Research Project Nevada

Index

1. Introduction 2. Geography and Population

1. Climate 2. Demography 3. Languages 4. Religions

3. History 4. Economy 5. Government and Politics 6. Education 7. Culture

1. Architecture 2. Folklore 3. Gastronomy 4. Arts 5. Literature 6. Performing Arts

8. Sport 9. National Symbols 10. Curiosities 11. Conclusion 12. Bibliography 13. Webgraphy 14. Glossary

1.-Introduction: For many years, people came to a fantastic place whose amusements fascinated men from all over the world. But nowadays, Nevada is not only Las Vegas; but you can go there to see large public lands that provide a plethora of outdoor recreational opportunities and all under blue skies with more than 300 days of sunshine a year! If you prefer the great indoors, Nevada's attractions will not disappoint you. From historical reference points to cultural experiences to the finest resort spas, Nevada has something for everyone to enjoy!

2.-Geography and Population:

Nevada is landscape is represented sandy deserts, rugged, snow covered mountains, forested mountain slopes, and grassy valleys. a) Climate Nevada's climate is sunny and dry, with wide variation in daily temperatures. The normal daily temperature ar Reno is 49°F (9°C), ranging from 32°F (0°C) in January to 69°F (21°C) in July. The lighest temperature, 125°F (52°C), was set in Laughlin on 29 June 1994; the lowest record, –50°F (–46°C), San Jacinto on 8 January 1937. Nevada is the most driest state in the USA. Has a desert climate, with two opposite seasons. Its winters are long and cold, while summers are warm for mostof the time. However, this desert climate records large temperature variations between day and night. For example, sometimes Reno has a difference in temperature off about 25ªC between the maximum and minimum temperature. It is really dry, with average annual precipitation of 7.5 in (19 cm) in Reno. Snowfall is abundant in the mountains, however, they reach 60 in (152 cm) a year on the highest peaks.

b) Demography Population The United States Census Bureau estimates that the population of Nevada was 2,758,931 on July 1, 2012. The largest cities are: Las Vegas Located in southeastern Nevada. Las Vegas is the largest city in the state with an estimated population of 567,610 people. 2. Henderson Situated in southeastern Nevada. Henderson is the second largest city with an estimated population of 256,424 people. 3. Reno Located in the central part of western Nevada. Reno is the third largest city in the state with an estimated population of 219,649 people. 4. North Las Vegas Situated in southeastern Nevada. North Las Vegas is the fourth largest city in the state with an estimated population of 224,416 people. 5. Paradise Located in southeastern Nevada. Paradise is the fifth largest city in the state with an estimated population of 202,987 people. GDP Nevada has a GDP of 127,500 million dollars per year. Human diversity: According to the 2010 census, racial distribution was as follows: 66.2% White (54.1% non-Hispanic white), 8.1% African American, 1.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 7.2% Asian American, 0.6% Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 4.7% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race made 26.5% of the population. In 1970, non-Hispanic whites made up 88% of the state's population. c) Lenguages English is the lenguage mostly spoken in Nevada. d) Religion Most of religious affiliations of the people of Nevada are: Roman Catholic=27%,Protestant=26%(Mainline=11%, Evangelical=13%, Other protestant=2%), Latter-dy Saint Mormon=11%, Muslim=2%, Jewish=1%, Other religions=3%, Unaffiliated= 20%

3.-History(I): The History of Nevada: The most important Indian tribes who lives in the area of Nevada before of the arrival of the European people was the shoshon, the paiute, the bannock and the washoe Peter Skene Ogden led an expedition south from Canada, and in 1825 explored the Humboldt River.

3.-History(II):

The state of Nevada was created in 1864 after telegraphing the Constitution of Nevada to the congress before November 8 presidential elections. Nevada became the 36th state of USA. Mining history. In 1858 the Comstock Lode was discovered. The Comstock Lode is the most important discovery silver ore of the USA located under what is now Virginia City. Thanks to deposits of silver, Nevada was called “The Silver State”. The President Abraham Lincoln, who deeded the support of the Congress of Nevada, pressed to be admitted in the Union, in 1864 became in the 36th state. By 1881, froze the exploitation of gold and silver that had favored the development opulent cities of the state, such as Virginia City. From the moment the Central Pacific Railroad crossed the state in 1869, raising cattle and sheep was central to its economy. In the early years of the twentieth century witnessed a new mining boom, when gold and silver were discovered in the desert. In the twentieth century, to try to counter the effects of the Great Depression, the state legislature in 1931 authorized the expedited divorce (especially Reno) and legalized gambling, the result of these measures was the arrival of many visitors the state, which favored tourism development. Although its growth began in the 1940s, the small town of Las Vegas, in the southern part of Nevada, rapidly expanded and became one of the major centers for tourism and recreation in the country.

4.-Economy(I): Many of the high plateau areas are excellent for grazing, and cattle and sheep are important industries. Because of the prevailing dryness and the steep slopes, agriculture is not highly developed, but it is mainly devoted to growing hay and other food for cattle. However, potatoes, onions, and some other crops are also grown. Nevada's richness do not grow from its land; rather, almost incredible wealth lies below its surface. Although copper mining is now much less dominant than before, Nevada is the nation's leading producer of gold, silver, and mercury. Petroleum, and other minerals are also extracted.

