present in the Sahel region of Africa, parts of India, parts of south America, and northern and western Australia. Midlatitude cold steppes (B S k), marked in dark yellow, stretch across central Asia and the western North American Great Plains, parts in South America, Spain, and South Africa.Mesothermal climates are represented in shades of light blue, green, and purple. Humid subtropical climates (C f a), in light blue, are located in southeastern U S A, eastern China, Japan, southeast Australia, Paraguay, and Uruguay. Humid subtropical climates with winter dryness (C w a), shown in teal, are found in parts of northern India and southeastern China, southern Africa, and parts of South America. Marine west coast climates (C f b, C f c), depicted in darker blue, occur in northwestern Europe and parts of outer America. Mediterranean climates (C s a, C s b), in brown, cover the Mediterranean Basin, parts of California, central Chile, and parts of Europe.Microthermal climates, marked in varying shades of purple and pink, include humid continental climates with hot summers (D f a, D w a) in northeastern U S A, eastern China, and Korea. Humid continental climates with mild summers (D f b, D w b), shown in light purple, span northeastern Europe, parts of Canada, and northern Japan. Subarctic climates with cool summers (D f c, D w c, D s c), in dark blue, are found in Siberia, parts of Canada, and Scandinavia. Subarctic climates with cold winters (D f d, D w d, D s d), in the darkest shade of purple, cover northern Siberia.Finally, polar and highland climates are represented by light and dark grey. Tundra climates (E T), in light grey, are located in the coastal regions of the Arctic, northern Alaska, northern Canada, and parts of Greenland. The darkest grey areas indicate ice cap climates (E F), covering the interior of Greenland and Antarctica.

	Cattle and Calves			U.S. Presidential Election by State: Electoral Votes, 2012		Climate Zones
	Class	Rank	Value	Value	Population Change 2000–2010 (U.S.)	Tropical rain forest (Af)	Tropical monsoon (Am)	Tropical savanna (Aw)	Tropical, subtropical hot desert (BWh)	Midlatitude cold desert (BWk)	Tropical, subtropical hot steppe (BSh)	Midlatitude cold steppe (BSk)	Humid subtropical moist all year, hot summer (Cfa)	Marine West Coast (Cfb, Cfc)	Mediterranean (Csa, Csb)	Humid continental, hot summers (Dfa, Dwa, Dsa)	Humid continental, mild summers (Dfb, Dwb, Dsb)	Subarctic, cool summer (Dfc, Dwc, Dsc)	Tundra (ET)
						6.90%	4.19%	1.68%	17.2%	2.57%	9.24%	20.9%	55.8%	0.656%	11.0%	16.7%	25.1%	45.5%	11.1%