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THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

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Official Name: United States of America

Population: 324, 057, 300

Form of Government: Constitution-based federal republic

Capital: Washington, D.C.

Area: 9, 826, 630 square kilometers

Major Mountain Ranges: Rocky Mountains, Appalachian Mountains

Major Rivers: Mississippi, Missouri, Colorado

Languages: English, Spanish

Money: U.S. dollar

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  • Declaration of Independence
  • Discovery of America
  • Abolition of Slavery
  • Boston Tea Party
  • American Civil War
  • Constitution
  • Arrival of the Pilgrim Fathers
  • 1865

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  • 1773

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  • 1861-1863

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  • 1776

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  • 1620

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  • 1787

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  • 1492

Match the important historical events with their dates and comment on them. If you´re not sure, check the answer on the Internet. (Click on the events to check your answers.)

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Describe the American flag.

What do the stripes and stars represent?

50 states

13 founding colonies

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US Regions

North West

Rocky

Mountains

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Mid Atlantic

New England

Pacific

Southwest

Southwest

Midwest

South

Alaska

Hawai

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REGIONS OF THE USA

New England

Mid-atlantic

South

Southwest

Mid-West

Rocky Mountains

Pacific Northwest

Pacific Southwest

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The Northeast

  • New England Region:
    • Connecticut
    • Maine
    • Massachusetts
    • New Hampshire
    • Rhode Island
    • Vermont

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Mid-Atlantic

    • Delaware
    • Maryland
    • New Jersey
    • New York
    • Pennsylvania
    • West Virginia

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Northeast Major Land Forms

  • Appalachian Mountains
    • Oldest mountains in North America (270 million years old)
    • You can walk to Appalachian Trail-2,175 miles long from Maine to Georgia
  • Lake Erie
    • 4th largest of the Great Lakes
  • Lake Ontario
    • smallest of the Great Lakes
  • Niagara Falls
    • Between Canada and New York
    • 12 million people visit every year

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Northeast Major Cities

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  • New York City
  • Baltimore(MD)
  • Ocean City (MD)
  • Boston ( Revolutionary War) (MA)
  • Philadelphia ( Revolutionary War

Declaration of Independence)

  • Hershey (PA) (Chocolate)

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�Which of the following sights are worth visiting �in New York?�

CENTRAL PARK

TIMES SQUARE

WALL STREET

EMPIRE STATE BUILDING

GROUND ZERO

STATUE OF LIBERTY

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Which of the following sights are worth visiting

in Washington DC?

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6.

Lincoln Memorial

Statue of Lincoln (in Lincoln Memorial)

The White House

The Capitol

Washington Monument

Arlington National

Cemetery

Jefferson Memorial

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The Southeast

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    • Alabama
    • Arkansas
    • Florida
    • Georgia
    • Kentucky
    • Louisiana
    • Mississippi
    • North Carolina
    • South Carolina
    • Tennessee
    • Virginia

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Southeast Cities

  • Atlanta, Georgia ( Civil War sites)
  • Virginia (Civil War sites)
  • Kentucky (Birth place of Lincoln)
  • Florida (Disney World, Universal Studios, Sea World)
  • New Orleans (French

Quarter and Haunted

History spots)

ATLANTA

NEW ORLEANS

WILLIAMSBURG

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The Midwest�

country´s agricultural base and is called the ‘nation”s breadbasket”

  • States Include:
    • Illinois
    • Indiana
    • Iowa
    • Kansas
    • Michigan
    • Minnesota
    • Missouri
    • Nebraska
    • North Dakota
    • South Dakota
    • Ohio
    • Wisconsin

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Midwest Landforms

  • Black Hills
    • Mount Rushmore
    • South Dakota
  • Mississippi River
    • From Minnesota to Louisiana
    • 2,320 miles long
  • Great Lakes
    • Lake Michigan-only one located entirely in the U.S.
  • Great Plains
    • Between the Mississippi River and the Rocky Mountains

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Midwest Tourist Attractions

  • Illinois (Lincoln sites)
  • Michigan/Illinois (Lake Michigan)
  • Indiana (Indy 500)
  • South Dakota

(Mt. Rushmore)

  • St. Louis (Arch)
  • Ohio (Football Hall of Fame)

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The Southwest�

beautiful stark landscape of prairie and desert.

  • States Include:
    • Arizona
    • New Mexico
    • Oklahoma
    • Texas

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Southwest Landforms

  • Rocky Mountains
    • Run from Canada to New Mexico
  • Plateaus-mountains with flat tops
  • Plains areas-low, flat land
  • Rio Grande River-border between Mexico and Texas
  • Grand Canyon
    • In Arizona
    • 277 miles long and

18 miles wide

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Major Cities of the Southwest

  • Dallas (TX)
  • Santa Fe (NM)
  • Phoenix (AZ)

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PHOENIX

LAS VEGAS

LAS VEGAS

DALLAS

SANTA FE

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The West

land of the iconic western cowboy and rolling plains, is a symbol of the pioneering spirit of the United States. The West is diverse, ranging from endless wilderness to barren desert, coral reefs to Arctic tundra

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Pacific Southwest

-California, Hawai

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Rocky Mountains region

-Colorado

-Idaho

-Nevada

-Montana

-Wyoming

-Utah

Pacific Northwest

-Oregon

-Washington

Alaska

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Landforms of the West

  • Rocky Mountains
    • 3,000 miles long

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  • Mojave Desert
    • Hottest/driest spot in North America
    • Home of Death Valley-temps can get to 120 F+
  • Volcanoes-Alaska, Hawaii, California, Colorado, Idaho,

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Tourist Attractions of the West

  • Alaska-Glacier Bay
  • Wyoming-Yellow Stone National Park
  • Colorado-Rocky Mountains
  • California-Yosemite National Park
  • Nevada-Hoover Dam
  • Hawaii-Diamond Head
  • Washington-Space Needle

Hoover Dam

Alaska Glacier Bay

Yellowstone National Park

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Major Cities of the West

  • Salt Lake City (UT)
  • Denver, Aspen (CO)
  • Seattle(WA)
  • Los Angeles (CA)
  • Las Vegas (NV)
  • San Diego(CA)
  • San Francisco(CA)

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SEATTLE

SAN FRANCISCO

LOS ANGELES

LLAS VEGAS

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Mid Atlantic

New England