A Clear Explanation of the Territories of the United States-.mp4

MAPS CAN BE DECEIVING. WHEN YOU SEE MAPS OF THE UNITED STATES, YOU SEE A BLOCK OF THE 48 CONTIGUOUS STATES AND OUTSIDE THE PICTURE YOU SEE LITTLE SEPARATED MAPS OF ALASKA AND HAWAII BUT IN REALITY, IF YOU PUT ALASKA ON TOP PF THE 48, ALASKA IS THE SIZE OF HALF THE STATES. NOT ONLY THAT BUT THE UNITED STATES IS MUCH LARGER THAN THE PICTURE THAT DOES NOT INCLUDE TERRITORIES THAT ARE POLITICALLY ORGANIZED LIKE STATES BUT WITH SOME MINOR LIMITATIONS. TERRITORIES LIKE PUERTO RICO ARE BIGGER IN SIZE THAN SEVERAL STATES AND HAVE A POPULATION LARGER THAN MORE THAN 20 STATES OF THE UNION. OF THE FIVE ORGANIZED TERRITORIES, PUERTO RICO IS NOT ONLY THE MORE SIMILAR TO A STATE BUT IN MANY WAYS IS TREATED LIKE A 51th STATE BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, WITH THE LIMITATION THAT THE PEOPLE IN PUERTO RICO VOTE IN PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARIES BUT CAN'T VOTE IN THE GENERAL PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION. PUERTO RICO HAS A STATE CONSTITUTION, A STATE FLAG, STATE SENATE, STATE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE, A FEDERAL DISTRICT COURT, NATIONAL GUARD AND OF COURSE, A GOVERNOR. THE REASON I'M POSTING THIS VIDEO IS BECAUSE MANY PEOPLE IGNORE THE REAL EXTENSION AND THE REAL GEOGRAPHICAL COMPOSITION OF THESE UNITED STATES.