The United States of America
The United States of America are situated in the central part of the North American continent. Its western coast is washed by Pacific Ocean and its eastern coast – by the Atlantic Ocean.
The total area of the USA is over nine million square kilometers.
The population of the USA is about 250 million people; most of the population lives in towns and cities.
The USA is a very large country, so it has several different climatic regions. The coldest regions are in the north and north-east. The south has a subtropical climate.
The United States is a land of rivers and lakes. The northern state of Minnesota is a land of 10000 lakes. The longest rivers in the USA are the Mississippi, Missouri and the Rio Grande. The highest mountains are the Rocky Mountains, the Cordillera and the Sierra Nevada.
The United States is rich in natural and mineral resources. It produces copper, oil, iron ore and coal. It is a highly-developed industrial and agricultural country.
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. Its population is about 3, 4 million. Washington was built in the late eighteenth century as the centre of government. It was named after George Washington.
The USA became the world leading country at the beginning of the twentieth century.
Answer the questions:
1. What can you say about the geographical position of the United States of America?
2. What is the total area and the population of the USA?
3. What is the climate of the US like?
4. Why is the US called a land of rivers and lakes?
5. Haw can you characterize the natural and mineral resources of the country?
6. What are the major cities of the US?
Translate into English:
1. Соединенные Штаты Америки расположены в центральной части материка Северная Америка и омываются Тихим и Атлантическим океанами.
2. Население США, составляющее около 250 миллионов человек, живет, в основном, в городах.
3. США – высокоразвитая промышленная и аграрная страна с богатыми природными ресурсами.
4. США богаты полезными ископаемыми: медью, нефтью, железной рудой и углем.
5. Столица страны, Вашингтон, получила название в честь Джорджа Вашингтона.
6. США – одна из ведущих стран мира.