United+States

= //__**United States**__//  =



The United States of America came to be part of the G8 in 1975 after an invitation by France to an informal meeting to discuss world issues. The meeting was such a success that the group decided to make the meeting annually.

What makes the United States industrialized is the largely industrial and open-market economy, along with strong political leaders and large national corperations, operating in several different countries.
 * Why is it considered industrialized? -**

> > > **Current Leader Information-** > > U.S. President > __ George W. Bush __ > > > > President of the Senate > [|Richard Cheney] > U.S. Vice President > > > President Pro Tempore > [|Robert C. Byrd] > Democrat, West Virginia > > > Majority Leader > [|Harry Reid] > Democrat, Nevada > > > Minority Leader > [|Mitch McConnell] > Republican, Kentucky
 * Background-**
 * (July 4, 1776) The [|Declaration of Independence] preceeds the end of the Revolutionary War by which we separated from Brittain.
 * (June 1788) The Constitution sets a basis for government.
 * (1800s) Indian Wars, Louisianna Purchase, and other territorial dealings vastly expand U.S. owned land.
 * (Late 1800s) End of Civil War and mass immigration and urbanization cause a surge in industrialization.
 * (Early 1900s - WW2) The U.S. economy drops.
 * (WW2 era) The economy of the U.S. rises again by industrial profit.
 * (End of WW2 - Late 1970s) U.S. continues to have industrial rise until the economy hits a sudden stagflation.
 * (1991-2001) U.S. economy experiences longest time of economic expansion in modern U.S. history.
 * (September 11, 2001 - present) Terrorists attack the world trade centers and the "war on terrorism" ensues using vast amounts of recources both natural, man-made, and monetary.

Endangered species Act of 1973 New York Ocean and Great Lakes Conservation Act North American Wetlands Conservation Act
 * Regulating Laws**-

The nesting habitat is on the ground, usually in a raised marsh. An adult has only one natural predator, in the bobcat, though the younger ones have many further hunters, such as the black bear, grey wolf, red fox, and even the common raven.
 * Endangered Species: Whooping Crane**
 * The whooping crane is endangered mainly as a result of habitat loss. There were only about 21 wild whooping cranes in 1941, but it wasn't until 1971 that it was declared endangered.
 * Adult whooping cranes are whitewith a red crown and a long, dark, pointed bill. The immature whooping cranes are pale brown. The cranes stand nearly 5 feet tall with a wingspan of 7.5 feet. Males weigh about 17 lbs, while females weigh about 14 lbs.
 * The whooping crane tends to consume more animal matter than other cranes, and potential foods of breeding birds in summer include froges, mice, voles, smaller birds, fish. reptiles, dragonflies, damselflies, other aquatic insects, crayfish, clams, snails, aquatic tubers, berries, grasshoppers, and crickets.


 * Endangered Species: Red Wolf[[image:redwolf1.jpg align="right"]]**
 * Red wolves had been hunted to near extinction and in 1980 less than 20 of the wolves were gathered for captive breeding and officially declared extinct in the wild. Their present risks are from habitat loss due to human development and illegal hunting. The wolves are estimated to live about 4 years in the wild and up to 14 in captivity.
 * Red wolves may have many different coat colors like black, brown, gray, and yellow. The reddish coats, for which they are named, was typical of some Texan populations. They're smaller and more slim than gray wolves, but larger than coyotes. Adult males weigh 60 to 80 pounds and females are smaller, weighing 40 to 60 pounds.
 * Red wolves prefer to live in forests, swamps and coastal prairies with dens often located in hollow trees, stream banks and sand knolls.
 * The wolf's diet consists primarily of small mammals such as rabbits and rodents but also includes insects, berries and occasionally deer.
 * The wolves are shy and secretive. Usually hunting alone or in small family packs. As well as acting mostly nocturnally.
 * Red wolves tend to form pair-bond for life.

> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > - Bibliography: > ~[|http://www.g8.fr/evian/english/navigation/the_g8/background_to_the_g8.html] > ~[|http://www.npca.org/wildlife_protection/wildlife_facts/redwolf.html] > ~[|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whooping_Crane] > ~[|http://www.kipahulu.org/news_zentohawaii_fall2003.html] > ~http://www.fws.gov/laws/lawsdigest/ESACT.HTML > ~http://www.fws.gov/birdhabitat/grants/nawca/index.shtm > ~http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_states > ~www.esf.edu/glrc/EBM%20publications/ NY%20**Ecosystem**%20**Conservation**%20Act.pdf
 * Endangered Plant: Haha**
 * The Haha had been thought to be extinct for over 80 years, since having last been seen in West Maui in 1920.
 * It was rediscovered in East Maui in 2003.
 * The plant's discovery was the first step in fighting to preserve the land it inhabited. With the alien species of plants and animals invading Hawaii the ecosystem in which the Haha reemerged was about to become extint in itself.
 * The Haha plant that sparked the restoration and preservation efforts was killed after a goat took a bite of it, but it had seeded and the seedlings were spared.
 * The area is now being cared for by a local High School, voulenteer, and organizational effort.