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Всероссийская викторина «Англоговорящие страны» (США)
Имя, фамилия:Булныгин Алексей Григорьевич
Класс:
II курс
Учебное учреждение: ГБОУ СПО САПТ
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Motto of the USA is the “In God We Trust”. "In God we trust" was adopted as the official motto
of the United States in 1956 as an alternative or replacement to the unofficial motto of “E
pluribus unum“ . One possible source of the phrase In God We Trust is the last part of the US
national anthem, the text of which was written in 1814 by Francis Scott Key. Anthem contains
the following lines containing the words of the motto: «... And this be our motto: 'In God is our
trust'».
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Beside the main territory of the United States has a number of islands, which also belong to the
US, but do not belong to any state or county. Among the most famous island territories may be
noted the US Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and Palmyra.
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Half of the US is the ridges and plateaus. Among them is a huge plateau of the mountain
Kordiler- US stretching from north to south. Mountains and occupied the whole west from
Alaska to New Mexico. Mountains in the United States are very different. The slopes from the
east and from the north are covered with thick forests and mixed-grass mats. If you look up on
the slopes seem famous alpine meadows, mountain forests and bare wasteland. On the tops
lurk powerful glaciers.
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Great Lakes are among the largest in the world fresh water clusters. Compete with them can
only Baikal and the glaciers of Greenland and Antarctica. They are linked by rivers and canals,
and so the water flows from one to another. Lake Superior is the largest freshwater lake by
area of the planet, and only one of Ontario - larger than the largest in Europe, Lake Ladoga. The
average depth of not being very large, greater than the average depth of the Baltic and North
Seas. These five lakes are named as follows: Ontario,Erie,Huron,Michigan,Lake Superior.
The largest river in the United States is the Mississippi River. The river flows mainly to the
south and reaches a length of 3770 kilometers, resulting in a vast delta in the Gulf of Mexico.
The river itself flows through 10 states, and its basin covers 31 states from the Rocky
Mountains and the Appalachian mountain system. Mississippi occupies the fourth position in
the list of the longest rivers in the world and ninth in the list on the affluent. Mississippi is part
of the borders or crosses Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee,
Arkansas, Mississippi and Louisiana.
Historically, the United States is divided into 9 geographical regions. That such regions as
1) New England (Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and
Vermont)
2) Mid-Atlantic (New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania)
3) East North Central (Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin)
4) West North Central (Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South
Dakota)
5) South Atlantic (Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina,
Virginia, Washington DC, and West Virginia)
6) East South Central (Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, and Tennessee)
7) West South Central (Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas)
8) Mountain (Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming)
9) Pacific (Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon, and Washington)
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Yankee the name of the inhabitants of New England; Later, in a wider sense – USA residents in
general. In one of the earliest meanings of the word - the nickname of Americans - the natives
and residents of New England (north-eastern United States). During the War of Independence
in North America 1775-1783 "Yankee" - a nickname, use the English soldiers against the rebels
colonists. In the southern states since the Civil War, 1861-1865 - the nickname of the
inhabitants of the northern states. Outside the United States are currently often used as a
nickname for all Americans - born in the United States. Despite the set of values, which can be
applied to this word, it is always in the context refers to the inhabitants of the United States.
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Philadelphia has the nickname "The Birthplace of America". Philadelphia is called so because it
is one of the oldest cities in the country. The fifth largest city in the country and the population
most populous city in the state of Pennsylvania, with a population of 1,526,006 inhabitants
(according to the 2010 census). Population of agglomeration together with the suburbs of
6,034,678 inhabitants. Located on the Delaware River near the Atlantic coast. Philadelphia is
rich in history and culture. In the historical part of the city is still an atmosphere of a small and
quiet town, what was and Philadelphia, and other colonial cities during the formation of the
State United States of America.
Philadelphia - is one of the largest industrial, financial and cultural centers of the United States.
Throughout its history, it was considered one of the most multi-ethnic cities in America: Italian
and Irish, Eastern European and Asian communities lived side by side with a large black
population of the city, many of the representatives who come here descendants who fled
during the civil war between north and south.
Most often, a city of migrants called Queens. On the Review of the American Society since
2005, immigrants make up 47.6% of the residents of Queens.
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The official residence of the president of the United States, located in Washington (DC) to the
postal address: 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue
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The Indians called the Mississippi River - the "father of waters" for her size.