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Téma USA

Klíčová slova USA, Washington, cities, rivers, lakes

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Datum vytvoření 1. 2. 2014

USA

BASIC FACTS

THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

The USA consists of 50 states and a federal district (District

of Columbia).

The USA is bordered by Canada to the north and

by Mexico to the south.

There are two states which are not directly attached to the

continental US – Alaska and Hawaii

The capital city is WASHINGTON, D. C.

It is the third most populated country in the world (over 300

million people)

The currency is US dollar = 100 cents

The official language is English, but in many areas

Spanish is widely spoken.

The current president of the US is Barack Obama.

Geography

The highest mountain is Mt. McKinley (6,194m) in Alaska.

The most important mountains are Cordilleras which are

divided into several parts. (further information)

Rocky Mountains with Grand Canyon

National parks – Yellowstone National Park, Yosemite

Valley National Park, Everglades National Park

There are many rivers in the US. The most important rivers

are the Mississippi (the third longest river in the world

6,212 km), the Missouri, the Hudson, the Colorado,

the Columbia and the Rio Grande. The most important

river in Alaska is the Yukon.

There are also many lakes. The most important lakes are

the Great Lakes on the border with Canada – Superior,

Michigan, Huron, Erie and Ontario.

THE

NIAGARA

FALLS

ON THE BORDER BETWEEN CANADA AND THE USA (ACTUALLY 3

WATERFALLS – THE HORSESHOE FALLS IN CANADA, THE

AMERICAN FALLS IN THE USA AND THE BRIDAL VEIL FALLS IN THE

USA.

Which famous cities in America do you know ?

WASHINGTON D.C.

THE CAPITAL OF THE USA

IT IS NOT A PART OF A STATE

DIVIDED INTO 4 PARTS

POPULATION ABOUT 646,449 PEOPLE

SIGHTS – THE LINCOLN MEMORIAL

NEW YORK CITY

THE LARGEST CITY IN THE USA

FOUNDED BY THE DUTCH SETTLERS IN 1626

LIES ON THE HUDSON RIVER

DIVIDED INTO 5 AREAS (BOROUGHS) – MANHATTAN,

THE BRONX, BROOKLYN, QUEENS, STATEN ISLAND

MANHATTAN IS THE OLDEST AND MOST IMPORTANT

PART OF NY– (WALL STREET / SOHO/ GREENWICH

VILLAGE / BROADWAY / ….)

PLACES OF INTERESTS IN NY

THE EMPIRE STATE BUILDING (A SKYSCRAPER 381m)

THE STATUE OF LIBERTY (ON LIBERTY ISLAND)

THE GUGGENHEIM MUSEUM

CENTRAL PARK

LOS ANGELES (CALIFORNIA) – further information

NEW ORLEANS (LOUISIANA) – further information

HOLLYWOOD – film industry

2nd largest city in the USA

L.A. plays host to the annual ACADEMY AWARDS

lies on the Mississippi

is famous for jazz (Louis Armstrong)

was catastrophically affected by several hurricanes (Katrina

– was the worst one)

ATLANTA (GEORGIA) – FUTHER INFORMATION

CHICAGO (ILLINOIS) - FUTHER INFORMATION

LAS VEGAS (NEVADA) - FUTHER INFORMATION

played host to the Olympic Games in 1996

the 3rd largest / most populous city in the USA

is known for gambling

is located in the desert

during prohibition (1920s) – activity of gangsters (Al Capone)

Which famous universities in the USA do you know?

Harvard University (Cambridge, Massachusetts)

Princeton University (Princeton, New Jersey)

Yale University (New Haven, Connecticut)

WHICH PLACES CAN YOU SEE IN THE PICTURES?

WHITE HOUSE – the seat of

the American president

THE STATUE OF LIBERTY – a gift from France

Mount Rushmore (Washington, Jefferson,

Roosevelt, Lincoln)

U. S. CAPITOL

the home of the government

U. S. Supreme Court

What are the United States famous for?

CUISINE - FAST FOOD (HAMBURGERS / HOT DOGS),

SPORTS (BASEBALL, AMERICAN FOOTBALL, …)

MUSIC

MOVIES

OTHER?

Zdroje

CHUDÝ, Tomáš; CHUDÁ, Jana. SOME BASIC FACTS:

ABOUT THE ENGLISH SPEAKING COUNTRIES. Havlíčkův

Brod: FRAGMENT, 1997, ISBN 80-7200-085-3.

AUTOR NEUVEDEN. United States [online]. [cit. 1.2.2014].

Dostupný na WWW: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USA

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