North American Country: United States of America Sample Project Continent of North America: Locator Map of the United States Political Map of the United States 9/12/2018 Jackie Martinez S.S. Period 9

North American Country: United States Culture Trait (1): Social Groups Ethnic Groups White 79.96% Black 12.85% Asian 4.43% Amerindian and Alaska Native 0.97% Native Hawaiian and other Pacific islander 0.18% Two or more races 1.61% (July 2007 estimate) Note: a separate listing for Hispanic is not included because the US Census Bureau considers Hispanic to mean persons of Spanish/Hispanic/Latino origin including those of Mexican, Cuban, Puerto Rican, Dominican Republic, Spanish, and Central or South American origin living in the US who may be of any race or ethnic group (white, black, Asian, etc.) About 15.1% of the total US population is Hispanic Nationality = American 9/12/2018 Jackie Martinez S.S. Period 8/9

North American Country: United States Culture Trait (2): Language Languages English 82.1% Spanish 10.7% Other Indo-European 3.8% Asian and Pacific island 2.7% Other 0.7% (2000 census) Note: Hawaiian is an official language in the state of Hawaii Hawaiian Words Maeola = Never-fading Maoli = True Kaona = Hidden Meaning Au = I, I am English Alphabet = 26 Letters 9/12/2018 Jackie Martinez S.S. Period 8/9

North American Country: United States Culture Trait (3): Religion Protestant 51.3% Roman Catholic 23.9% Mormon 1.7% Other Christian 1.6% Jewish 1.7% Buddhist 0.7% Muslim 0.6% Other or unspecified 2.5% Unaffiliated 12.1% None 4% (2007 est.) Bloomingburg Reformed Protestant Dutch Church In New York, United States 9/12/2018 Jackie Martinez S.S. Period 8/9

North American Country: United States Culture Trait (4): Daily Life Popular Foods Apple Pie, Hot Dog & French Fries American Clothing 9/12/2018 Jackie Martinez S.S. Period 8/9

North American Country: United States Culture Trait (5): History Ancient History- Indigenous People = Native Americans Year = Circa 12,000 years ago Major Historical Events- Independence from Great Britain= 4 July 1776 (declared); 3 September 1783 (recognized by Great Britain) War in Afghanistan- 2001-Present War in Iraq – 2003- December 2011 Current Events/Recent History- Presidential Election November 2012: Electoral Vote Totals -Barack Obama(D) 332 Mitt Romney(R) 206 -270 Electoral votes were needed to win to win 9/12/2018 Jackie Martinez S.S. Period 8/9

North American Country: United States Culture Trait (6): The Arts American Painting Title = American Gothic Artist=Grant Wood Famous American Pop Singer = Michael Jackson 9/12/2018 Jackie Martinez S.S. Period 8/9

North American Country: United States Culture Trait (7): Government Government Type Constitution-based federal republic; Strong democratic tradition Head of Government= President Barack H. Obama (since 2009) Chief of State = President Barack H. Obama (since 2009) Vice President = Joseph R. Biden (since 2009) Government Buildings White House, Supreme Court, Capitol Building 9/12/2018 Jackie Martinez S.S. Period 8/9

North American Country: United States Culture Trait (8): Economy Labor Force by Occupation Farming, forestry, and fishing: 0.7% Manufacturing, extraction, transportation, and crafts: 20.3% Managerial, professional, and technical: 37.3% Exports: Commodities Agricultural products Soybeans, fruit, corn 9.2% Industrial supplies Organic chemicals 26.8% Capital goods Transistors, aircraft, motor vehicle parts, computers, telecommunications equipment 49.0% Consumer goods Automobiles, medicines 15.0% Exports: Partner Countries Canada 19.4%, Mexico 12.8%, China 7.2%, Japan 4.7% (2010) $ Currency = US Dollars 9/12/2018 Jackie Martinez S.S. Period 8/9

Jackie Martinez S.S. Period 8/9 Works Cited Page Every time you copy and paste an image or information, include the website -You will need at least 10 websites in order to earn full credit, but you will most likely have more. 9/12/2018 Jackie Martinez S.S. Period 8/9

Jackie Martinez S.S. Period 8/9 Works Cited Page Sample Whole Web Site Editor, author, or compiler name (if available). Name of Site. Version number. Name of institution/organization affiliated with the site (sponsor or publisher), date of resource creation (if available). Medium of publication. Date of access. The Purdue OWL Family of Sites. The Writing Lab and OWL at Purdue and Purdue U, 2008. Web. 23 Apr. 2008 For an individual page on a Web site, list the author or alias if known, followed by the information covered above for entire Web sites. Remember to use n.p. if no publisher name is available and n.d. if no publishing date is given. "How to Make Vegetarian Chili." eHow. Demand Media, n.d. Web. 24 Feb. 2009. You Tube/Video Author’s Name or Poster’s Username. “Title of Image or Video.” Media Type Text. Name of Website. Name of Website’s Publisher, date of posting. Medium. Date retrieved. Shimabukuro, Jake. "Ukulele Weeps by Jake Shimabukuro." Online video clip. YouTube. YouTube, 22 Apr. 2006. Web. 9 Sept. 2010. Every time you copy and paste an image or information, include the website -You will need at least 10 websites in order to earn full credit, but you will most likely have more. 9/12/2018 Jackie Martinez S.S. Period 8/9