THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

It is situated in the central part of the North American Continent It is situated in the central part of the North American Continent. It also includes Alaska and Hawaii. The USA borders on Canada in the north and on Mexico on the south. The total area of the country is more than nine million square kilometers.

It is washed by the Pacific Ocean in the west and the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico in the east.

The most important rivers in the USA are the Mississippi, the Colorado, the Ohio and the Hudson River.

Head of the State is the President, who is elected every four years.

The flag of the USA is called “Stars and Stripes” The flag of the USA is called “Stars and Stripes”. There are three colours on the flag- red, white and blue. Americans are proud of their flag and display it in many places.

The Mississippi River one of the biggest rivers in the world, its length is 3950 km, area – 3268 thousand км2

Great Lakes Superior - the biggest saltless lake in the world: Michigan - area – 58 thousand км2, its depth - 281 м. Erie - area – 25,7 thousand км2, its depth - 64 м. Ontario – area - 19,5 thousand км2, its depth -236 м. Huron

The Grand Canyon One of the deepest canyons in the world. It was made by the Colorado river. Its length is 446 km< its depth is about 1600 m. there are about 75 mammals, 50 reptiles, 25 fish and 300 birds The national park was organized there in 1919.

Death Valley is situated in California the National Park from 1933 one of the deepest one in the world, 85 m below sea the maximum temperature is 56,6 o C

Niagara Falls

Appalachian Mountains the length – 2600 km the highest point is Mitchell – 2037 m

Rocky Mountains The length is about 3200 km, the width – 700 km, high – 4399 m

Washington DC The capital of the USA Was founded in 1790 The population – 900 thousand people Situated on the Potomac River

The largest cities of the USA are:

New York

Chicago

Los Angeles

Baltimore

San-Francisco

Atlanta

Philadelphia

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