2. CONTENTS
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INTRODUCTION
FAST FACTS
CAPITAL
BIGGEST CITY / STATE
CULTURAL ASPECTS (GASTRONOMY, CINEMA, SPORTS)
US STATES
CURIOSITIES
BIBLIOGRAPHY
CONCLUSION

3. INTRODUCTION
• WITH THIS PRESENTATION WE WANT TO SHOW YOU A LITTLE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA SO YOU
CAN UNDERSTAND A LITTLE ABOUT THIS BIG COUNTRY!

4. FAST FACTS
• POPULATION: ABOUT 314 MILLION HABITANTS (2012 ESTIMATED)
• CAPITAL: WASHINGTON D.C (DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA)
• PRINCIPALS LANGUAGES: ENGLISH, SPANISH
• AREA: ABOUT 10 MILLION KM

5. BIGGEST CITY – NEW YORK CITY
• POPULATION: ABOUT 19 MILLION HABITANTS
• MONUMENTS: EMPIRE STATE BUILDING, CHRYSLER BUILDING, ROCKEFELLER CENTER, CENTRAL
PARK, WORLD TRADE CENTER.

6. WASHINGTON D.C- THE CAPITAL
WASHINGTON D.C IT’S THE CAPITAL OF THE USA.
THE STATES OF MARYLAND AND VIRGINIA EACH DONATED LAND TO FORM THE FEDERAL DISTRICT.
IT HOLDS ABOUT 6OO,OOO HABITANTS (2012 ESTIMATED).
WASHINGTON IS THE CENTER OF ALL THREE BRANCHES OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED
STATES A, INCLUDING THE CONGRESS, THE WHITE HOUSE( THE PRESIDENT), AND SUPREME COURT.
WASHINGTON IS HOME TO MANY NATIONAL MONUMENTS AND MUSEUMS.

7. US STATES
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho

8. US STATES- CONTINUATION
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississipi

9. US STATES- CONTINUATION
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma

10. US STATES- CONTINUATION
Oregon (front)
Oregon (back)
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington

11. US STATE- CONCLUSION
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

12. GASTRONOMY

13. SPORTS: BASEBALL
• THE MOST POPULAR SPORTS IN THE USA ARE THE AMERICAN FOOTBALL, BASKETBALL AND BASEBALL.
• BASEBALL IS CALLED THE AMERICAN'S FAVORITE PASTIME AND AMERICAN FOOTBALL IS CURRENTLY
CALLED THE FAVORITE SPORT OF THE AMERICANS.
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THE NEW YORK YANKEES AND THE BOSTON RED SOCKS ARE PROBABLY THE MOST KNOWN TEAMS OF
BASEBALL IN THE WORLD, AND ALSO THE ONES THAT HAVE MORE MLB CHAMPIONSHIP TROPHIES

14. SPORTS: AMERICAN FOOTBALL
• AMERICAN FOOTBALL ISN´T A VERY KNOWN SPORT AROUND THE WORLD BUT IN THE USA IT´S THE ONE
THAT ATTRACTS MORE CROWDS.
• IT´S A VIOLENT SPORT AND IT´S ALSO KNOWN FOR BEING PLAYED ON SUNDAY. IF YOU ASK AN AMERICAN
WHAT HE DOES ON SUNDAY HE WILL PROBABLY TELL YOU THAT HE IS GOING TO WATCH AN AMERICAN
FOOTBALL GAME.
• THE MOST KNOWN TEAMS AROUND THE WORLD ARE THE NEW YORK GIANTS AND THE OAKLAND
RAIDERS.

15. SPORTS: BASKETBALL
• BASKETBALL IS ALSO A VERY ATTRACTIVE SPORT WITH 26 MILLION PEOPLE PLAYING IT JUST IN THE USA.
• IT´S PROBABLY THE MOST KNOWN SPORT AROUND THE WORLD AND HAS VERY KNOWN TEAMS LIKE THE
LA LAKERS, BOSTON CELTICS, CHICAGO BULLS AND THE MIAMI HEAT.
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EVERY YEAR THE NBA FINALS ATTRACT MILLIONS OF PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD TO SEE THE NEXT NBA
CHAMPION AS WELL AS THE MVP.

16. SPORTS

17. CINEMA
• MAJOR STUDIOS: UNIVERSAL PICTURES, PARAMOUNT, FOX, WARNER BROTHERS, LIONS GATE,…
• THE UNITED STATES IS THE COUNTRY THAT PRODUCES MORE MOVIES IN A YEAR
• HOLLYWOOD IS THE SECOND CINEMATOGRAPHIC INDUSTRY IN THE WORLD
• THE OSCARS, WHICH ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT AWARDS RELATED TO CINEMA IN THE WORLD.

18. CURIOSITIES
• THE UNITED STATES IS THE LARGEST CONSUMER OF COFFEE IN THE WORLD.
• IT’S THE COUNTRY WHICH HAS MORE CASES OF OBESITY.
• IT HAS SIX TIME ZONES: CENTRAL TIME, EASTERN TIME, PACIFIC TIME, MOUNTAIN TIME, HAWAIIAN
TIME, ALASKA TIME).
• THERE ARE 50 STATES AND 5 ISLANDS WHICH ARE INHABITED.

19. CONCLUSION
• WITH THIS WORK I HOPE YOU’VE LEARNED AS MUCH AS US ABOUT THIS BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY, THE
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA..

20. BIBLIOGRAPHY
• WWW.WIKIPEDIA.ORG
• WWW.GOOGLE.COM/IMGHP?HL=PT-PT
• WWW.SUAPESQUISA.COM/PAISES/EUA/CURIOSIDADES.HTM
• HTTP://PT.SHVOONG.COM/SOCIETY-AND-NEWS/CULTURE/2156474-15-CURIOSIDADES-DOS-ESTADOSUNIDOS/

21. THE END
• THIS PRESENTATION WAS MADE BY:
• BARBARA PINTO Nº5
• CRISTIANA RIBEIRO Nº8
• JOÃO FERNANDES Nº17