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the United states geographical position

The United States is situated in the central part of the North American continent. It is washed by the Atlantic Ocean in the east and by the Pacific Ocean in the west. In the North it borders Canada and in the south it borders Mexico.

The area of the USA is of about 10 million square kilometers and its population is over 270 million people. The great majority of the population is Englishspeaking Americans. There are many ethnic groups in the United States. The largest group is Black Americans.

The US consists of 50 states and the District of Columbia. It is a special federal area where the capital of the country, Washington, is situated. The largest state is Alaska.

California New York Texas Florida Pennsylvania Chicago San-Francisco Los Angeles Philadelphia

• The highland regions are the Appalachian Mountains in the east and the Cordillera in the west. The Appalachian Mountains are ancient, strongly destroyed mountains of no great height. The valleys between them are rich in coal. It is the oldest mountain system in the US.

The main rivers of the USA are the Mississippi, the Missouri, the Rio Grande, the Colorado, the Columbia and the Hudson River.

The five Great Lakes, between the USA and Canada, include Lake Superior, Lake Michigan, Lake Huron, Lake Erie and Lake Ontario. In the west of the USA there is another lake called the Great Salt Lake.

The main symbol of the USA is the national flag, which is often called “The Stars and Stripes”. As there are 50 states in the UAS, there are 50 stars on the American flag. The flag also has 13 stripes: seven red stripes and six white stripes. There is one stripe for each of the first thirteen colonies of the United States.

Canada Geographical position

Canada is the second largest country in the world. It covers the northern part of North America and its total area is about 10 million square kilometres. Canada borders only on the USA. It consists of 10 provinces and 3 territories. The country is bounded by three oceans: the Pacific, the Arctic and the Atlantic.

The capital of Canada Ottawa

One-third of all fresh water on Earth is in Canada. The world’s largest lakes are Great Lakes which are situated on the border with the USA.

The Mackenzie The Colombia The Niagara The St. Laurence river

The Rocky Mountains The Appalachian Mountains The Cordillera

There are various types of climate from arctic in the north to temperate in the south. The country is rich in oil, natural gas, copper, coal, iron ore and other mineral resources.

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Canada is a constitutional monarchy. It is a member of Commonwealth of Nations and Queen Elizabeth II is its official head of state but she doesn’t rule. Her representative in Canada is the Governor General. The Governor’s duties are limited to symbolic, mostly ceremonial acts.

A maple leaf is a symbol of Canada

The United Kingdom Geographical Position

The state is located in the British Isles (island of great Britain, the northeastern part of the island of Ireland, and a large number of smaller Islands and archipelagos, among which are the Hebrides, the Orkney and Shetland Islands, Anglesey, Arran, white) in the Atlantic ocean. Bordering the North, Irish, Celtic and Hebrides seas. The South-East coast is located only 35 km from the Northern coast of France, separated by the English channel.

The area of the UK is 243 809 km 2, of which land — 240 579 km 2, inland waters — 3230 km 2. According to the 1993 10 % of the land were forested, 46 % used for pastures and another 25% was used in agriculture. The coastline is 17 820 km length. The South coast is connected to mainland Europe via the channel tunnel 50 km long (of which 38 km under water). It is the longest underwater tunnel in the world. Northern Ireland has a 360 -kilometer land border with the Republic of Ireland, and is the only land border the UK.

England The Part Of The United Kingdom Scotland Wales Northern Ireland

England is in the southern and Central parts of the UK. England is the richest, most fertile and most densely populated part of the country. In the North and West of England are mountains, but all the rest of the area is a big plain. In the northwestern part of England's many beautiful lakes. This part of the country is called lake District.

Scotland is in the North of the island. Scotland -- land of mountains. Highlands of Scotland — one of the oldest in the world. The highest mountain of the UK is also in Scotland. The chain of mountains in Scotland called the Grampian mountains. Their highest peak is Ben Nevis. This is the highest peak not only in Scotland but in the UK. In England, there are Pannini. In Wales — Cambiasca mountains.

Wales is in the West. Wales has an extraordinary scenic landscape shaped from high mountains formed as a result of the ice age era Devonian glaciation. The most beautiful places located in the Northern area of Snowdonia, where lies a gorgeous national Park and the highest mountain of the province of Wales – Snowdon, with a height of almost 1100 meters. Here is regularly visited by climbers from all over the world to conquer this peak and enjoy the fantastic beauty of this region.

Northern Ireland is situated in the northeastern part of Ireland. Includes six counties: Antrim, Armagh, Down, Fermanagh, Londonderry (Derry) and Tyrone, and 26 districts. Rolling hills surround the Central lowland, where is oz. Lough neagh, the largest in the British Isles. The coastline is characterized by pronounced fragmentation and stretches from Lough Foyle to the mountains of Mourne. The coastal landscapes are very picturesque.

The national flag of the United Kingdom is the most obvious symbol of the United Kingdom. It is called Union Jack is an old word for sailor. It explains the name of the flag. King James (1566 – 1622) ordered that the Union Jack was developing all the masts of British ships, except warships. Union Jack is a mixture of superimposed on each of the flags. It is a combination of three flags: England, Scotland Ireland.

Russia Geographical Position

It is located in the East of Europe and Northern Asia. The European part of the country consists of territory West of the Ural mountains ; the Asian part of Russia, occupying about 76 % of the territory, lies East of the Ural mountains and is referred to as Siberia and the Far East.

Capital Of Russia - Moscow

The area of the Russian Federation is approximately equal to the area of the whole of South America. The length of the Russian Federation from South to North - about 4 000 km, from West to East more than 10 000 km.

On the extreme North mainland point of the country is Cape Chelyuskin, located on the Taimyr Peninsula. Extreme point of the island is the Cape, the Wings, located on Rudolf island in the archipelago of Franz Josef. The southern boundary of the mainland is situated on the crest of the main Caucasian ridge (41° 12` North latitude) This area is the border of Dagestan and Azerbaijan.

In the Russian Federation consists of 85 regions, 46 of which are referred to as oblasts, 22 republics, 9 territories, 3 Federal cities, 4 Autonomous districts and 1 Autonomous oblast.

Moscow Saint-Petersburg Novosibirsk Yekaterinburg Kazan Chelyabinsk Nizhny Novgorod Samara Rostov-on-don

One of the leading space powers in the world, has the world's second largest Arsenal of nuclear weapons, a permanent member of the UN security Council with veto power. Is one of the modern great powers.

The flag of Russia The flag is attached to a staff or cord, the cloth of a certain color or of several colors, often with a logo.