continents divide into countries, and countries divide into states. how are some of the united states divided

Answer 1

States are divided into 'Counties', but in some states (like Louisiana) they call them 'Parishes'

Some very large cities are divided into 'Burroughs'.

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Answer 2

Continents are divided into Countries BUT, not all countries are divided into states. The U.S. and Brazil are divided into states. Here are examples of countries not divided into states.

China is divided into several different names: twenty-two provinces, five regions, three municipalities, and the new Special Administrative Region of Hong Kong.

Canada has 10 provinces and 3 territories.

France - 96 departments

Japan - 47 prefectures

It seems that most of the divisions from this point are either the county, constituency, parish, shire, district or canton.


Now, in the States:

48 States have Counties,
1 has Parishes (Louisiana), and
1 has Boroughs (Alaska)

but these can also be divided into smaller sections. Some places also have districts but they still have either county/parish etc
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/County_(United_States)

Answer 3

The secondary administrative divisions of the United States are of several types. There are counties, parishes, independent cities, boroughs, census areas, city-and-boroughs, a district, a city-and-county, and a municipality. The general term for all these types is "county-equivalent units".

Type of unit (with quantity).

* census area (11)
* borough (13)
* county (3006)
* district (1)
* city and borough (2)
* independent city (42)
* city and county (1)
* municipality (1)
* parish (64)

The parishes are all in Louisiana. The independent cities are mostly in Virginia, which also has counties. The boroughs and census areas are all in Alaska. For further details, see the source below.

The counties in some states (Connecticut, Rhode Island) are no longer functioning. They are just geographical areas.

On the tertiary level, the U.S. has various kinds of geographic administrative areas. Some of the more common are incorporated cities, towns, townships, villages, and boroughs. They sometimes cross county lines, and there are many locations that aren't in any tertiary division. There are more than 15,000 of these.

Answer 4

Did y'awl know some states in the U.S.A. are really not states? To name a few...Massachusetts, Virginia, and Kentucky. These are actually COMMONWEALTHS! Look at their constitutions and/or seals.

The continent of Australia is NOT divided into countries.

Some of the United States were divided by the Mason Dixon Line.

Answer 5

States, counties (some are known as parishes, like in Louisiana), townships.

Answer 6

They are then divided into districts/counties

Answer 7

By counties and Parrish

Answer 8

in the us their are things called the heartland,or styaes that arte into groups
heartland is upper north of the us

Answer 9

into counties or parishes (except Alaska which has neither)