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USA Geography and Economy Overview

The United States has diverse geography spanning 50 states and various regions. It has the world's third longest river in the Mississippi River as well as the Great Lakes. Politically, it is a federal republic with 50 state governments and a federal government based in Washington D.C. Economically, it has the largest economy in the world driven by industries such as petroleum, technology, and entertainment as well as agriculture across its various regions from the Northeast to the West Coast.

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USA Geography and Economy Overview

The United States has diverse geography spanning 50 states and various regions. It has the world's third longest river in the Mississippi River as well as the Great Lakes. Politically, it is a federal republic with 50 state governments and a federal government based in Washington D.C. Economically, it has the largest economy in the world driven by industries such as petroleum, technology, and entertainment as well as agriculture across its various regions from the Northeast to the West Coast.

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REÁLIE USA

Geography – 50 states, total area 9 million square km


- Sierra Nevada (mountains) – highest peak Mount Whitney (4,418m.)
lowest point Death Valley (-85m.)
- Alaskan Range- highest mountain in the USA, highest peak Mount
McKinley (6,194m.)
- Plains- Mississippi plain, Florida Plain, Atlantic plain

- USA has many rivers- Mississippi (third longest river in the world), Hudson
(most important), Columbia ( greatest source of hydro-electric power)
Colorado, Rio Grande
- Lakes- Great Lakes- Lake Michigan, Lake Huron, Lake Erie, Lake Ontario,
Lake Superior (largest). Niagara (famous for Niagara Falls (51m)

- Most important islands- Cape Cod Islands, Long Island, Staten Island,
Manhattan Island

Politically – federal republic, 50 states (each of them having its own state government)
- Federal government- seats in Washington D.C (not a state)
- USA national flag- Stars and Stripes (13 white and red stripes in memory of
13 original states, 50 white stars in blue field upper left corner- 50 states)
- National anthem- The Star-Spangled Banner
- Population over 250 million
- Largest urban areas- New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco,
Philadelphia

Industry and Agriculture – ranking first of the world in- petroleum, copper, lead, zinc,
aluminium, second- coal and iron ore, third- gold and silver, fourth- platinum
- Regions- The North East- industries (motor car, chemical), manufacturing,
ship building, main centres: Boston, New York, Detroit, Chicago…
- The South- cotton, tobacco, peanuts, soya, fruit, petroleum, natural gas,
main centre: New Orleans
- The Middle West- wheat, maize, pigs, apples, peaches, cherries, main
centre: St. Louis
- The great Plains- gold, silver, copper, lead…, main centre: ig Texas
- The Rocky Mountains Region- all mountainous, minerals, popular national
parks- Yellowstone National Pak in Wyoming
- The Western Basins and Plateaux- mountainous, driest parts deserts-
Great Salt Lake Desert (largest)
- The North Pacific Region- produces more than a third of country s timber
- The South Pacific Region- famous for fruit growing, fisheries and oil, film
industries, main centres: Los Angeles, San Francisco
- Alaska- largest state, smallest population, fisheries, fish canning, fur trade,
main centre: capital Juneau
- Hawaii- popular tourist area, main centre: capital Honolulu

USA transport- Railways, Taxis, Road network (longest and most modern in the world),
Buses, Aviation (Trans-World Airlines- worldwide, United Airlines- in USA)

USA trade- trade turnover is the highest in the world (vehicles, chemicals, textiles, maize,
soya, wheat, cotton, tobacco, diamond, tin, nickel, cobalt, oil, coffee, tea, cocoa
- Main trading partners: China, Japan, Canada, Latin America, Western EU

The monetary system- dollar $ (100 cents)

WASHINGTON D.C – history https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Z7GAPEt4tc


NEW YORK- history https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v19iNsWxbt0

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