THE UNITED STATE OF AMERICA

1. 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

2. 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

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

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

5. CLIMATE COLD MARINE COLD HUMID HOT HOT HUMID

6. Christopher Columbus discovered America in 1492. But Amerigo Vespucci was the realexplorerthatrealizedthathehadarrived at a newcontinent. Hecolledit “ America” Thehistory The continentwaspopulatedbyindiantribes A lotofEuropeansarrivedlookingforfreedom, wealth and adventure: English,French,Ireland,Spanish… A lotofmen and woman werebroughtfrom Africa to work asslaves on the plantationduring the 1600s. In 1776 the Usa became independent from Great Britain. George Washington was the first presidentof USA

7. The native Americanswere the first Americans. THERE WERE TRIBES AS SIOUX, CHEYENNE, COMANCHE, NAVAJO, APACHE,… A LOT OF INDIANS WERE KILLED BY EUROPEANS indians Theyhuntedbuffalo and antelope Theylived in tepeesmadeofbuffaloskin in the Great Plains THEY WERE NOMADS WHITE EUROPEANS CONFINED INDIANS INTO RESERVATIONS

8. 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 IRISHAND BRITISH Spanish RUSSIAN

9. AMERICANCITIES SAN FRANCISCO NEW YORK LOS ANGELES WASHINGTON HOUSTON

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

11. 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

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

13. 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

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

15. PLACESTOSEE

16. GRAND CANYON The south west MONUMENT VALLEY

17. NIAGARA FALLS

18. National Parks YELLOWSTONE PARK YOSEMITE PARK

19. THINGSTODO THE MISSISSIPPI RIVERBOAT CRUISE