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COUNTRY CLUES: How many clues will it take for you to guess my country?

COUNTRY CLUES: How many clues will it take for you to guess my country?. The group of islands known as the “Dry Tortugas” are in this country Diamond Head, a volcanic crater formed some 200,000 years ago (extinct for about 150,000 years) is there It has black sand beaches (see next slide).

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COUNTRY CLUES: How many clues will it take for you to guess my country?

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  1. COUNTRY CLUES:How many clues will it take for you to guess my country? • The group of islands known as the “Dry Tortugas” are in this country • Diamond Head, a volcanic crater formed some 200,000 years ago (extinct for about 150,000 years) is there • It has black sand beaches (see next slide) www.cia.gov

  2. Big Island of ------ Black sand beach www.cia.gov

  3. COUNTRY CLUES:How many clues will it take for you to guess my country? • The group of islands known as the “Dry Tortugas” are in this country • Diamond Head, a volcanic crater formed some 200,000 years ago (extinct for about 150,000 years) is there • It has black sand beaches • Space Needle is there www.cia.gov

  4. Space Needle www.cia.gov

  5. COUNTRY CLUES:How many clues will it take for you to guess my country? • The group of islands known as the “Dry Tortugas” are in this country • Diamond Head, a volcanic crater formed some 200,000 years ago (extinct for about 150,000 years) is there • It has black sand beaches • Space Needle is there • This country has the largest and most technologically powerful economy in the world www.cia.gov

  6. Map of the United States www.cia.gov

  7. Flag of the United States • 13 equal horizontal stripes of red (top and bottom) alternating with white; • The 13 stripes represent the 13 original colonies; • There is a blue rectangle in the upper corner bearing 50 small, white, five-pointed stars; the stars are arranged in nine rows: six stars (top and bottom) alternating with rows of five stars; • The 50 stars represent the 50 states, • The flag is known as “Old Glory” • The design and colors have been the basis for a number of other country flags, including Chile, Liberia, Malaysia, and Puerto Rico www.cia.gov

  8. Economy - Careers • Total Labor Force - 153.6 million • Labor Force - by Occupation • farming, forestry, and fishing: 0.7% • manufacturing, extraction, transportation, and crafts: 20.3% • managerial, professional, and technical: 37.3% • sales and office: 24.2% • other services: 17.6% • note: figures exclude the unemployed www.cia.gov

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