Usa - english facts
USA Beginning: Florida - who hear this name is thinking of summer, sun and beach, palm, blue water and only relaxing. But bevor talking about the "Sunshine State" I would like to give you some general facts about the land Florida is situated in. About the United States of America. Geography - the us are one of the biggest country of the world - country is devided into 48 states; and then there are 2 separated states which includes the union: Alaska in the north, Hawaii in the West - whole area: 9 529 063 km² - waters contibuted 507 788km² to the whole area - largest strech fom: East àWest: 4520 km North à South: 2570 km - highest mountain is situated in Alaska à Mount McKinley 6194m - lowest region lies in the lowand of Death Valley à 86 m under sea level - the USA are divide into four big area: - East and South-East: coastplains - in direction to the West: Appalachen - cenre area: Great Plains - West: Kordillen and Rocky Mountains - biggest riversystem: Mississippi and Missouri - altogehter 6240 km - five biggest lakes: Ontario-, Erie-, Huron-, Superior- Lake and Lake Michigan - they are all situated in the Noth-.East of the Midwest - àimportant ways fot transport of goods Climate - most aea of USA: warm or chilli temperated zone - South and South-East: summer humid tropics - South-West: subtropical - Hawaii: tropical - Alaska: very cold (in German: Tundrenklima) Nature/Animals - trees: - in Rocky Mountains: different kinds of pine, Douglasie and Mammutbaum - in the North and East: fir tree, spruck, oak tree, beech tree, maple tree, pine - South-East: fern, Cypress and Lianen - Texas: because the dry climate - thorn bushes - animals: famous: Bison, Grizzly- and Brownbears, Pumas, moose Population - altogether 260 500 000 Mio inhabitants - 74 % whites - 13 % blacks - 10 % Hispanics - 2 % Asiens - 1 % Indians - language: English (and Spanish, because of the border to Mexico) - rasicst seperation: since 1954 unlawful - famous opponet of rassism: Martin Luther King Economy - USA is leading industrynation - 3 % of population work in agriculture (in history most important economy area) - 24 % work in business - 73 % in areas of services - argiculture - cultivatin of lemonfruits (Florida), wheat, maize (Midwest), tabac, potatoes, suckar, rice - mining industry - in Texas, Louisiana, Alaska, Oklahoma and Californien - extraction of crude oil, natural gas, coal, copper, iron ore, lime, salt and different Baumaterialen - important industries - chemical industry, metal-process industry - automobile ind., armaments-, textilies, and paper industry History - first discovery by Columbus 1492 - first settlement was St. Augustine in Florida by Spanish 1565 - follow conquers and the first names of the states by the English, the Spanish, the French and the Dutch - 18th century - war of independence between the New World and Britain - à one important battle: Boston Tea Party 1773, where farmer boycott british ships - 4th July 1776: declaration of independence - first president: George Washingston 1789-1797 Cities - the USA is famous for his big cities like - New York with the Statue of Liberty which remembers at the 4th July 1776 - Las Angeles with Hollywood - the hometown of actors ans filmstars - à yesterday was a big event in Hollywood: awarding of Oscar (movie price) - Detroit - town of automobiles like Ford, Daimler Chrysler and General Motors - Memphis in Tennessee: Hometown ofn Rock´n Roll
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