The geography of the USA

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1. The geography of the USA
2. The USA is the 4th largest country
3. It borders on Canada in the north
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6. The USA is a federal republic, a
7. The West is a mountainous area of
8. As compared with the Appalachians in the
9. The longest rivers are the Mississippi (6,400
10. The Colorado forms the Grand Canyon, which
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12. The Great Lakes make up the largest
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The USA is the 4th largest country in the world (after Russia, Canada and China). It is situated in central North America and stretches from the Pacific to the Atlantic Ocean.

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Слайд 1The geography of the USA

Слайд 2The USA is the 4th largest country in the world

(after Russia, Canada and China). It is situated in central

North America and stretches from the Pacific to the Atlantic Ocean.

The USA is the 4th largest country in the world (after Russia, Canada and China). It is

Слайд 3It borders on Canada in the north and Mexico in

the south and has a sea-border with Russia. It also

includes Alaska and Hawaii.

The total area of the country is 9.4 million square kilometers. The enormous size of the country influences the diversity of landscape, climate and even people.

It borders on Canada in the north and Mexico in the south and has a sea-border with

Слайд 6The USA is a federal republic, a union of 50

states. The capital of the country Washington is situated in

a special federal area called the District of Columbia.
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The USA is a federal republic, a union of 50 states. The capital of the country Washington

Слайд 7The West is a mountainous area of the Rocky Mountains,

the Cordillera and the Sierra Nevada. The highest peak is

Mount McKinley in Alaska (6,000 meters).

The West is a mountainous area of the Rocky Mountains, the Cordillera and the Sierra Nevada. The

Слайд 8As compared with the Appalachians in the east, the Rocky

Mountains are sharp and rugged, over 4,000 meters high, rich

in gold, copper, lead, silver and other minerals.

As compared with the Appalachians in the east, the Rocky Mountains are sharp and rugged, over 4,000

Слайд 9The longest rivers are the Mississippi (6,400 kilometers), «the father

of waters», the Missouri (1,600 kilometers) «too thin to plough

and too thick to drink», the Colorado wild, restless and angry, the Columbia full of quiet dignity and the Rio Grande (3,200 kilometers), a national boundary between the USA and Mexican sizes.

The longest rivers are the Mississippi (6,400 kilometers), «the father of waters», the Missouri (1,600 kilometers) «too

Слайд 10The Colorado forms the Grand Canyon, which strikes one's imagination

as a fabulous phenomenon of nature. Its perpendicular walls go

up to 1,500 meters above the river level. The USA has thousands of lakes of all kinds

The Colorado forms the Grand Canyon, which strikes one's imagination as a fabulous phenomenon of nature. Its

Слайд 12The Great Lakes make up the largest group; they are

the greatest collection of fresh water lakes in the world

with the total area equal to that of Great Britain. Here the famous Niagara Falls precipitate from the height of 50 meteres. Among salty lakes the Great Salt Lake in Utah and the Salton Sea in California are the most famous. They are rich in salt (6,000 million tons).