United States of America"Stars and Stripes” - flag

Tytuł

The American flag is called the Stars and Stripes. It has 13 stripes and 50 stars. There is one star for each state of the USA, and one stripe for the first 13 states which declared

independence from Britain in 1776.

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Prepared by Justyna Babiarz- Furmanek

Basic informationCapital: Washington, D.C.Independence Day: July 4, 1776Motto: In God We TrustNational Bird: Bald EagleNational Flower: RoseArea (50 states and District of Columbia only): 9,631,418 sq kmLargest State: AlaskaSmallest State: Rhode IslandLargest Cities: New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Houston,

Philadelphia, San Diego, Detroit, Dallas, Phoenix, San AntonioBorder Countries and Oceans:Canada, Mexico, Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico, Pacific OceanPopulation: 295,734,134 Languages: English 82.1%, Spanish 10.7%, Religions:Protestant 52%, Roman Catholic 24%, Mormon 2%, Jewish 1%,

Muslim 1%, other 10%, none 10% (2002 est.)

ANTHEM

The Star Spangled BannerBy Francis Scott Key 1814

SPORTS

football baseball basketball

golfsoccerhockey

Sports

tennis motorsports

martial artswrestling

FestivalsMartin Luther

King Day 3rd Monday in January

Presidents' Day 3rd Monday in

February

Memorial Day Last Monday in May

Labour Day September

Columbus Day 2nd Monday in October

Halloween October 31

FestivalsThanksgiving Day Fourth Thursday in November

Independence Day fourth of July

Veterans' Day November 10Christmas December 25

FAMOUS AMERICANS

Thomas Edison inventor

Benjamin Franklin politician and scientist

Abraham Lincoln 16 thpresident

Thomas Jefferson Martin Luther King Jr civil rights leader

Charles Lindbergh pilot

Famous Americans

Selena Gomez acrtess, singer

Miley Cyrusactress, singer

Katy Perrysinger, acress

Barack Obamapresident, politician

Beyonce Knowlessinger

Michael Jacksonsinger

Famous Americans

Brad Pittactor

Elvis Prestleysinger

Marilyn Monroeactress

Madonnasinger

Lady Gagasinger

Angelina Jolieacrtess

NATIONAL SYMBOLS

Flag of the USA Seal of the USA Bald eagle

RoseGeneral Grant Treegiant sequoia

Uncle Sam

Symbols of the USA

Oak American Bison The Statue of

Liberty

Indian (Native American)

The White HouseThe Washington Monument

TOURIST ATTRACTIONSTimes Square (New

York City)Niagara Falls, New

York

Grand Canyon, Arizona

Golden Gate Bridge, California

Denali (Mount McKinley), Alaska

Hollywood, Los Angeles

Tourist attractionsYellowstone Manhattan, New York Mount Rushmore

Memorial Park, South Dakota

Walt Disney World, Florida

Las Vegas Strip, Nevada

Florida Keys

Great Seal of the United States

Capital - Washington DC.Largest city - New York

Washington DC. New York

MAP OF AMERICA

America – largest cities

New York (NY)

Los Angeles (California)

Chicago (Illinois)

Houston (Texas)

Philadelphia (Pennsylvania)

Phoenix (Arizona)

San Antonio (Texas)

San Diego (California)

Dallas (Texas)

San Jose (California)

GeographyThe United States of America is the world's third largest

country in size and nearly the third largest in population. America is bordered by:

the Pacific Ocean the Atlantic Ocean Canada Mexico. There are 50 states and the District of Columbia.More than twice the size of the European Union, the United

States has high mountains in the West and a huge central plain.

The lowest point in the country is in Death Valley which is at -86 meters and the highest peak is Mt. McKinley at 6,198 meters.

General information

The United Staes of America (the USA) has a population of about 300 million. It is a very big country. It is almost 4,000 km from New York to Los Angeles. The country is so big that parts of the USA are in different time zones. When it is 9 a.m. in New York, it is only 6 a.m. in Los Angeles.

America is a country of many cultures. The first people to live there were the Native American Indians. They lived in groups or tribes and each tribe had its own traditions.

Europeans started to live in America in the 16th century, and in the 17th century there were number of colonies. At first they were helped by the Native Americans.

FAST FACTSOfficial Name: United States of America

Population: 300,000,000

Form of Government: Constitution-based federal republicCapital: Washington, D.C.

Area: 3,794,083 square miles (9,826,630 square kilometers)

Major Mountain Ranges: Rocky Mountains, Appalachian Mountains

Major Rivers: Mississippi, Missouri, ColoradoLanguage: English, Spanish

Money: U.S. dollar

GOVERNMENT

Citizens over the age of 18 years old vote to elect the President and Vice President of United States every four years. The president lives in the White House in the capital city of Washington, D.C. There are two houses of Congress: the Senate and the House of Representatives.

For the first time in the nation's history an African American, Barack Obama was elected President of the United States in 2008.

REGIONS

The South : Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia

The Midwest: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin.

The Southwest : Arizona, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas

(the Grand Canyon and Carlsbad Caverns).The American West, (plains, the cowboy, wilderness,

desert, coral reefs, Arctic tundra, Hollywood, Yellowstone) The states of the West are: Alaska, Colorado, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming

New England; Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont.

The mid-Atlantic;Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, and the city of Washington, D.C.

NATUREtropical beaches in Florida peaks in the Rocky Mountains prairie lands deserts in the West wilderness areas the Great Lakes, the Grand Canyon, Yosemite Valley Mississippi River. bison Black bears Grizzlies polar bears

The bald eagle is the national bird and symbol of the United States and is a protected species..

Nature

tropical beach in Florida

peaks in the Rocky Mountains

prairie lands

Great lakesWilderness areasAmerican desert

Nature

The Grand Canyon Yosemite Valley Mississipi River

Polar beargrizzliesBlack bears