a land of diversity ---warming-up unit 1. what do you know about usa?
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A land of diversity ---Warming-up
Unit 1
What do you know about USA?
What does USA stand for?
Version A: The United States of AmericaVersion B: Usually stupid and annoying
A. B.
C. D.
1. Which flag is America’s National flag?
A. B.
C. D.
2. Which national emblem stands for the USA?
3. What’s the size of the USA?
9,429,091 sq kmA.
C. D. 6,429,091 sq km
8,429,091 sq km
B.7,429,091 sq km
It is the ______ largest country in the world.4th
4. What’s the population of the USA?
193,027,571A. B.
C. D. 493,027,571
293,027,571
393,027,571
Why is the US called “a melting pot”?
There are people from nearly every nation in the world.
5. How many states are there in the USA?
A.
B.
C.
D.
45
52
34
50
White House
6. The capital of the USA is ______?
A.
B.
C.
D.
New York City
Washington D.C.
Atlanta
Los angles
7. Which state is the largest one in the US?
A. New York B. Texas C. California D. Alaska
8. Where is California?
A.B.
E.
C.
D.
9. ____ has the largest population in the USA. A. California B. Alaska C. Washington D. Texas
The governor of California is _________________________.Arnold Schwarzenegger
10. Which is the longest river in the USA?
A. Nile B. Yangtze River C. Mississippi D. Amazon
11. The President George W. Bush
is the ____ president in the history of the USA?
A.
B.
C.
D.
41st & 42nd
43rd &44th
44th & 45th
45th & 46th( 2001-2008 )
12. When is American Independence Day?
A. June 4th B. July 4th
C. October 1st D. August 14th
13. Which city is known as the “Big Apple”?
A. New York B. Chicago C. Los Angeles
14. What language do most state names come from?
A. Spanish B. English C. Native American’s
15. Which of the following items refers to a person?
A.
F.
C.
G.
Hollywood
NBA
Michel Jackson
Bill Gates
B. Uncle Tom
E. Iraq War Gone With The WindD.
16. Who is the person on the one-dollar note?
A. Jefferson B. Washington
C. Franklin D. Adams
A. B. C. D.
17. Which doesn’t belong to the USA?
Statue of
Liberty
Golden
Bridge
White
House
Eiffel
Tower
A. B. C. D.
18. Who is not an American?
Martin Luther King
Thomas Edison
Albert Einstein
Abraham Lincoln
19. In which year did the Civil War break out and come to an end?
A.
B.
C.
D.
1861-1864
1861-1865
1862-1865
1861-1866
Civil War
20. The 26th Olympic Games was held in _____ in 1996.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Los Angeles
New York
Atlanta
San Francisco
a. Valentine’s Day b. Christmas Day
c. Thanks-giving Day d. Independence Day
e. April Fool’s Day f. Halloween
a (Feb.14)---e(Apr.1)---f(Oct.31)
---c(the last Thursday of Nov)---b(Dec.25)
Three times
A
ppal
achi
anR
ocky Mountains
the Mississippi
Do you know about the main mountains and river of the U.S.A?
About the USA CanadaTh
e Pacific O
cean
Th
e Atlan
tic Ocean
Mexico
the Gulf of Mexico
Ocean on the east coast _________________
Ocean on the west coast __________________
Country to the north of USA __________________
Country to the south of USA ________________
Mountains range in the west ______________________
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Canada
Mexico
Rocky Mountains
Great Lakes :
Longest river in the USA :
Some important cities:
Superior, Michigan, Huron,
Erie and Ontario
Mississippi River
New York, Washington D. C.,
Los Angeles, San Francisco,
Chicago, New Orleans
Brief summary
The USA lies in the south of North Amer
ica. It is surrounded by the Pacific Ocea
n to the west and the Atlantic Ocean to t
he east. The northern land neighbor is C
anada, and south of it
are Mexico and the Gulf of Mexico.
New York
Washington
AtlantaLos Angeles
Chicago
AB
CD
E
Chicago, Atlanta, Washington, New York, Los Angeles
Do you know about the main cities of the U.S.A?
It is the capital of the USA.
It is almost the oldest city in the USA. It is also a center of culture and education.
It is the largest seaport in the USA.
It is called the Super Market of America. It is the most important industrial and commercial city.
Atlanta features the new World of Coca-Cola, which features the history of the world-famous soft drink brand.
It’s home to Hollywood Village, Universal City Studio and Disneyland.
Many Chinese have settled in California and many of them live there.