1. North American Country: United States of America 11/18/20151Jackie Martinez S.S. Period 9 Sample Project Continent of North America: Locator Map of the United States Political Map of the United States

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 11/18/2015Jackie Martinez S.S. Period 8/92 Nationality = American

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 11/18/2015Jackie Martinez S.S. Period 8/93 English Alphabet = 26 Letters Hawaiian Words Maeola = Never-fading Maoli = True Kaona = Hidden Meaning Au = I, I am

4. North American Country: United States Culture Trait (3): Religion 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.) 11/18/2015Jackie Martinez S.S. Period 8/94 Bloomingburg Reformed Protestant Dutch Church In New York, United States

5. North American Country: United States Culture Trait (4): Daily Life 11/18/2015Jackie Martinez S.S. Period 8/95 Popular Foods Apple Pie, Hot Dog & French Fries American Clothing

6. North American Country: United States Culture Trait (5): History 11/18/2015Jackie Martinez S.S. Period 8/96 Major Historical Events- Independence from Great Britain= 4 July 1776 (declared); 3 September 1783 (recognized by Great Britain) War in Afghanistan- 2001-Present War in Iraq – 2003- December 2011 Ancient History- Indigenous People = Native Americans Year = Circa 12,000 years ago 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

7. North American Country: United States Culture Trait (6): The Arts 11/18/2015Jackie Martinez S.S. Period 8/97 Famous American Pop Singer = Michael Jackson American Painting Title = American Gothic Artist=Grant Wood

8. North American Country: United States Culture Trait (7): Government 11/18/2015Jackie Martinez S.S. Period 8/98 Government Type Constitution-based federal republic; Strong democratic tradition Chief of State = President Barack H. Obama (since 2009) Head of Government= President Barack H. Obama (since 2009) Vice President = Joseph R. Biden (since 2009) Government Buildings White House, Supreme Court, Capitol Building

9. North American Country: United States Culture Trait (8): Economy 11/18/2015Jackie Martinez S.S. Period 8/99 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

10. Works Cited Page www.cia.gov www. en.wikipedia.org www. news.yahoo.com www. -You will need at least 10 websites in order to earn full credit, but you will most likely have more. 11/18/2015Jackie Martinez S.S. Period 8/910 www. Sample Every time you copy and paste an image or information, include the website