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1. USA
Work: Safonov Nastya;Krokhaleva Dasha ,
Semenova Vika, Ovchinnikov
Lyuba
2. Geographical position
The USA occupies the central part of the North American continent. It borderson Canada in the north and Mexico in the south. It is washed by the Atlantic
Ocean in the east, by the Pacific Ocean in the west and by the Gulf of Mexico in
the south.
3. Sights
SIGHTS4.
• Start building a culture ofthe United States dates
back to the colonial period,
and especially at the time
of the War of
Independence (1775-1783).
5.
The liberation from the domination of England,accompanied by patriotic enthusiasm and growth of
national consciousness, contributed to the development
of social and scientific thought, the national art - poetry,
music, painting, the formation of a national style of
architecture, the creation of the American theater
6. Statue of Liberty
Statue of LibertyStatue of Liberty is one of
the most famous sculptures
in the USA and in the world,
often referred to as a
"symbol of New York City
and the United States",
"symbol of freedom and
democracy," "Lady Liberty".
It is a gift of the French
people to the centennial of
the American Revolution.
Statue of Liberty is on an
island.
7. Golden Gate Bridge
Golden Gate Bridge is suspension bridge across the GoldenGate Strait. It connects the city of San Francisco in the
north of the San Francisco and southern Marin County.
8.
DisneylandMetropolitan
Museum of Art
9.
WashingtonThe Brooklyn Bridge
10.
Death ValleyCentral Park
11.
Mammoth Cave• And many other sights that can be seen in the USА
12. The natural and animal world of USA
THE NATURAL AND ANIMAL WORLD OFUSA
13. Climate
On Alaska are dominatedArctic and subtropical
climate, in Hawaii and in
California - a tropical
climate, but in the
central part of the USA
climate is temperate
continental, in the
western USA is dry, in the
east is wet
14. Canyons
Canyons of US areindescribable beauty of
nature. The most famous
in the world Canyon is
Grand. Depth reaches
about 1,800 meters, and is
the result of the National
Park
15. Lakes
Lake Superior is the largest lake inthe world, the second is Huron,
the third Lake Michigan in the
USA is the fourth largest in the
world, Lake Erie is also not a small
lake, Ontario is the smallest lake.
All the lakes are located in the
central part of the United States.
16. Volcanoes
• Today in the US are 96volcanoes, a quarter of that
are extinct. More than 500
million people live in the
United States in the area of
volcanic activity.
17. Animals
Animals United States arevery diverse, among them
there are many predators.
The Cordillera usual brown
grizzly bear - the largest
predator, wolves, lynx,
badgers and foxes, cougars.
Southwest United States is rich
in reptiles - lizards, snakes,
scorpions, poisonous
spiders, tarantulas.
18.
In recent years, manyanimals are rapidly
decreasing, reduced the
number of bears and
reindeer. Disappear some
species of birds, such as
Great Auk, passenger
pigeon. The third part of
freshwater fish classified as
endangered or rare.