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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