4.-Economy(II): The state's manufactures include computers games, aerospace equipment, lawn and garden irrigation devices, and seismic monitoring equipment. Warehousing and trucking are also significant Nevada industries. Nevada's economy, however, is overwhelmingly based on tourism, especially the casino tourism (legalized in 1931) and resort industries centered in Las Vegas and, to a lesser extent, Reno and Lake Tahoe. Gambling taxes are a primary source of state revenue. The service sector employs about half of Nevada's workers. Liberal divorce laws made Reno "the divorce capital of the world" for many years, but similar laws enacted in other states ended this distinction. Much of Nevada (almost 80% of whose land is federally owned) is given over to military and related use. Nellis Air Force Base and the Nevada Test Site have been the scene of much nuclear and aircraft testing; Yucca Mountain is said to be the primary depository for U.S. nuclear wastes.

5.-Government and politics: The Nevada state government has separation of powers: executive, legislative and judicial. the Nevada Gov. Jim Gibbons is (Republican). The two senators are Harry Reid (Democrat) and John Ensign (R). The chief executive officer is the governor of Nevada. We choose the population through state elections for a term of up to four years. A person can only exercise this office twice. Since 2007, Nevada Governor Jim Gibbons, a Republican. The Nevada Legislature is bicameral, ie consists of a Senate and an Assembly. Nevada is divided into 21 legislative districts. Voters in each district elect one senator and two Assembly members, who will represent the district in separate chambers. The term of office is four years, senators, and members of the Assembly, two. The highest court in the judicial branch of Nevada is the Nevada Supreme Court, composed of seven judges. Nevada is one of the few U.S. states. UU. without a system of intermediate appellate courts, and the Supreme Court of Nevada which carries all cases and appeals.

6.-Education(I): Education in Nevada is achieved through public and private elementary, middle and high schools, as well as collages and universities. The Clark County School District is the fifth largest school district in the United States. Nevada's government began planning a statewide system of public schools in 1861, when Nevada was still a territory. Four years later, in 1865, the Nevada Legislature established a statewide system of public schools, and began to define the first school districts in the state. However, Nevada initially endured great difficulties in the area of basic education, because of its small population and the presence of large areas where small towns and rural communities remained isolated from the rest of the state.

6.-Education(II): Currently, all schools in Nevada must follow certain rules and standards issued by the State Board of Education Nevada. This advice directly controls the public school system of the State, which is divided into several districts. The council consists of 11 members elected by the population.

7.-Culture: Folklore Invisible Hands: A couple of Welsh miners came to Nevada to help mine the Comstock Load. They were quite a pair of tricksters. It go so bad that no one would believe anything they said, cause if they did, the Welshman would them look like a fool. But they were popular. The mines dearly loved a laugh after a had day working in the mine. Lady in Red: “ I don’t believe in ghosts so when the fellow checking us in warned us that our room on the sixth floor was haunted, we just laughed. There were a lot of crazy people out there who believed in ghosts an wanted to say in a haunted hotel but weren’t two of them.I’d chosen the Mizpah for our weekend getaway because I’d like the description of the hotel and it amenities, not because it had a phantom”. Sinks: Nevada rivers empty into a series of small lakes which no have a visible outlets. They lakes called Sinks because the water just sinks away.

9.-Sports: In Nevada the most important sport is baseball, for example the Wildcats (high school), also, the cycling is very famous, the desert cycling. In it you can go skiing in Sierra Nevada.

10.-Curiosities(I): In a press release the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA, for it’s acronym in English) said the underground test, called pollux, was to “gather evidence that will provide crucial information to mountain the safety and effectiveness of nuclear weapons of the nation. To experiment was conducted under the direction of the Nuclear Security Administration, Nevada, in conjuntion with the Alamos National Laboratory and Sandia National Laboratories. The test conducted on Wednesday, is the twenty-seventh by the U.S. since february 2011, when the experiment took place known as Barolo B. According to UN data, the USA stopped nuclear testing in 1992. Until then he had conducted 1032 tests since 1945.

10.-Curiosities(II): Deputy foreign Minister of Iran, Ramin mehmanparast, said friday that the evidence showed that Washington is still pursuing a policy that is based on weapons of mass destruction, dismissing the internacional call for total nuclear disarmament, reported the website state television. Las Vegas mega resorts are common today, but the first major resort building on the Las Vegas stript was the El Rancho in 1941. The Rivera was the first high-rise hotel on the Las vegas Stript, it was nine stories tall. Nevada is famous for many items and also famous for not having a state income tax. nine states, Alaska, Florida, Nevada, New Hampshire, South Dakota, texas, Tennessee, Washington and Wyoming are the only states without a state income tax. First community college in Nevada opened in Elko in 1967, Great Basin college. In 1909 the first block of Fremont Street was paved. Since 1993, Las Vegas has had fourteen casinos imploded to made way for progress.The famous “Welcome to Las Vegas” sign was created in 1959.

11.-Conclusions: The Research project of Nevada made me some ideas of this country because I must do all the work; not at all but I must coordinate all the people, even I did his work. But I think that this project is a very, very bad idea because in Group Tascks the are people that they don’t work the same us others. The other PR of last year was better than this.

12.-Webgraphy: http://travelnevada.com/ http://es.wikipedia.org http://www.voyagesphotosmanu.com/historia_nevada.html http://www.infoplease.com/encyclopedia/us/nevada-economy.html http://www.netstate.com/states/geography/nv_geography.htm http://www.insidervlv.com/didyouknow.html http://voices.yahoo.com/largest-cities-nevada-2011-6088660.html http://www.tripadvisor.es/SmartDeals-g28949-Nevada-Hotel-Deals.html