1. North American Country: United States of America
Sample Project
Continent of North America:
Locator Map of the United States
Political Map of the United States
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2. North American Country: United States Culture Trait (1): Social Groups
Ethnic Groups
White 79.96%
Black 12.85%
Asian 4.43%
Amerindian and Alaska Native 0.97%
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific islander 0.18%
Two or more races 1.61%
(July 2007 estimate)
Note: a separate listing for Hispanic is not included because the US Census Bureau considers Hispanic to mean persons of Spanish/Hispanic/Latino origin including those of Mexican, Cuban, Puerto Rican, Dominican Republic, Spanish, and Central or South American origin living in the US who may be of any race or ethnic group (white, black, Asian, etc.)
About 15.1% of the total US population is Hispanic
Nationality = American
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3. North American Country: United States Culture Trait (2): Language
Languages
English 82.1%
Spanish 10.7%
Other Indo-European 3.8%
Asian and Pacific island 2.7%
Other 0.7%
(2000 census)
Note: Hawaiian is an
official language in the
state of Hawaii
Hawaiian Words
Maeola = Never-fading
Maoli = True
Kaona = Hidden Meaning
Au = I, I am
English Alphabet = 26 Letters
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4. North American Country: United States Culture Trait (3): Religion
Protestant 51.3%
Roman Catholic 23.9%
Mormon 1.7%
Other Christian 1.6%
Jewish 1.7%
Buddhist 0.7%
Muslim 0.6%
Other or unspecified 2.5%
Unaffiliated 12.1%
None 4%
(2007 est.)
Bloomingburg Reformed Protestant Dutch Church In New York, United States
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5. North American Country: United States Culture Trait (4): Daily Life
Popular Foods
Apple Pie,
Hot Dog & French Fries
American Clothing
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6. North American Country: United States Culture Trait (5): History
Ancient History-
Indigenous People = Native Americans
Year = Circa 12,000 years ago
Major Historical Events-
Independence from Great Britain= 4 July 1776 (declared); 3 September 1783 (recognized by Great Britain)
War in Afghanistan Present
War in Iraq – December 2011
Current Events/Recent History-
Presidential Election November 2012: Electoral Vote Totals
-Barack Obama(D) 332 Mitt Romney(R) 206
-270 Electoral votes were needed to win to win
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7. North American Country: United States Culture Trait (6): The Arts
American Painting
Title = American Gothic
Artist=Grant Wood
Famous American Pop Singer = Michael Jackson
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8. North American Country: United States Culture Trait (7): Government
Government Type
Constitution-based federal republic; Strong democratic tradition
Head of Government=
President
Barack H. Obama
(since 2009)
Chief of State =
President
Barack H. Obama
(since 2009)
Vice President =
Joseph R. Biden (since 2009)
Government Buildings
White House, Supreme Court, Capitol Building
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9. North American Country: United States Culture Trait (8): Economy
Labor Force by Occupation
Farming, forestry, and fishing: 0.7%
Manufacturing, extraction, transportation,
and crafts: 20.3%
Managerial, professional, and
technical: 37.3%
Exports: Commodities
Agricultural products
Soybeans, fruit, corn 9.2%
Industrial supplies
Organic chemicals 26.8%
Capital goods
Transistors, aircraft, motor vehicle parts, computers, telecommunications equipment 49.0%
Consumer goods
Automobiles, medicines 15.0%
Exports: Partner Countries
Canada 19.4%, Mexico 12.8%, China 7.2%, Japan 4.7% (2010)
$ Currency =
US Dollars
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10. Jackie Martinez S.S. Period 8/9
Works Cited Page
Every time you copy and paste an image or information, include the website
-You will need at least 10 websites in order to earn full credit, but you will most likely have more.
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11. Jackie Martinez S.S. Period 8/9
Works Cited Page
Sample
Whole Web Site
Editor, author, or compiler name (if available). Name of Site. Version number.
Name of institution/organization affiliated with the site (sponsor or publisher), date of resource creation (if available). Medium of publication. Date of access.
The Purdue OWL Family of Sites. The Writing Lab and OWL at Purdue and
Purdue U, Web. 23 Apr. 2008
For an individual page on a Web site, list the author or alias if known, followed by the information covered
above for entire Web sites. Remember to use n.p. if no publisher name is available and n.d. if no publishing date is given.
"How to Make Vegetarian Chili." eHow. Demand Media, n.d. Web. 24 Feb.
2009.
You Tube/Video
Author’s Name or Poster’s Username. “Title of Image or Video.” Media Type Text. Name of Website. Name of Website’s Publisher, date of posting. Medium. Date retrieved. Shimabukuro, Jake. "Ukulele Weeps by Jake Shimabukuro." Online video clip. YouTube. YouTube, 22 Apr Web. 9 Sept
Every time you copy and paste an image or information, include the website
-You will need at least 10 websites in order to earn full credit, but you will most likely have more.
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