M.E.I. Talovaya Secondary School Ann Lazareva Class 10 A Research Project in English Topic: The USA Project manager: Natal' a Solodovnikova Talovaya 2009. - презентация

1 M.E.I. Talovaya Secondary School Ann Lazareva Class 10 A Research Project in English Topic: The USA Project manager: Natal' a Solodovnikova Talovaya 2009

2 The United States of America The USA

3 Country – The USA Situation – the central part of the North American Continent Area – square kilometers Population – nearly 300 million people Oceans – the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean

4 3 Areas of the USA Eastern – highland Central - plain Western – Cordilleras and Rocky Mount

5 Rivers and lakes The Mississippi River The Missouri and the Ohio (the tributaries of the Mississippi) The Columbia The Colorado The St. Lawrence River and the Hudson River

6 What does it mean? Melting pot Salad bowl Vegetable soup American nation

7 Large cities Washington - the capital New York – the biggest city in the states Boston - the main city of the state of Massachusetts Hollywood - the world-famous movie-making factory Atlanta - the capital of the state Georgia

8 Americans like different kinds of sports Baseball Basketball Football

9 The political system – a federal republic The Supreme Court The President Congress

10 The National Emblems The American Flag The bald eagle The Statue of Liberty The National Anthem of the USA

11 So many countries, so many customs