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• 50 states – 48+2
• Borders Canada, Mexico
• Area: 10 mil. km²; 250 mil. inhabitants
• Urban areas – around big cities
• 4. largest country (behind China)
• Official currency is American Dollar – USD
• Official language – English – GA – dialects – Spangrish, Angrish
• 77% of white and 12% of black people, rest – minorities
• Richest country in the world – machinery, automobiles, electronics, clothing
• Agriculture – corn, fruits, vegetables, cotton, tobacco – lowlands
• Resources – coal, gold, copper, iron ore
• Government – Congress – Capitol, Washington D.C.
  • House of representatives – 435 members, lawmakers, voted every 2 years
  • Senate – 100 members (each state – 2), voted for 6 years
  • President – voted for 4 years, lives in White House
  • Parties – Republicans, Democrats
• Capital – Washington D.C.
• Tourism – Florida, Grand Canyon, Niagara, Las Vegas, Hollywood – California, Los Angeles, San Francisco – Alcatraz, hilly roads, New York, Seattle, Chicago

Geography

• The Pacific Ocean, The Atlantic Ocean, Mexican gulf → stream
• Climate – Central – moderate, temperate, mild; Alaska – arctic; South – subtropical
• Mountain ranges – West – Rocky mountains, Cordilleras, Cascade mountains, Sierra-Nevada; East – Appalachian; Alaska – Mt. McKinley – highest – 6194m
• Lowlands – East, south – Atlantic, Mississippi
• Rivers –Mississippi, Missouri, Arkansas, Ohio, Colorado, Rio Grande(Mexic. border)
• Peninsulas – Floridian – Kennedy Space Center; Californian – California – Sacramento
• Five big lakes, Grand Canyon, Niagara falls
• Natural parks
  • Yellowstone – sequoia
  • Grand Canyon – rafting not allowed – lottery

History

• Natives – Indians – Cherokee, Sioux, Cree
• 1492 – discovered by Christopher Columbus – started immigration
• 17^th century – immigration – dreamland, rich – British, Spanish, French, German etc.
• 1620 – Pilgrim fathers on boat Mayflower; Robert Bradford – Plymouth
• War of Independence – Br. government – taxes
  • 1773 – Boston Tea Party
  • 1775-1783 – war, USA founded – Declaration of Independence
• Civil war – between South and North
  • Abraham Lincoln–equal rights for black – 1863–Emancipation proclamation
    • 1865 – assassinated
• 11^th September 2001 – terrorist attack on WTC

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