Definition
Organized territories are lands under federal sovereignty (but not part of any state) which were given a measure of self-governance by Congress through an organic act subject … 查看更多內容

The United States Minor Outlying Islands are small uninhabited islands, atolls, and reefs. Baker Island, Howland Island, Jarvis Island 查看更多內容

Pursuant to a series of Supreme Court rulings, Congress decides whether a territory is incorporated or unincorporated. The 查看更多內容

The territories of the United States have many plant and animal species found nowhere else in the United States. All U.S. territories have tropical climates and ecosystems. 查看更多內容

The Office of Insular Affairs coordinates federal administration of the U.S. territories and freely associated states, except for Puerto Rico.
On March 3, 1849, the last day of the 30th Congress, a bill was passed to create the U.S. Department of the Interior 查看更多內容

The U.S. has five permanently inhabited territories: Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands in the Caribbean Sea, Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands in the North Pacific Ocean, and American Samoa in the South Pacific Ocean. American Samoa is in the 查看更多內容

Formerly unorganized territories
At various times during the 19th century, large parts of the Great Plains were unorganized … 查看更多內容