2. The United States of America

3. THE USA The nicknames serve to describe the nature or geography of a state,its history,the way of life and the traditions of its people.

4. HISTORY

5. PENSILVANIA « The Keystone State »- «Штат замкового камня»

6. Alaska « The Last Frontier » - « Последняя граница »

7. Alaska Way up north, Alaska is called the Last Frontier for understandable reasons. Near the Arctic Circle, it was the final part of the nation to be explored and settled.

8. Famous people

9. Illinois Illinois is the Land of Lincoln. It is named for Abraham Lincoln, the sixteenth president who led the nation through the Civil War in the eighteen sixties.

10. IOWA «The Hawkeye State»- « штат Соколиного глаза »

11. Iowa's nickname, the Hawkeye State, is in honor of Black Hawk, an Indian chief

12. geographical position, territory, industry

13. FLORIDA « The Sunshine State »- «Солнечный штат»

14. One of the states in the south of the country with nice and mild climate

15. MASSACHUSETTS « The Bay State »- «Штат Заливов»

16. NEW YORK The Empire State «Имперский штат»

17. New York, which always thinks big, was called the Empire State because of its natural wealth. The most famous Manhattan skyscraper got its name from the state. It is, of course, the Empire State Building.

18. Golden State. - «ЗОЛОТОЙ ШТАТ»

19. A RIZONA «The Grand Canyon State»- « Штат Большого Каньона »

20. Animal world

21. Michigan is the Wolverine State. A wolverine is a small, fierce animal. ШТАТ РОСОМАХИ

22. Wisconsin The badger is a similar and fierce animal and Wisconsin is the Badger State. ШТАТ БАРСУКА

23. South Dakota South Dakota takes its nickname, the Coyote State, from an animal too

24. Plants, trees, flowers

25. Mississippi « The Magnolia State» « Штат магнолии »

26. It is named for a tree with big, beautiful white flowers that grows in that hot, southern state.

27. SOUTH CAROLINA «The Palmetto State»- «Штат карликовых пальм»

28. V ERMONT «The Green Mountain State»- «Штат Зеленых гор»

29. WASHINGTON « The Evergreen State »- «Вечнозеленый штат»

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