Lecture 11 Sports and Scenic Spots in America
Sports 3 Main Ball Games in America: The American Football Baseball Basketball (created by James Naismith)
NBA NBA stands for National Basketball Association. Founded in It is the association of professional teams in the US. It has 2 divisions: the Eastern Division and the Western Division.
Map of the US
Scenic Spots Yellowstone National Park It is located in the western state of Wyoming, near the Canadian border. It was established in It is the oldest of the national parks and also one of the largest. It is one of the most unusual places in the world. Extremely hot water shoots out of the ground in several hundred places. Small lakes contain water that is so hot it is dangerous to come too close.
Scenic Spots The Grand Canyon National Park It was established in It is America’s most famous scenic wonder. It is a huge gorge slowly carved away for nearly 6 million years by the waters of the Colorado River. The Canyon is so deep that there 4 distinctive zones of climate from top to bottom. Located in Arizona, it attracts over millions of visitors from all over the world each year.
Scenic Spots Mountain Rushmore It is located in the state of South Dakota. The enormous portraits of four famous US Presidents: George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, and Theodore Roosevelt.