THE UNITED STATE OF AMERICA THE USA IS A COUNTRY IN NORTH AMERICA IT’S A VERY BIG COUNTRY !! BORDERS : CANADA IN THE NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN IN THE WEST MEXICO AND GULF OF MEXICO IN THE SOUTH ATLANTIC OCEAN IN THE EAST

THE FLAG Blue f for justice Red for courage White for innocence AND 50 STARS (THE NUMBER OF STATES) THE AMERICAN FLAG IS CALLED “ STARS AND STRIPES”. IT REMEMBERS THE INDEPENDENCE OF USA ( 1776 ). THE FLAG IT HAS 13 STRIPES (THE ORIGINAL 13 COLONIES) Blue f for justice Red for courage White for innocence

PHISICAL FEATURES MOUNTAINS RIVERS GREAT LAKES Mississippi RIO GRANDE ROCKY MOUNTAINS SIERRA NEVADA GREAT PLAINS APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS RIVERS Mississippi MISSOURI RIO GRANDE

IDENTITY CARD CAPITAL: WASHINGTON D.C. TIME ZONE : 4 TIME ZONES POPULATION : ABOUT 300 MILLION OF PEOPLE CURRENCY MONEY : DOLLAR LANGUAGE : ENGLISH GOVERNMENT: FEDERAL REBUBLIC. PRESIDENT ELECTED EVERY 4 YEARS CAPITAL: WASHINGTON D.C. TIME ZONE : 4 TIME ZONES

CLIMATE COLD MARINE COLD HUMID HOT HOT HUMID

Christopher Columbus discovered America in 1492 Christopher Columbus discovered America in 1492. But Amerigo Vespucci was the real explorer that realized that he had arrived at a new continent. He colled it “ America” The history The continent was populated by indian tribes A lot of Europeans arrived looking for freedom, wealth and adventure: English,French,Ireland,Spanish… A lot of men and woman were brought from Africa to work as slaves on the plantation during the 1600s. In 1776 the Usa became independent from Great Britain. George Washington was the first president of USA

indians The native Americans were the first Americans. THERE WERE TRIBES AS SIOUX, CHEYENNE, COMANCHE, NAVAJO, APACHE,… A LOT OF INDIANS WERE KILLED BY EUROPEANS indians They hunted buffalo and antelope They lived in tepees made of buffalo skin in the Great Plains THEY WERE NOMADS WHITE EUROPEANS CONFINED INDIANS INTO RESERVATIONS

NATIVE AMERICANS ‘INDIANS’ they are the original people of America they lived in tribes : Sioux,Apaches,Comanches,Navajos.. they tried to fight against European people, but they lost their lands. MANY OF THEM DIED. the American government sent them in reservations. Chinese Americans THEY CAME FROM ASIA (1900) CHINA AND JAPAN THEY ESCAPED POVERTY AND PERSECUTIONS MELTING POT America’s racial mix EUROPEANS THEY ARRIVED IN AMERICA LOOKING FOR FREEDOM, WEALTH OR ADVENTURE (1600-1900) AFRICAN AMERICANS FROM 1600 TO 1800 PEOPLE WERE BROUGHT FROM AFRICA THEY WORKED AS SLAVES ON THE PLANTATIONS OF COTTON, SUGAR, TOBACCO ON THE SOUTH OF AMERICA SLAVERY ENDED IN 1865, BUT UNTIL 1960 AFRICAN AMERICANS WEREN’T FREE. Italian IRISH AND BRITISH Spanish RUSSIAN

AMERICAN CITIES SAN FRANCISCO NEW YORK LOS ANGELES WASHINGTON HOUSTON

W A S H I N G T O N WASHINGTON IS THE CAPITAL OF THE USA It’s located in the district of Columbia, in honour of Christopher Columbus W A S H I N G T O N THE WHITE HOUSE THE OBELISK IN HONOUR OF GEORGE WASHINGTON CAPITOL HILL

N E W Y O R K IT’S THE BIGGEST CITY OF THE USA ITS POPULATION IS ABOUT 9 MILLION IT’S CALLED “THE BIG APPLE “ THE STATUE OF LIBERTY THE BROOKLIN BRIDGE CENTRAL PARK THE SKYSCRAPERS

S A N F R A N C I S C O THE GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE IT’S ON THE WEST COAST. IT HAS 43 HILLS A CABLE CAR THE TYPICAL HOUSES

LOS ANGELES IT’S THE LARGEST CITY IN CALIFORNIA, ON THE WEST COAST THE AMERICAN PRESIDENTS DISNEYLAND HOLLYWOOD THE SKYLINE BY NIGHT THE BOULEVARD WALK OF FAME

H O U S T O N IT’S THE BIGGEST CITY OF TEXAS , IN THE SOUTH THE SPACE CENTER OIL PLATFORM A RODEO

PLACESTOSEE

GRAND CANYON The south west MONUMENT VALLEY

NIAGARA FALLS

National Parks YELLOWSTONE PARK YOSEMITE PARK

THINGSTODO THE MISSISSIPPI RIVERBOAT CRUISE