Transcript North American Country: United States of America

North American Country:
United States of America
Continent of North America:
Locator Map of the United States
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Political Map of the United States
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North American Country: United States
Culture Trait (1): Social Groups
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Ethnic Groups
White 79.96%
Black 12.85%
Asian 4.43%
Amerindian and Alaska Native 0.97%
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific
islander 0.18%
Two or more races 1.61%
– (July 2007 estimate)
Note: a separate listing for Hispanic is
not included because the US Census
Bureau considers Hispanic to mean
persons of Spanish/Hispanic/Latino
origin including those of Mexican,
Cuban, Puerto Rican, Dominican
Republic, Spanish, and Central or
South American origin living in the US
who may be of any race or ethnic
group (white, black, Asian, etc.)
– About 15.1% of the total US
population is Hispanic
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Nationality = American
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North American Country: United States
Culture Trait (2): Language
Languages
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English 82.1%
Spanish 10.7%
Other Indo-European 3.8%
Asian and Pacific island 2.7%
Other 0.7%
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(2000 census)
Note: Hawaiian is an
official language in the
state of Hawaii
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Hawaiian Words
Maeola = Never-fading
Maoli = True
Kaona = Hidden Meaning
Au = I, I am
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English Alphabet = 26 Letters
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Culture Trait (3): Religion
Religion
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Protestant 51.3%
Roman Catholic 23.9%
Mormon 1.7%
Other Christian 1.6%
Jewish 1.7%
Buddhist 0.7%
Muslim 0.6%
Other or unspecified 2.5%
Unaffiliated 12.1%
None 4%
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(2007 est.)
Bloomingburg Reformed Protestant Dutch Church
In New York, United States
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North American Country: United States
Culture Trait (4): Daily Life
Popular Foods
Apple Pie,
Hot Dog & French Fries
American Clothing
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North American Country: United States
Culture Trait (5): History
Ancient HistoryIndigenous People = Native Americans
Year = Circa 12,000 years ago
Major Historical Events•Independence from Great Britain= 4 July 1776 (declared); 3 September 1783
(recognized by Great Britain)
•War in Afghanistan- 2001-Present
•War in Iraq – 2003- December 2011
Current Events/Recent HistoryPresidential Election November 2012: Electoral Vote Totals
-Barack Obama(D) 332 Mitt Romney(R) 206
-270 Electoral votes were needed to win to win
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North American Country: United States
Culture Trait (6): The Arts
American Painting
Title = American Gothic
Artist=Grant Wood
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Famous American Pop Singer = Michael Jackson
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North American Country: United States
Culture Trait (7): Government
Government Type
Constitution-based federal republic;
Strong democratic tradition
Head of Government=
President
Barack H. Obama
(since 2009)
Chief of State =
President
Barack H. Obama
(since 2009)
Government Buildings
White House, Supreme Court, Capitol Building
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Vice President =
Joseph R. Biden
(since 2009)
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North American Country: United States
Culture Trait (8): Economy
Labor Force by Occupation
• Farming, forestry, and fishing: 0.7%
•Manufacturing, extraction, transportation,
and crafts: 20.3%
•Managerial, professional, and
technical: 37.3%
$ Currency =
US Dollars
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Exports: Commodities
• Agricultural products
•Soybeans, fruit, corn 9.2%
•Industrial supplies
•Organic chemicals 26.8%
•Capital goods
•Transistors, aircraft, motor vehicle
parts, computers,
telecommunications equipment
49.0%
•Consumer goods
•Automobiles, medicines 15.0%
Exports: Partner Countries
• Canada 19.4%, Mexico 12.8%, China
7.2%, Japan 4.7% (2010)
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Works Cited Page
Every time you copy and paste an image or information,
include the website
-You will need at least 10 websites in order to earn full
credit, but you will most likely have more.
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Works Cited Page
Whole Web Site
Editor, author, or compiler name (if available). Name of Site. Version number.
Name of institution/organization affiliated with the site (sponsor or publisher), date of resource
creation (if available). Medium of publication. Date of access.
The Purdue OWL Family of Sites. The Writing Lab and OWL at Purdue and
Purdue U, 2008. Web. 23 Apr. 2008
For an individual page on a Web site, list the author or alias if known, followed by the information covered
above for entire Web sites. Remember to use n.p. if no publisher name is available and n.d. if no
publishing date is given.
"How to Make Vegetarian Chili." eHow. Demand Media, n.d. Web. 24 Feb.
2009.
You Tube/Video
Author’s Name or Poster’s Username. “Title of Image or Video.” Media Type
Text. Name of Website. Name of Website’s Publisher, date of posting. Medium. Date retrieved.
Shimabukuro, Jake. "Ukulele Weeps by Jake Shimabukuro." Online video clip.
YouTube. YouTube, 22 Apr. 2006. Web. 9 Sept. 2010.
Every time you copy and paste an image or information,
include the website
-You will need at least 10 websites in order to earn full
credit, but you will most likely have more.
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