1. The USA What do these pictures show?

2. The USA Picture 1

3. The USA Picture 1 The Statue of Liberty

4. The USA Picture 1 The Statue of Liberty has been the symbol of the USA since 1884, when France gave it to America. Frederic August Bartoldie designed the statue. It is a woman holding a torch (pochodeň) of liberty (svoboda). You would find the statue, which is a symbol of liberty, on Liberty Island in New York Harbor. It is a World Heritage Site.

5. The USA Picture 2

6. The USA Picture 2 Las Vegas

7. The USA Picture 2 Las Vegas is a city where many people go to gamble. It first became popular in the 1940s. There are many hotels and casinos in the city, which is also famous as a place where many couples go to get married quickly. Interestingly, such an exciting city is located in a desert!

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9. The USA Pictures 3 - 4 Yellowstone National Park

10. The USA Pictures 3 - 4 Yellowstone National Park is the oldest national park in the USA and in the world. It was established in 1872, so it is nearly 140 years old! It is a World Heritage Site.

11. The USA Picture 5

12. The USA Picture 5 Barack Obama

13. The USA Picture 5 Barack Obama is the current American President. He was elected in 2009. He is the first Afro-American ever to become the American president. In 2009 he was awarded with Nobel Prize for Peace. Barack Obama was born in Honolulu in 1961.

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15. The USA Picture 6 The Twin Towers

16. The USA Picture 6 The Twin Towers were two skyscrapers in New York. On 11 th September 2001 the buildings were destroyed in a terrorist attack. Nearly 3000 people died during the attack. America has changed a lot since that day.

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18. The USA Picture 7 The American flag

19. The USA The American flag is sometimes nicknamed The Stars and Stripes. There are 50 stars and 13 stripes. The 50 stars represent the states of the USA, the 13 stripes represent the original colonies. The current updated flag has been used since 1960. Its aspect ratio is 19:10.

20. The USA That's all, friends! I hope you will remember as much as possible.