The USA

Basic Information• The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic

comprising fifty states and a federal district.• Columbia, a once popular name for the United States, was derived

from Christopher Columbus; it appears in the name "District of Columbia".

• USA lays in the North America continent.• Capital Washington, D.C.

Largest city New York City• National language English • Total area 9,826,675 km2 • Population 310,758,000 inhabitants • Motto: In God We Trust• USA borders: Canada (N) Mexico (S)

Geography - mountains• In the east: the Appalachian Mountains• In the west: the Rocky Mountains (Colorado)• Highest Mountain: McKinley 6194 m (Alaska),

Whitney 4418 m (California)• The bald eagle, national bird of the United

States since 1782

Geography - waters

• On the south – eastern Canadian border:• Niagara Falls • The 5 Greatest lakes – Ontario, Erie, Huron,

Michigan and Superior• The longest river: Missouri• The most famous river: Mississippi

Geography – National parks

• There are fifty-eight national parks and hundreds of other federally managed parks, forests, and wilderness areas.

• The first National Park was Yellowstone (Wyoming)

• Another famous Parks: Grand Canyon (colorado),Redwood (California), Cedar Breaks National Monument(Colorado), Kings Canyon Sequoia(California), Grand Canyon (Colorado)

Political system• The United States is the world's oldest surviving

federation.• The first president: G. Washington (Federalist)• The last president: B. Obama (Democrat)• In USA are two political parties: Democrats,

Republicans• The federal government is composed of three

branches.• Executive• Legislative• Judicial

the House of Representatives

Political system

• American flag: 50 stars, 6 white and 7 red stripes

• American anthem The Star-Spangled Banner

was written in 1814

Economy

• Industrial City: Philadelphia, Chicago, Detroit• Economic City: New York, Washington D.C., L.A.

• agricultural states: Texas, New Mexico, Arizona

• Main products: cars, trucks, planes, weapons• Business: natural resources, minerals

Sport

• The most famous sport in USA:• Nascar, NFL,NHL,NBA,MBL• National sport: Baseball, American football• The most visited sport: Nascar • Why? The Smallest stadium has capacity

90 000 viewers

Interestings

• The most famous people: Micheal Jackson, Micheal Jordan, Bill Gates, Brad Pitt, Tom Cruise etc.

• Writers: Ernest Hamingway, John Steinbeck, Arthur Miller, Jack Kerouac

• famous companies: Coca- Cola, McDonald‘s, Microsoft, Google, Walt Disney,

National Holidays

• Christmas: Santa Claus• Easter: Easter egg hunt• Thanksgiving Day: every 4th Thursday in

November• Halloween: the last day of October• Next national Holidays: M.Luther King Day,

President‘s Day, Memorial Day, Columbus day, Veteran‘s Day

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By Kubiczech