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Culture and demographics

Information on human behavior, ways of living and thinking, and characteristics of human populations.

Subtopics:
Administrative and political boundaries (5 items)
Business and economics (11 items)
Cadastral and legal land descriptions (1 items)
Laws and regulations (2 items)
Transportation (1 items)
Geographic names (1 items)
Population (human) (9 items)

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The Public Land Survey System (PLSS) [More info]: Explains the characteristics and history of this distinctive way of describing geographic position characteristic of the midwestern and western states of the US.
The future of rare earth elements--will these high-tech industry elements continue in short supply? [More info]: Presentation describing uses of rare earth elements, why they are important, where they occur and are produced, and aspects of the economics of production and consumption with emphasis on sites that might be developed for production.
Use of Minerals and Materials in the United States From 1900 Through 2006 [More info]: Types and quantities of raw materials used by U.S. manufacturers and consumers, which have changed significantly as the economy has moved from one that is predominantly agricultural to one that is primarily industrial.
Use of raw materials in the United States from 1900 through 2010 [More info]: Since the beginning of the 20th century, the types and quantities of raw materials used by U.S. manufacturers and consumers have changed over time. This fact sheet quantifies the amounts of those materials used, other than food and fuel.

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