The USA

The United States of America

The USA

The United States of America is in North America. It boarders with Canada in the north and Mexico in the south

On the east coast, the USA is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean, and on the west coast it is bordered by the Pacific Ocean.

There are 50 states in the USA. 2 states - Alaska and Hawaii - are located outside the USA main territory!

The USA is the 3rd largest country in the world!

It has the population of 331 million people. In the USA people speak... English! :)

British English and American English???

People in the USA speak English. Amercian accent is the most common. It's a little different from British accent which is spoken in the UK :)

The large cities are...

Chicago

New York

Los Angeles

The USA flag is called...the star-spangled banner or the stars and stripes

The USA flag is red, white and blue. The stars represent 50 states and stripes represent 13 original states.

When you go to the USA, you pay with dollars.

The tallest mountain...

... in the USA is Mount McKinley. It is 6,194 metres above the sea level!

Some of the most popular animals in the USA are...

a white-tailed deer

Mississippi River

is the longest river in the USA. It is 4070 kilometres long!

a bobcat

a striped skunk

a barn owl

The most popular sport in the USA is American football. Other popular sports are basketball and baseball.

The most popular foods in the USA are...

hamburgers

hot dogs

pancakes

The famous Americans

Barack Obama, a politician

Beyoncé Knowles, a singer

Robert Downey Jr., an actor

Steve Jobs, a computer designer

Independence Day

... is the national holiday in the USA. It is celebrated on the 4th July.

A very important family holiday in the USA is Thanksgiving. It is celebrated on the 4th Thursday of November each year.

Thank you!

:) :) :)