1. THE UNITED STATE OF AMERICA
THE USA IS A COUNTRY
IN NORTH AMERICA
IT’S A VERY BIG COUNTRY !!
BORDERS :
CANADA IN THE NORTH
PACIFIC OCEAN IN THE WEST
MEXICO AND GULF OF MEXICO IN THE SOUTH
ATLANTIC OCEAN IN THE EAST

2. THE FLAG Blue f for justice Red for courage White for innocence
AND 50 STARS (THE NUMBER OF STATES)
THE AMERICAN FLAG IS CALLED “ STARS AND STRIPES”. IT REMEMBERS THE INDEPENDENCE OF USA ( 1776 ).
THE FLAG
IT HAS 13 STRIPES
(THE ORIGINAL 13 COLONIES)
Blue f for justice
Red for courage
White for innocence

3. PHISICAL FEATURES MOUNTAINS RIVERS GREAT LAKES Mississippi RIO GRANDE
ROCKY MOUNTAINS
SIERRA NEVADA
GREAT PLAINS
APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS
RIVERS
Mississippi
MISSOURI
RIO GRANDE

4. IDENTITY CARD CAPITAL: WASHINGTON D.C. TIME ZONE : 4 TIME ZONES
POPULATION : ABOUT 300 MILLION OF PEOPLE
CURRENCY MONEY : DOLLAR
LANGUAGE : ENGLISH
GOVERNMENT: FEDERAL REBUBLIC. PRESIDENT ELECTED EVERY 4 YEARS
CAPITAL: WASHINGTON D.C.
TIME ZONE : 4 TIME ZONES

5. CLIMATE
COLD
MARINE
COLD HUMID
HOT
HOT HUMID

6. Christopher Columbus discovered America in 1492
Christopher Columbus discovered America in But Amerigo Vespucci was the real explorer that realized that he had arrived at a new continent. He colled it “ America”
The history
The continent was populated by indian tribes
A lot of Europeans arrived looking for freedom, wealth and adventure: English,French,Ireland,Spanish…
A lot of men and woman were brought from Africa to work as slaves on the plantation during the 1600s.
In 1776 the Usa became independent from Great Britain.
George Washington was the first president of USA

7. indians The native Americans were the first Americans.
THERE WERE TRIBES AS SIOUX, CHEYENNE, COMANCHE, NAVAJO, APACHE,…
A LOT OF INDIANS WERE KILLED BY EUROPEANS
indians
They hunted buffalo and antelope
They lived in tepees made of buffalo skin in the Great Plains
THEY WERE NOMADS
WHITE EUROPEANS CONFINED INDIANS INTO RESERVATIONS

8. NATIVE AMERICANS ‘INDIANS’
they are the original people of America
they lived in tribes : Sioux,Apaches,Comanches,Navajos..
they tried to fight against European people, but they
lost their lands. MANY OF THEM DIED.
the American government sent them in reservations.
Chinese Americans
THEY CAME FROM ASIA (1900)
CHINA AND JAPAN
THEY ESCAPED POVERTY AND PERSECUTIONS
MELTING POT
America’s racial mix
EUROPEANS
THEY ARRIVED IN AMERICA LOOKING FOR
FREEDOM, WEALTH OR ADVENTURE ( )
AFRICAN AMERICANS
FROM 1600 TO PEOPLE WERE BROUGHT FROM AFRICA
THEY WORKED AS SLAVES ON THE PLANTATIONS OF COTTON, SUGAR, TOBACCO ON THE SOUTH OF AMERICA
SLAVERY ENDED IN 1865, BUT UNTIL AFRICAN AMERICANS WEREN’T FREE.
Italian
IRISH AND BRITISH
Spanish
RUSSIAN

9. AMERICAN CITIES
SAN FRANCISCO
NEW YORK
LOS ANGELES
WASHINGTON
HOUSTON

10. W A S H I N G T O N WASHINGTON IS THE CAPITAL OF THE USA
It’s located in the district of Columbia, in honour of Christopher Columbus
W A S H I N G T O N
THE WHITE HOUSE
THE OBELISK IN HONOUR OF GEORGE WASHINGTON
CAPITOL HILL

11. N E W Y O R K IT’S THE BIGGEST CITY OF THE USA
ITS POPULATION IS ABOUT 9 MILLION
IT’S CALLED “THE BIG APPLE “
THE STATUE OF LIBERTY
THE BROOKLIN BRIDGE
CENTRAL PARK
THE SKYSCRAPERS

12. S A N F R A N C I S C O THE GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE
IT’S ON THE WEST COAST. IT HAS 43 HILLS
A CABLE CAR
THE TYPICAL HOUSES

13. LOS ANGELES IT’S THE LARGEST CITY IN CALIFORNIA, ON THE WEST COAST
THE AMERICAN PRESIDENTS
DISNEYLAND
HOLLYWOOD
THE SKYLINE BY NIGHT
THE BOULEVARD WALK OF FAME

14. H O U S T O N IT’S THE BIGGEST CITY OF TEXAS , IN THE SOUTH
THE SPACE CENTER
OIL PLATFORM
A RODEO

15. PLACESTOSEE

16. GRAND CANYON
The south west
MONUMENT VALLEY

17. NIAGARA FALLS

18. National Parks
YELLOWSTONE PARK
YOSEMITE PARK

19. THINGSTODO
THE MISSISSIPPI
RIVERBOAT CRUISE