Thirteen stripes represent the original 13 states of the US the fifty stars represent the current number of states.ĪCTIVE VOCABULARY: The United States of America The national flag is the starred-striped red, white and blue flag. The USA is the Union of 50 states including Alaska and the Hawaii and the District of Columbia. The main political parties are the Republican and the Democratic.ħ. The Congress consists of the Senate and the House of Representatives. According to the Constitution the legislative power is vested in the Congress of the USA, the executive power belongs to the President and the judicial power belongs to the Supreme Court. The USA is a federative republic headed by the President. Agriculture of the USA is also highly mechanized.Ħ. Such companies as Ford, the General Motors, Microsoft are known all over the world.
The USA occupies one of the first places for production of coal, iron and oil. The rich oil - fields are in California, Texas and Alaska. The main coal - mines are in the Cordillera Mountains and Kansas City region. The USA has highly developed mining, metallurgical, engineering, car-building and chemical industries. The country is rich in coal, oil and other minerals. Its agriculture is also highly mechanized. The USA is a highly developed industrial state. The actual center of industrial, cultural and financial activity is New York.ĥ. Washington is a beautiful administrative city with practically no industry. It is situated in the District of Columbia. The biggest cities are New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco and Philadelphia. The population of the USA is 250 million people. The south has a subtropical climate, with temperature as high as 49 degrees in summer.Ĥ. The coldest climate is in the northern part, where there is heavy snow in winter and the temperature may go down to 40 degrees below zero. The climate of the USA differs greatly from one part to another. The highest mountains are the Rocky Mountains, the Cordillera and the Sierra Nevada.ģ. The longest rivers are the Mississippi and the Missouri. The 5 Great Lakes are the largest and the deepest in the USA. The eastern area is highland, the central area is plain and the western area is mountainous. It borders on Canada in the north and on Mexico in the south.Ģ. It is washed by the Atlantic Ocean in the east and the Pacific Ocean in the west. The country covers the territory of 9,4mln square km.
It is situated in the central part of the North American continent. The USA is one of the most powerful and highly developed countries in the world.
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