2. The plan
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The United States of America
The capital of the USA
The government of the USA
American Symbols
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3. The USA
• The Unites States of
America are situated in
the central part of the
North American
continent. The total area
of the USA is over nine
million square kilometers.
The USA is a very large
country, so it has several
different climatic regions.
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4. Washington
• There are many big
cities in the USA,
such as New York,
Chicago, Los
Angeles, Philadelphia
and others. The
national capital is
Washington, D.C. It
was named after
George Washington.
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5. The government of the USA
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The USA is a presidential
republic. The legislative branch
of the US Government, or the
Congress, represents all of the
American states. It consists of
two parts: the House of
Representatives and the
Senate.
• The governments of the 50
states have structures closely
paralleling those of the federal
government. Each state has a
governor, a legislature and a
judiciary. Each state has its
own constitution.
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6. American Symbols
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The American flag is often
called "The Stars and Stripes",
it is also called "Old Glory". It
represents the growth of the
nation.
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It has 13 horizontal stripes,7
red and 6 white which stand
for the original 13 states. In the
top left hand corner there are
50 white stars on a blue
background: one star for each
state. The national anthem of
the United States is "The Star
Spangled Banner".
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7. American Symbols
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The eagle became the national
emblem of the country in 1782.
It has an olive branch (a
symbol of peace) and arrows
(a symbol of strength). You
can see the eagle on the back
of a dollar bill.
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The Statue of Liberty is the
symbol of American
democracy. It stands on
Liberty Island in New York. It is
one of the first things people
see when they arrive in New
York by sea. This National
Monument was a present from
France to the USA.
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8. Finally
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Nowadays USA is world's third-largest country by size (after Russia
and Canada) and by population (after China and India). It is about
half the size of Russia or lightly larger than China or Brazil.
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