The USA
The United States of America is the fourth largest country in the world (after Russia, Canada and China).
Geographical position It occupies the southern part of North America and stretches from the Pacific to the Atlantic Ocean. It also includes Alaska in the north and Hawaii in the Pacific Ocean. The USA borders on Canada in the north and on Mexico in the south. It also has a sea boarder with Russia.
Lake Michigan The Great Lakes on the border with Canada are the largest and deepest in the USA. Lake Michigan is entirely within the USA. Lake Ontario
States and Capitals of the United States The United States consists of 50 states and the District of Columbia which is not a part of any U. S. state. Each state has a capital, which is the center of the state government. The population of the United States is about 250 million people.
the symbols of the Us. A The flag of the USA is often called “The Stars and Stripes”. There are 50 stars on it: one for each state. The flag has 13 stripes. There are 7 red stripes and 6 white stripes: one stripe for each of the first 13 colonies of the USA. The bald eagle became the official national symbol of the country in 1782. It has an olive branch (a symbol of peace) and arrows (symbols of strength). You can see the eagle on the back of the dollar bill. One of the most famous symbols of the USA is the Statue of Liberty. France gave the statue to America in 1884 as a symbol of friendship. The Statue is in New York on Liberty Island. “Uncle Sam” is a cartoon symbol of the American Government. He has appeared in magazines and newspapers for last 150 years. In 1812 Samuel Wilson sold meat to US Army. Everybody called him Uncle Sam. The first letters of his name ‘US’ were the same as the first letters of the United States. .
Washin. Gton George Washington 22 nd of February – birthday of J. Washington, a national holiday in the USA. The capital of the United States of America, Washington, D. C. was founded in 1791 and named after the first President of the USA George Washington who is regarded as The Father of the country. It stands on the Potomac river in the eastern part of the country.
The Sights of Washington The White House is the official residence and principal workplace of the President of the United States. It has been the residence of every U. S. president except George Washington. The Capitol is the meeting place of the US Congress. It is the highest building in Washington. No building in the city may be more than 40 meters high.
The Sights of Washington The Washington Monument (the “Pencil”) is the obelisk that commemorates the 1 st American President. It is the world’s tallest obelisk. Its height is 169 m. George Washington statue at the entrance to the obelisk
The Sights of Washington The Thomas Jefferson Memorial is a presidential memorial in Washington, D. C. dedicated to Thomas Jefferson, an American Founding Father, the principal author of the Declaration of Independence (1776) and the third President of the United States. The interior of the memorial has a 19 -foot (5. 8 m) tall bronze statue of Jefferson.
The Sights of Washington This is the Lincoln Memorial, built in honor of Abraham Lincoln. He became the 16 th President of the USA in 1861. Lincoln wrote the Emancipation Proclamation, which freed the blacks in the South from slavery. Inside the memorial there is a huge statue of the former president. Reverse of a 2003 five-dollar note
ne. W Yor. K New York is the city of contrasts, financial and business centre of the USA. There is no city quite like New York. It is known as The City That Never Sleeps It is situated in the mouth of the Hudson River. Its nickname is “A big apple”. New York City consists of five boroughs — The Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, and Staten Island. The most famous views in New York are The Statue of Liberty - a symbol of freedom and the Empire State Building The Statue of Liberty The Empire State Building is a 102 -story skyscraper located in Midtown Manhattan, it is 443. 2 m high. The statue is of a robed female figure representing Libertas, the Roman goddess of freedom.
los an. Geles In 1955 a world famous cartoon’s creator Walt Disney founded the first park of entertainment with decorations from popular Disney cartoons in Los Angeles. This park is wonderful fairy land called Disneyland. In Disneyland you Disneyland can see the characters from Walt Disney’s cartoons. Los Angeles (California) is the nation’s third largest city. It leads the USA in production of aircraft. This city is the world capital of filmed entertainment. The first cinema house in the country was opened here in 1902. Hollywood (a district in Los Angeles) is the centre of the American cinema. The biggest film companies are here: MGM, Paramount, 20 th century Fox, Columbia Pictures, Warner Bros. There is a Walk of Fame in Hollywood. It has 3 000 stars with the names of famous actors, directors and even fictional characters.
natural attractions of the usa There are many natural wonders in the USA. The most widely known is Niagara Falls. It is an Indian word Falls which means “roaring waters”. Yellowstone is the United States’ first and the most famous national park. It includes large areas of Wyoming, Montana and Idaho. Yellowstone Park has many areas with hot springs and geysers. Other attractions are Grand Canyon, and the vast desert between Salt Lake City and Reno, Nevada. Niagara Falls Yellowstone National Park Grand Canyon
mountains The highest mountains are the Cordillera including the Rocky Mountains and the Sierra Nevada. Mount Mc. Kinley is the highest mountain peak in the United States named after the 25 th president of the USA William Mc. Kinley. It is 6, 194 m above sea level. It is located in Alaska. Sierra Nevada Rocky Mountains
mount rushmore The Mount Rushmore National Memorial is a sculpture carved into the granite face of Mount Rushmore near Keystone, South Dakota, in the United States. Mount Rushmore features 18 m sculptures of the heads of four United States presidents: George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln. The entire memorial covers 5. 17 km 2 and is 1, 745 m above sea level.
rivers of america The largest rivers of the USA are the Mississippi, the Missouri, the Columbia, the Colorado, and the Yukon. American rivers have very expressive names: the Snake River, the Milk River, the Green River, the Sweetwater River. The longest river is the Mississippi. The Mississippi The Yukon The Hudson
Political system The USA as an independent state was set up by the constitution in 1787. It is a federal republic consisting of 50 states each of which has its own government. The federal government is divided into 3 branches The federal government The legislative branch The executive branch It is exercised by the Congress. It consists of 2 houses It is headed by the President chosen every 4 years with the Vice President and the Cabinet Congress Senate 100 senators 2 from each state. 6 -year term House of representatives 435 members Their number depends on the population of the state. 2 - year term The judicial branch It is made up Federal District Courts and the Supreme Court. Federal judges are appointed by the President for life. There are 9 judges in the Supreme Court
Political parties The United States has two main political parties: the Democrats (the Donkey) and the Republicans (the Elephant). There are other political parties too, but they play little if any role.
The President of the USA is Barack Hussein Obama. He was born on the 4 th of August 1961 and is the 44 th President of the United States since 2009.