The USA
Geography
- General Location: North America, borders with Canada and Mexico
- Size: 9.8 million square miles
- Rivers and Lakes: Mississippi, Missouri, Colorado, Michigan, Huron
- Mountains: Sierra Nevada, Cascades
- Highest Spot: Mount Denali
- Lowest Spot: Death Valley
- Biggest State: Alaska
- Smallest State: Rhode Island
- Newest State: Hawaii
- Climate: Polar climate, tropical
- Natural Beauty of the USA, National Parks: Yellowstone Park, Grand Canyon, Yosemite
Population
- Number of Inhabitants: 330 million
- State Symbols: Golden poppy, flag, bald eagle, anthem, baseball
- Nationalities: Germans, Irish, English, African American, Asians, Spanish
- Religion: Christians, Islam, Buddhism, Mormons
Political System
- 2 Political Parties: Republicans, Democrats
- Number of Presidents: 46
- First President: George Washington
- Third President: Thomas Jefferson
- Youngest President: Theodore Roosevelt
- Who Freed the Slaves: Abraham Lincoln
Major Historical Events
- Discovery: 1492 – Christopher Columbus
- Amerigo Vespucci: Italian Explorer, named after him
- 1620: Pilgrims, Plymouth Colony
- Independence: July 4, 1776
- Civil War: 1861-65 – Union vs Confederacy
- 20th Century: World War I, World War II, Cold War
Famous People
- Johny Depp, Michael Jackson, Barack Obama, Dwayne Johnson
New York
- Most Populated City in the US: About 8.5 million inhabitants
- Location: Southern tip of the state New York
- Nickname: The Big Apple, The City That Never Sleeps
- River: The Hudson
- 5 Boroughs: Bronx, Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island
- In Manhattan: Central Park, skyscrapers, most densely populated
- Firstly Named: New Amsterdam and founded in 1625
- Former Capital
- 1929: The Era of Great Depression – Wall Street Crash
- 2001: Terrorist Attacks on World Trade Center WTC
- Yellow Cabs, Subway: The largest system worldwide
- Airport: JFK
- One WTC: After 09/11
- The Empire State Building
- Central Park
- Brooklyn Bridge
- Statue of Liberty
- Sports Teams: NY Yankees, NY Mets, NY Rangers, NY Knicks, NY Giants