Transcript United States of America

United States of America
"Stars and Stripes” - flag
The American flag is called the Stars and Stripes. It has 13
stripes and 50 stars. There is one star for each state of the
USA, and one stripe for the first 13 states which declared
independence from Britain in 1776.
Tytuł
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Prepared by Justyna Babiarz- Furmanek
Basic information
Capital: Washington, D.C.
Independence Day: July 4, 1776
Motto: In God We Trust
National Bird: Bald Eagle
National Flower: Rose
Area (50 states and District of Columbia only): 9,631,418 sq km
Largest State: Alaska
Smallest State: Rhode Island
Largest Cities: New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Houston, Philadelphia,
San Diego, Detroit, Dallas, Phoenix, San Antonio
Border Countries and Oceans:
Canada, Mexico, Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico, Pacific Ocean
Population: 295,734,134
Languages: English 82.1%, Spanish 10.7%,
Religions:
Protestant 52%, Roman Catholic 24%, Mormon 2%, Jewish 1%, Muslim
1%, other 10%, none 10% (2002 est.)
ANTHEM
The Star
Spangled Banner
By Francis Scott Key 1814
SPORTS
football
baseball
basketball
hockey
soccer
golf
Sports
tennis
motorsports
wrestling
martial arts
Festivals
Martin Luther King
Day 3rd Monday in
January
Presidents' Day
3rd Monday in February
Halloween October 31 Columbus Day 2nd
Monday in October
Memorial Day Last
Monday in May
Labour Day September
Festivals
Thanksgiving Day Fourth
Thursday in November
Christmas December 25
Independence Day fourth of July
Veterans' Day November 10
FAMOUS AMERICANS
Thomas Edison
Benjamin Franklin
Charles Lindbergh
Martin Luther King Thomas Jefferson
Jr civil rights leader
inventor
pilot
politician and
scientist
Abraham Lincoln
16 thpresident
Famous Americans
Selena Gomez
Miley Cyrus
Katy Perry
Michael Jackson
Beyonce Knowles
Barack Obama
acrtess, singer
singer
actress, singer
singer
singer, acress
president, politician
Famous Americans
Brad Pitt
Elvis Prestley
Marilyn Monroe
Angelina Jolie
Lady Gaga
Madonna
actor
acrtess
singer
singer
actress
singer
NATIONAL SYMBOLS
Flag of the USA
Uncle Sam
Seal of the USA
General Grant Tree
giant sequoia
Bald eagle
Rose
Symbols of the USA
Oak
The Washington
Monument
American Bison
The White House
The Statue of
Liberty
Indian (Native
American)
TOURIST ATTRACTIONS
Times Square
York City)
Hollywood,
(New
Niagara Falls,
York
Los Angeles
New
Denali (Mount
McKinley), Alaska
Grand Canyon,
Arizona
Golden Gate Bridge,
California
Tourist attractions
Yellowstone
Manhattan,
New York
Mount Rushmore
Memorial Park,
South Dakota
Florida Keys
Las Vegas Strip,
Nevada
Walt Disney World,
Florida
Great Seal of the United States
Capital - Washington DC.
Largest city - New York
Washington DC.
New York
MAP OF AMERICA
America – largest cities
New York (NY)
Los Angeles
(California)
Chicago
(Illinois)
Houston
(Texas)
Philadelphia
Phoenix
(Arizona)
San Antonio
San Diego
Dallas
(Pennsylvania)
(Texas)
(California)
(Texas)
San Jose
(California)
Geography
The United States of America is the world's third largest
country in size and nearly the third largest in population.
America is bordered by:
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the Pacific Ocean
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the Atlantic Ocean
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Canada
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Mexico.
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There are 50 states and the District of Columbia.
More than twice the size of the European Union, the United
States has high mountains in the West and a huge central
plain.
The lowest point in the country is in Death Valley which is at 86 meters and the highest peak is Mt. McKinley at 6,198
meters.
General information
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The United Staes of America (the USA) has a population of
about 300 million. It is a very big country. It is almost
4,000 km from New York to Los Angeles. The country is so
big that parts of the USA are in different time zones.
When it is 9 a.m. in New York, it is only 6 a.m. in Los
Angeles.
America is a country of many cultures. The first people to
live there were the Native American Indians. They lived in
groups or tribes and each tribe had its own traditions.
Europeans started to live in America in the 16th century,
and in the 17th century there were number of colonies. At
first they were helped by the Native Americans.
FAST FACTS
Official Name: United States of America
Population: 300,000,000
Form of Government: Constitution-based federal republic
Capital: Washington, D.C.
Area: 3,794,083 square miles (9,826,630 square kilometers)
Major Mountain Ranges: Rocky Mountains, Appalachian
Mountains
Major Rivers: Mississippi, Missouri, Colorado
Language: English, Spanish
Money: U.S. dollar
GOVERNMENT
Citizens over the age of 18 years old vote to elect
the President and Vice President of United
States every four years. The president lives in
the White House in the capital city of
Washington, D.C. There are two houses of
Congress: the Senate and the House of
Representatives.
For the first time in the nation's history an
African American, Barack Obama was elected
President of the United States in 2008.
REGIONS
The South : Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky,
Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina,
Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia
The Midwest: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan,
Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South
Dakota, and Wisconsin.
The Southwest : Arizona, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas
(the Grand Canyon and Carlsbad Caverns).
The American West, (plains, the cowboy, wilderness, desert,
coral reefs, Arctic tundra, Hollywood, Yellowstone) The
states of the West are: Alaska, Colorado, California, Hawaii,
Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and
Wyoming
New England; Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New
Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont.
The mid-Atlantic;Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York,
Pennsylvania, and the city of Washington, D.C.
NATURE
tropical beaches in Florida
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peaks in the Rocky Mountains
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prairie lands
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deserts in the West
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wilderness areas
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the Great Lakes,
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the Grand Canyon,
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Yosemite Valley
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Mississippi River.
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bison
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Black bears
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Grizzlies
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polar bears
The bald eagle is the national bird and symbol of the
United States and is a protected species..
Nature
tropical beach in
Florida
peaks in the Rocky
Mountains
American desert
Wilderness areas
prairie lands
Great lakes
Nature
The Grand Canyon
Yosemite Valley
Mississipi River
Black bears
grizzlies
Polar bear