General information about the USA I. Gymnázium Pavla Jozefa Šafárika Kód ITMS projektu: Názov projektu: Kvalitou vzdelávania otvárame brány VŠ Vzdelávacia oblasť: Jazyk a komunikácia Predmet Anglický jazyk Ročník, triedy: VIII.OA Tematický celok: Reálie anglicky hovoriacich krajín Vypracoval: Ing. Diana Matisová Dátum: 5/2015

Obsah 1.The United States of America 2.Quick Quiz 2

THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 3 The USA is composed of 50 political/ geographic divisions known as states.

4 THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA The continental United States -The block of 48 states extending from the Atlantic to the Pacific bordered: -On the North – Canada -In the West – a line at the 49th parallel -In the East – Great Lakes -In the South-west – separated from Mexico by a line following first Rio Grande river, continuing afterwards across the Highlands to the Pacific Ocean

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10 FOUR CORNERS THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA -There is only one place where the borders of four states – Utah, New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado – meet and this „Four Corners“ area is a popular place for tourists

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12 THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ALASKA -became 49th state in 1959, occupies the north- westren end of the North American continent and is separated from the continental U.S. by Canada -is separated from Russia by the Bering Strait

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14 The Bering Strait is about 82 km wide, its depth varies between 30 m and 50 m

15 THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA became 50th state in 1959, is situated app. half way between and America and the Asian continent in the Pacific Ocean Is the only state with another official languge (Hawaiian) in addition to English HAWAII

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17 THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Some islands and lands are termed US Protectorates but they are not states. US PROTECTORATES ICLUDE: 1)Guam 2)American Samoa 3)Puerto Rico 4)Virgin Islands 5)Guantanamo Bay – leased by the US from Cuba, for use as a US Naval Base

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20 THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - The area including the US Capitol and governemnt buildings in and around Washington, D.C. - Sometimes the term „the fifty states plus the District of Columbia“ or „the fifty states and D.C.“ is used for clarity. THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

21 THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Political subdivisons od USA Each state is theoretically sovereign, having its own state government and constitution, and is joined to the others by a federal government to which the original 13 states delegated certain powers as outlined in the federal constitution. Each state has its capital. It is customary to write abbreviated form of the state´s name after the name of each town or the city: New York, N.Y., Chicago, Ill., Springfield, Ill., Springfield, Mo., Springfield, Ore., Springfield, Colo.,

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