A land of diversity ---Warming-up Unit 1. What do you know about USA?

A land of diversity ---Warming-up

Unit 1

What do you know about USA?

What does USA stand for?

Version A: The United States of AmericaVersion B: Usually stupid and annoying

A. B.

C. D.

1. Which flag is America’s National flag?

A. B.

C. D.

2. Which national emblem stands for the USA?

3. What’s the size of the USA?

9,429,091 sq kmA.

C. D. 6,429,091 sq km

8,429,091 sq km

B.7,429,091 sq km

It is the ______ largest country in the world.4th

4. What’s the population of the USA?

193,027,571A. B.

C. D. 493,027,571

293,027,571

393,027,571

Why is the US called “a melting pot”?

There are people from nearly every nation in the world.

5. How many states are there in the USA?

A.

B.

C.

D.

45

52

34

50

White House

6. The capital of the USA is ______?

A.

B.

C.

D.

New York City

Washington D.C.

Atlanta

Los angles

7. Which state is the largest one in the US?

A. New York B. Texas C. California D. Alaska

8. Where is California?

A.B.

E.

C.

D.

9. ____ has the largest population in the USA. A. California B. Alaska C. Washington D. Texas

The governor of California is _________________________.Arnold Schwarzenegger

10. Which is the longest river in the USA?

A. Nile B. Yangtze River C. Mississippi D. Amazon

11. The President George W. Bush

is the ____ president in the history of the USA?

A.

B.

C.

D.

41st & 42nd

43rd &44th

44th & 45th

45th & 46th( 2001-2008 )

12. When is American Independence Day?

A. June 4th B. July 4th

C. October 1st D. August 14th

13. Which city is known as the “Big Apple”?

A. New York B. Chicago C. Los Angeles

14. What language do most state names come from?

A. Spanish B. English C. Native American’s

15. Which of the following items refers to a person?

A.

F.

C.

G.

Hollywood

NBA

Michel Jackson

Bill Gates

B. Uncle Tom

E. Iraq War Gone With The WindD.

16. Who is the person on the one-dollar note?

A. Jefferson B. Washington

C. Franklin D. Adams

A. B. C. D.

17. Which doesn’t belong to the USA?

Statue of

Liberty

Golden

Bridge

White

House

Eiffel

Tower

A. B. C. D.

18. Who is not an American?

Martin Luther King

Thomas Edison

Albert Einstein

Abraham Lincoln

19. In which year did the Civil War break out and come to an end?

A.

B.

C.

D.

1861-1864

1861-1865

1862-1865

1861-1866

Civil War

20. The 26th Olympic Games was held in _____ in 1996.

A.

B.

C.

D.

Los Angeles

New York

Atlanta

San Francisco

a. Valentine’s Day b. Christmas Day

c. Thanks-giving Day d. Independence Day

e. April Fool’s Day f. Halloween

a (Feb.14)---e(Apr.1)---f(Oct.31)

---c(the last Thursday of Nov)---b(Dec.25)

Three times

A

ppal

achi

anR

ocky Mountains

the Mississippi

Do you know about the main mountains and river of the U.S.A?

About the USA CanadaTh

e Pacific O

cean

Th

e Atlan

tic Ocean

Mexico

the Gulf of Mexico

Ocean on the east coast _________________

Ocean on the west coast __________________

Country to the north of USA __________________

Country to the south of USA ________________

Mountains range in the west ______________________

Atlantic Ocean

Pacific Ocean

Canada

Mexico

Rocky Mountains

Great Lakes :

Longest river in the USA :

Some important cities:

Superior, Michigan, Huron,

Erie and Ontario

Mississippi River

New York, Washington D. C.,

Los Angeles, San Francisco,

Chicago, New Orleans

Brief summary

The USA lies in the south of North Amer

ica. It is surrounded by the Pacific Ocea

n to the west and the Atlantic Ocean to t

he east. The northern land neighbor is C

anada, and south of it

are Mexico and the Gulf of Mexico.

New York

Washington

AtlantaLos Angeles

Chicago

AB

CD

E

Chicago, Atlanta, Washington, New York, Los Angeles

Do you know about the main cities of the U.S.A?

It is the capital of the USA.

It is almost the oldest city in the USA. It is also a center of culture and education.

It is the largest seaport in the USA.

It is called the Super Market of America. It is the most important industrial and commercial city.

Atlanta features the new World of Coca-Cola, which features the history of the world-famous soft drink brand.

It’s home to Hollywood Village, Universal City Studio and Disneyland.

Many Chinese have settled in California and many of them live there.