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United States of America "Stars and Stripes” - flag

Tytuł. United States of America "Stars and Stripes” - flag. The American flag is called the Stars and Stripes. It has 13 stripes and 50 stars. There is one star for each state of the USA, and one stripe for the first 13 states which declared independence from Britain in 1776.

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United States of America "Stars and Stripes” - flag

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  1. Tytuł United States of America"Stars and Stripes” - flag The American flag is called the Stars and Stripes. It has 13 stripes and 50 stars. There is one star for each state of the USA, and one stripe for the first 13 states which declared independence from Britain in 1776.

  2. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Prepared by Justyna Babiarz- Furmanek

  3. Basic information Capital: Washington, D.C. Independence Day: July 4, 1776 Motto: In God We Trust National Bird: Bald Eagle National Flower: Rose Area (50 states and District of Columbia only): 9,631,418 sq km Largest State: Alaska Smallest State: Rhode Island Largest Cities: New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Houston, Philadelphia, San Diego, Detroit, Dallas, Phoenix, San Antonio Border Countries and Oceans: Canada, Mexico, Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico, Pacific Ocean Population: 295,734,134 Languages: English 82.1%, Spanish 10.7%, Religions: Protestant 52%, Roman Catholic 24%, Mormon 2%, Jewish 1%, Muslim 1%, other 10%, none 10% (2002 est.)

  4. ANTHEM The Star Spangled Banner By Francis Scott Key 1814

  5. SPORTS football baseball basketball hockey soccer golf

  6. Sports tennis motorsports wrestling martial arts

  7. Festivals Martin Luther King Day3rd Monday in January Presidents' Day 3rd Monday in February Memorial DayLast Monday in May Labour DaySeptember HalloweenOctober 31 Columbus Day2nd Monday in October

  8. Festivals Thanksgiving Day Fourth Thursday in November Independence Day fourth of July Christmas December 25 Veterans' Day November 10

  9. FAMOUS AMERICANS Thomas Edison inventor Benjamin Franklin politician and scientist Abraham Lincoln 16 thpresident Charles Lindbergh pilot Martin Luther King Jr civil rights leader Thomas Jefferson

  10. Famous Americans Selena Gomez acrtess, singer Miley Cyrus actress, singer Katy Perry singer, acress Michael Jackson singer Beyonce Knowles singer Barack Obama president, politician

  11. Famous Americans Brad Pitt actor Elvis Prestley singer Marilyn Monroe actress Angelina Jolie acrtess Lady Gaga singer Madonna singer

  12. NATIONAL SYMBOLS Flag of the USA Bald eagle Seal of the USA Rose Uncle Sam General Grant Tree giant sequoia

  13. Symbols of the USA American Bison The Statue of Liberty Oak The Washington Monument The White House Indian (Native American)

  14. TOURIST ATTRACTIONS Times Square (New York City) Grand Canyon, Arizona Niagara Falls, New York Hollywood, Los Angeles Denali (Mount McKinley), Alaska Golden Gate Bridge, California

  15. Tourist attractions Yellowstone Manhattan, New York Mount Rushmore Memorial Park, South Dakota Walt Disney World, Florida Florida Keys Las Vegas Strip, Nevada

  16. Great Seal of the United States

  17. Capital - Washington DC.Largest city - New York Washington DC.New York

  18. MAP OF AMERICA

  19. America – largest cities New York (NY) Los Angeles (California) Chicago (Illinois) Houston (Texas) Philadelphia (Pennsylvania) Phoenix (Arizona) San Antonio (Texas) San Diego (California) Dallas (Texas) San Jose (California)

  20. Geography The United States of America is the world's third largest country in size and nearly the third largest in population. America is bordered by: • the Pacific Ocean • the Atlantic Ocean • Canada • Mexico. • There are 50 states and the District of Columbia. More than twice the size of the European Union, the United States has high mountains in the West and a huge central plain. The lowest point in the country is in Death Valley which is at -86 meters and the highest peak is Mt. McKinley at 6,198 meters.

  21. General information • The United Staes of America (the USA) has a population of about 300 million. It is a very big country. It is almost 4,000 km from New York to Los Angeles. The country is so big that parts of the USA are in different time zones. When it is 9 a.m. in New York, it is only 6 a.m. in Los Angeles. • America is a country of many cultures. The first people to live there were the Native American Indians. They lived in groups or tribes and each tribe had its own traditions. • Europeans started to live in America in the 16th century, and in the 17th century there were number of colonies. At first they were helped by the Native Americans.

  22. FAST FACTS Official Name: United States of America Population: 300,000,000 Form of Government: Constitution-based federal republic Capital: Washington, D.C. Area: 3,794,083 square miles (9,826,630 square kilometers) Major Mountain Ranges: Rocky Mountains, Appalachian Mountains Major Rivers: Mississippi, Missouri, Colorado Language: English, Spanish Money: U.S. dollar

  23. GOVERNMENT Citizens over the age of 18 years old vote to elect the President and Vice President of United States every four years. The president lives in the White House in the capital city of Washington, D.C. There are two houses of Congress: the Senate and the House of Representatives. For the first time in the nation's history an African American, Barack Obama was elected President of the United States in 2008.

  24. REGIONS The South : Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia The Midwest: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. The Southwest : Arizona, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas (the Grand Canyon and Carlsbad Caverns). The American West, (plains, the cowboy, wilderness, desert, coral reefs, Arctic tundra, Hollywood, Yellowstone) The states of the West are: Alaska, Colorado, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming New England; Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. The mid-Atlantic;Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, and the city of Washington, D.C.

  25. NATURE tropical beaches in Florida • peaks in the Rocky Mountains • prairie lands • deserts in the West • wilderness areas • the Great Lakes, • the Grand Canyon, • Yosemite Valley • Mississippi River. • bison • Black bears • Grizzlies • polar bears The bald eagle is the national bird and symbol of the United States and is a protected species..

  26. Nature tropical beach in Florida peaks in the Rocky Mountains prairie lands American desert Wilderness areas Great lakes

  27. Nature The Grand Canyon Yosemite Valley Mississipi River Black bears grizzlies Polar bear

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