Слайд 1Presentation on:United States of America
Слайд 2It is a little about the country
Territory
9363,2 thousand square km.
Population
About
270 million persons
Capital
Washington
Official language
English
Monetary unit
US dollar(100 cents)
Слайд 3History of the flag
The national flag of the USA -
one of the oldest flags in the world. The first
flag of the USA is considered to be the Continental flag, which was raised by 2 December, 1775 lieutenant John Paul Jones on the ship "Alfred" in the harbor Filadelfia.Flag for "Alfred" manufactured Margaret Manny.. this flag consisted of 13 red and white equal horizontal bands with the british flag in the lashings while. Although there is no documentary evidence confirming the authorship of the drawing of the first stars and stripes, historians, however, believe that Francis Hopkinson, whose signature is among the other is under the Declaration of independence, has made changes in the design of the already existing informal Continental flag and he become what we now know. According to legend, the first american flag sewed the seamstress from Philadelphia Betsy Ross. The flag was changed 26 times since it first took 13 colonies. The most long - within 47 years, used a variant of the flag with 48 stars, and only after 4 July 2007, the current 50-star flag beat this record.the 50-star flag was adopted in 1960 at the results of the open competition, which was won by a variant of 17-year-old schoolboy Robert Heft
Слайд 4This is interesting!
On the coat of arms of the united
states not as a conditional heraldic eagle, and a very
specific kind of bird - bald eagle. This beautiful bird lives on the american continent, is very rare in the eastern regions of Russia. Bald eagle - the predator; feed on fish, small birds and animals.
Now everybody has already got used to the fact that the national symbol of the US - eagle. However, there was a time when in the country were heated debates about this. American statesman Benjamin Franklin, a very unflattering commenting on eagle, made on the role of the national birds of turkey: "This bird (a few vain and stupid, but this is not the worst part of the logo) so brave, "he wrote, "that does not hesitate to attack the british grenadiers guard, which happened to intrude on a farm in their red uniforms". However, the americans have not listened to the opinion of one of the founding fathers of their country and made the coat of arms of the united states of eagles. Turkey, however, also become a national symbol - but only a taste.
The Image of "the Great seal of the united states" under the act of president Roosevelt on July 2, 1935, was put on the one-dollar bills and left them to our days. On the left of the image of the back of the print, on the right side of the front side.
Слайд 5Holidays in the USA
Thanksgiving day
the 4th Thursday of November
Christmas
25 December
New
Year
1 January
Martin Luther King Day
the 3rd Monday in January
President's day
the
3rd Monday in February
The day of memory of the fallen
Last Monday in may
Independence day
4 July
Labor day
the 1st Monday in September
Columbus Day
2nd Monday of October
Veterans day
on November 11
And a lot of other happy holidays
Слайд 6September 11, 2001!
Speaking about the U.S. I can't tell you
about the tragic date of September 11, 2002.
In the morning
of this day nineteen terrorists, having regard to "Al-Qaeda", divided into four groups, captured four scheduled passenger airliner. Each group should have at least one member, past the initial flight training. The invaders sent two of the airliners into the twin towers of the World trade center, located in the southern part of Manhattan in New York. The first flight crashed into the north tower, the second to the south. The result is that both the twin towers collapsed, causing serious destruction of the adjacent buildings. The third plane had been sent to the building of the Pentagon near Washington dc. The passengers and crew of the fourth airliner tried to seize control of the plane from the terrorists, the plane crashed in a field near the town of Schwenksville in the state of Pennsylvania. In addition to the 19 terrorists, as a result of attacks killed 2974 man, another 24 are missing. Most of those killed were civilians.
Слайд 8This is how it looks panorama of New York now
Слайд 9Sights of the USA
Capitol - building in the capital of
the united states, where Congress meets - built from 1790
to 1868, on the project of physics U.Tornton, in 1824, architect Bullfinch crowned the central part of the wooden dome, making the copper sheets. The idea of creation of the dome of the restructuring of the Capitol in 1850 passed to Т.Уолтеру. Today the Capitol - the largest building in Washington. Build in Washington, the house above the Capitol is prohibited by law.
Слайд 11The Valley Of The Red Locks
In the Arizona desert is
the world-famous Valley of the Red Locks. Peculiarity of this
place is that near the grand Canyon of the grandiose stone arches. It is quite possible that all these wonders of nature has created. However, do not exclude the possibility that they created the ancient highly developed civilization.
Слайд 12Brooklyn bridge
Brooklyn bridge connects Brooklyn to Manhattan. The bridge was
put into operation on may 24, 1883. And since then
is one of the most beautiful works of engineering thought, an object of inspiration for many generations of photographers and artists.
Слайд 14Statue of liberty
The statue of liberty America gave France in
1865 as symbol of friendship and cooperation, as well as
a symbol of freedom and new opportunities for immigrants arriving in the harbour of New York.
Слайд 15Grand Canyon
The grand Canyon in Arizona, in the middle flow
of the Colorado river, on the Colorado plateau. One of
the deepest canyons in the world. Stretching for 320 km. The depth is up to 1800m. The steep, sometimes strongly broken slopes abound with protrusions which have shaped bastions, the columns and the pyramids. The grand Canyon is very picturesque, attracts a large number of tourists and is a national park.
Слайд 16Open pit copper mining
The largest open pit copper mining is
located in the state of Utah.
Слайд 17IN the united states and many other beautiful places!!!
Слайд 21USA California photo lake South Tufa Grove Mono Lake
Слайд 23District of the city of Portland. Oregon
Слайд 28Entertainment complex Mirage in Las Vegas
Слайд 29The Land of the Red canyons in Utah
Слайд 34That's all!
I hope you liked it !!!