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Geography of the USA
Basic info
• LOCATION: North America continent• OFFICIAL NAME: United States of America• GOVERNMENT: Federal presidential republic• NUMBER OF STATES: 50 + dependent territories• POPULATION: 350 000 000• CAPITAL: Washington DC• CITIES: New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco,
Philadelphia, Dallas, Detroit,…• OFFICIAL LANGUAGE: English• CURRENCY: USD
Location
• Land borders with: Canada, Mexico
• Water borders: Russia, Cuba
• Surrounded by: Atlantic, Arctic and Pacific ocean, Gulf of Mexico
Language (%)
Symbols of the USAThe Great Seal of the United States
Front side Back side
States
Comparsion with Czech Republic
Geography
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Great Lakes
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Central plains
Sierra Nevada
Rocky mountains
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Geography
• Highest mountain: Mt. McKinley (6168 m)
• Longest River: Mississippi (6020 km with Missouri influx)
• Great Lakes: Superior,Michigan, Huron, Erie, Ontario
Water
Climate
• Changeable weather• North: humid
continental• South: humid
subtropical / tropical• Alaska: polar / subpolar• Extreme weather
occurence: huricanes, tornadoes…
Mount McKinley
Mississippi
Niagara Falls
Statue of Liberty
Mount Rushmore
That´s all…Thanks for your attention!
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