By Olivia Escousse

Why the U.S.A. is Why the U.S.A. is a civilizationa civilization

The government is a group of people who make rules and laws for their country. They help the president make decisions. The people on the right are from the government.

The big white house at The big white house at 1600 Pennsylvania 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue is called the Avenue is called the White House. The White White House. The White House is where the House is where the presidents of the United presidents of the United States of America live. States of America live. People also make rules People also make rules and laws in the White and laws in the White House. Barack Obama is House. Barack Obama is currently living in the currently living in the White House.White House.

Barack Obama is the Barack Obama is the current president of the current president of the United States of United States of America and lives in the America and lives in the White House. He was White House. He was born on August 4, 1961. born on August 4, 1961. He became president on He became president on January 20, 2009. He is January 20, 2009. He is the 44the 44thth president, but president, but he is the first president he is the first president to be African American.to be African American.

People in the United States of America use 26 symbols, called letters, to write. Together, the 26 letters are called the alphabet. Each letter is used to make a word, and words are used to make sentences.

Written Communication

In the United States of America, people use writing to communicate. People write stories, facts, and many other things down on paper (bottom). Some of these things get made into books (top), which are lots of pieces of paper with words on them combined to make a story.

The United States of The United States of America is very modern. America is very modern. Some examples that help Some examples that help us lead a modern way of us lead a modern way of life are solar life are solar panelspanels, , medicine, Facebook, medicine, Facebook, Twitter, and a whole lot Twitter, and a whole lot more. The pictures shown more. The pictures shown are the Facebook and are the Facebook and Twitter symbols (top) and Twitter symbols (top) and solar panels (bottom). solar panels (bottom).

Highly Developed Way of Life Highly Developed Way of Life

Highly Developed Way of LifeHighly Developed Way of Life

One example of having a One example of having a highly developed way of life highly developed way of life is the arts. The arts are is the arts. The arts are ways of expressing yourself. ways of expressing yourself. Two examples of arts are Two examples of arts are music and painting. The top music and painting. The top picture is someone picture is someone painting, and the bottom painting, and the bottom picture is of someone picture is of someone making music. making music.

ReligionReligionThe United States of The United States of America supports many America supports many religions. The religions in religions. The religions in the United States are the United States are Christianity, Judaism, Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Buddhism, Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism, Unitarian Hinduism, Unitarian Universalism, Wiccan, Universalism, Wiccan, and a lot more!and a lot more!

Religion Religion The main two religions in The main two religions in the United States of the United States of America are Judaism and America are Judaism and Christianity. They have Christianity. They have different beliefs and different beliefs and holidays because they are holidays because they are different religions. The St. different religions. The St. Patrick’s Cathedral is Patrick’s Cathedral is where Christians go to where Christians go to pray (top) and a pray (top) and a synagogue is where synagogue is where Jewish people go to pray Jewish people go to pray (bottom). (bottom).

TechnologyTechnologyThe United Stated of The United Stated of America has lots of modern America has lots of modern technology. Some technology. Some examples of modern examples of modern technology are the iPad, technology are the iPad, iPod touch, iPhone, and a iPod touch, iPhone, and a lot more. All of these things lot more. All of these things were invented by Steve were invented by Steve Jobs, who was born on Jobs, who was born on February 24, 1955 and died February 24, 1955 and died on October 5, 2011.on October 5, 2011.

TechnologyTechnology

The light bulb, invented The light bulb, invented in America, was made in America, was made by Thomas Edison. It by Thomas Edison. It was invented in 1879 was invented in 1879 and is an example of and is an example of old technology. The old technology. The light bulb is probably light bulb is probably one of the most used one of the most used inventions today.inventions today.

Stable Food Stable Food SupplySupply

The United States of America has an extremely stable food supply. We have a lot of variety and many supermarkets to buy food from. The picture on the right is Shop Rite, a common supermarket.

Stable Food Stable Food SupplySupply

In the U.S. we have more than just supermarkets. We also have farms where we get fresh fruit, vegetables, and eggs from. We also have orchards where we grow fruit on trees. The picture on the right is of a person picking apples in an orchard.

Social StructureSocial Structure

In the United States of America, we have three social classes. They are the upper class, the middle class, and the lower class. They are defined by how much money they have. The upper class have a lot of money, the lower class have very little money, and the middle class is right in between. The picture on the top is of a rich person, the middle picture is of a middle class person, and the bottom picture is of poor children.

Social StructureSocial Structure

In the United States of America, people’s social structure usually shows in their house. The upper class have really big houses, the middle class have medium-sized houses, and the lower class have really small houses or no house at all. On the right there are three pictures. Can you guess which ones belong to which class?

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Upper

Middle