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USA
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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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