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THE USA – basic facts

THE USA – basic facts. location capital population area currency system of government. THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. Zdroj: [ cit2014-05-05]. Dostupný pod licencí: Creative Commons http:// upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6c/US_state_abbrev_map.png. Official name

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THE USA – basic facts

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  1. THE USA – basic facts location capital population area currency systemofgovernment

  2. THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA • Zdroj: [cit2014-05-05]. Dostupný pod licencí: CreativeCommons http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6c/US_state_abbrev_map.png

  3. Officialname The United Statesof America • Location • North America • Neighbouringcountries: Canada(in thenorth), Mexico (in thesouth) • Oceans: TheAtlanticOcean (in theeast), ThePacificOcean (in thewest) • Population • 318 million • density: 34. 2 sq km • Area • Approx. 9. 827 millionsq km

  4. The USA – thefederalstateconsistingof 50 states and a federaldistrict • Inlandstates: 48 + Washington, D.C. Separate: 2 – Alaska (extremenorth), Hawaii (anarchipelago in themid-Pacific) • Capital • Washington, D. C. • Currency • United StatesDollar • Nationallanguage • English

  5. SYMBOLS OF THE COUNTRY • Thenational flag • isknown as Stars and Stripes • Consistsof :13 horizontalred and whitestripes (representing 13 formercolonies) 50 white, five-pointedstars (representing 50 states) on blue background • Thenational anthem • The Star-Spangled Banner • Sealofthe United States • Thenationabird • BaldEagle • Thenationalmottos • In Godwe Trust • E PluribusUnum(Oneoutof many)

  6. Thenational flag ofthe USA Zdroj: [cit2014-05-05]. Dostupný pod licencí: CreativeCommons http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/800px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png

  7. Thesystemofgovernment • Thesystemoffederalgovernmentiscomposedofthreebranches: 1 Legislative • TwohousesofCongress – the House ofRepresentatives (435 members - Congressmen), theSenate (100 Senators) 2 Executive • the President – theheadofthe country, four-year term • theExecutiveoffice 3 Judical • theSupremecourt • allotherfederalcourts • Twomainpoliticalparties • Democratic Party • Republican Party

  8. TheCapitol, Washington, D.C. Zdroj: [cit2014-05-05]. Dostupný pod licencí: Creative Commons http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/US_Capitol_west_side.JPG/800px-US_Capitol_west_side.JPG

  9. QUESTIONS 1How many state do The United Statesof America conssistof? 2 What do thestripes on theAmerican flag represent? 3 What are 2 chambresofCongress? 4 Whichstate do the USA border on in thesouth? a) Mexico b) Panama

  10. ANSWER KEY 1 50 2 13 formercolonialstates 3 TheSenate and the House ofRepresentatives 4 a)

  11. SOURCES • EL-HMOUDOVÁ, Dagmar. Angličtina - Maturitní témata. Český Těšín: Petra Velanová, Třebíč, 2006, ISBN 9788086873046. • CHUDÝ, Tomáš ; CHUDÁ, Jana. Some Basic Facts (abouttheEnglishspeakingcountries). 1.vydání. Havlíčkův Brod: FRAGMENT, 1995, ISBN 80-85768-96-8 • Wikipedie [online]. 2014, [cit. 2014-05-05]. Dostupnéz: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States

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