usa book report

USA ON THE MAP

BY DAPHNEY BUTLER

BOOK REPORT BY MATTHEW HEINE

New Orleans,Louisiana isthe birthplace of jazz.

The Mississippi river is the largestriver in America.

George Washington wasa great American hero.

The Revolutionary war wasa war that helped free Americafrom England.

This national park is just one of thefamous landmarks in Montana.

The Grand Canyon is the biggestCanyon in the United States. It is217miles long,18 miles wide and1 mile deep.

The Everglades National Park in FloridaIs a wonderful place for a relaxing boatRide.

Washington D.C. is where the United Statescapitol building is.

The Statue of LibertyIs located in New York

Mount Rushmore is located inSouth Dakota and is one of the most famous landmarks in America.

The Liberty Bell is locatedin Philadelphia and the crackin it is famous.

The Sears tower in Chicago is the tallestbuilding in the world at 110 stories and1,454 feet tall!

The Guadalupe mountains in New Mexico.

New York city is the largest city in the USA.

Death Valley is the hottestplace in the US reaching 134Degrees fairenhieght!

Disneyworld has become a big tourist attractionand is known throughout the world.

How hot can deathValley get?

a. 658 degreesb. 567 degreesc. 145 degreesd. 134 degrees

1. 2.

How tall is the the sears tower?

a.1,454 feetb.3,456 feetc.789 feetd.3,467 feet

3. Which exampleof the GrandCanyon is true?

a.217 Miles longb.18 Miles widec.1mile deepd. all of above

4.

New York CityIs-

a. The smallest city in theUSAb. The biggest city in the USA c. The

smallest city

in the world

5. The Sears Tower isIn-

a. Orlando Floridab. Boise Idahoc. Chicago Illinois

6.

The LibertyBell is in-

a. New Yorkb. Ohioc. Philadelphia

7. Mount Rushmoreis in-

a. New Jerseyb. Virginiac. Mained. South Dakota

8.The GrandCanyon is in-

a. Baltimoreb. Arizonac. Michigan

9. The USA capitol buildingis in-

a. Vermontb. Oklahomac. Coloradod. Washington

10. The Mississippi riveris the-

a. Shortest river in Americab. Longest river in Americac. Longest river in the world

1. D 2.A 3.D 4.B 5.C 6.C 7.D 8.B 9.D 10.B

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